Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. US Senate allows 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabi. More than 150 people feared dead after torrential rains hit Sri Lanka. Maria Sharapova faces possible ban of up to four years for failing drugs test at the Australian Open. Zayn Malik to perform his first official concert as a solo artist in Dubai. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Wednesday, May the 18th.
00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:09The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that would allow September 11 victims and their
00:13relatives to sue Saudi Arabia over its possible role in the 2001 attacks, a bill which could
00:20trigger diplomatic firestorm.
00:23Senators unanimously approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which now
00:27heads to the House of Representatives, where Speaker Paul Ryan has voiced reservations.
00:34More than 150 people are feared dead after they were buried under two landslides triggered
00:39by more than three days of heavy rain in central Sri Lanka.
00:43Torrential rains have forced more than 196,000 people from their homes, with the recovery
00:48of another 19 bodies across the South Asian country bringing the official death toll so
00:54far to 35.
00:56Maria Sharapova will attend an International Tennis Federation anti-doping hearing in London,
01:03with the Russian facing a possible ban of up to four years for failing a drugs test
01:07at the Australian Open.
01:09The five-times Grand Slam champion stunned the world in March when she said she had returned
01:14a positive test for meldonium, a Latvian-made heart medication which was added to the World
01:20Anti-Doping Agency's banned list from January 1.
01:25Zayn Malik has announced his first official concert as a solo artist and it's going to
01:30be in Dubai.
01:31The former One Direction star will perform at the new Autism Rocks Arena on October 7.
01:38And finally, the weather.
01:39Today's high across the UAE will be 43 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 degrees at night.
01:45That's all for now.
01:46Thanks for watching.
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