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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, June the 19th.

00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:11The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed

00:15four US troops just hours after Washington said its officials would meet the insurgents

00:20for talks.

00:21US President Barack Obama earlier welcomed the planned talks as an important first step.

00:26Terror and other crises drove one person from their home every 4.1 seconds in 2012,

00:32the UN's refugee agency said today.

00:34The latest report pushed the number of people forcibly displaced to a two-decade high of

00:3945.2 million.

00:41Hopes for an international peace conference to resolve the Syrian crisis have risen after

00:45G8 leaders said the meeting be held as soon as possible in Geneva.

00:49Russia also agreed that the world powers had made progress towards a common line on the

00:54strife-torn country.

00:55Air Force helicopters searched for survivors in northern India after days of monsoon rains

01:00triggered flash floods and landslides, killing more than 130 people and leaving hundreds

01:05missing.

01:06Parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the worst-hit states located in the foothills

01:11of the Himalayas, have been inundated by rains and swollen rivers.

01:15Budget carrier Fly Dubai will begin offering business-class services on some routes starting

01:20in October.

01:21Business seats will be offered for sale in August, with the first aircraft fitted with

01:25the new berths due to arrive the same month.

01:27In sports, hosts England are sweating on the fitness of star spinner Graeme Swann ahead

01:32of their ICC Champions Trophy semifinal against South Africa in London today.

01:37In football, French club Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly close to unveiling former England

01:42manager Fabio Capello as their new coach.

01:46Entertainment and Justin Bieber is off the hook after his latest car trouble.

01:50Los Angeles police investigated an incident Tuesday in which a car driven by the teen

01:54idol hit a paparazzo, but decided after inquiries that the lensman was at fault, a spokesman

02:00said.

02:01Finally, the weather and today's high across the UAE will be 48 degrees Celsius, dropping

02:05to 27 at night.

02:06That's all for now.

02:07Thanks for watching.

02:08As always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com

Justin Bieber off the hook for hitting paparazzo - GN Midday Wednesday June 19 2013

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