GN Midday Wednesday Jan 16 2013

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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, January the 16th.

00:16Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:18The death toll from a blast at Aleppo University on Tuesday rose to 82 overnight.

00:23The twin blasts coincided with the first day of exams for students.

00:28Regime forces and rebels blamed each other for the carnage in a government-controlled

00:32area of the battleground northern city.

00:34In the UAE, the 2013 Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards were given to winners last night by

00:41General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander

00:45of the UAE Armed Forces.

00:48The winners ranged from large corporations to small businesses, NGOs and schools.

00:53Pakistan has accused India of warmongering over deadly clashes in Kashmir.

00:57Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Kaur made the comments after Pakistan reported another of

01:02its soldiers had been killed in firing across the militarized border.

01:07U.S. President Barack Obama is launching the most sweeping effort to curb American gun

01:11violence in nearly two decades.

01:13Tonight he will propose bans on military-style assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition

01:17clips and more than a dozen executive orders aimed at bypassing Congressional opposition

01:22to stricter gun control.

01:24Japan's two biggest airlines have grounded all their Boeing Dreamliners after an emergency

01:28landing by an all-Nippon Airways flight early today.

01:31Following the latest glitch, Boeing vowed to work with regulators and airlines worldwide

01:36to ensure fleet safety.

01:38In sport, UAE coach Mehdi Ali has called his boys born champions as the team now looks

01:43forward to their title clash against Iraq for the Gulf Cup on Friday.

01:48The UAE toppled defending champions Kuwait 1-0 last night, while Iraq beat Bahrain 4-2

01:54in a penalty shootout in the second semifinal.

01:57Cycling could be dumped from Olympics if Lance Armstrong implicates the sport's governing

02:01body of covering up a doping scheme, a top Olympic official has said.

02:06Bollywood fans can catch a glimpse of the stars of the upcoming film Race 2 in Dubai

02:10today.

02:11Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone will visit a medical center

02:16in Bur Dubai, followed by trips to Arabian Center and Dubai Mall this evening.

02:21And finally, the weather.

02:22Today's high across the UAE will be 23 degrees Celsius, dropping to 4 degrees at night.

02:27That's all for now.

02:28Thanks for watching.

02:29And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com�