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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, January the 5th. Here are the

00:09top stories at this hour.

00:11Two activists from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party were shot dead in clashes

00:16with ruling party supporters after their leader called for protests on the first anniversary

00:21of controversial elections.

00:23Bangladesh authorities stepped up their siege of opposition leader Khaleda Zia, mounting

00:27a blockade of her office to thwart her bid to spearhead protests.

00:32A large blast damaged a building belonging to Yemen's al-Houthi militia in a western

00:36district of the capital Sana'a early this morning, but there were no fatalities. The

00:41explosion left a hole in the wall of the building, which was used as a base by al-Houthis.

00:47Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the United States might want to re-examine

00:51the timetable for removing the remaining U.S.-led coalition troops in the country by the end

00:56of 2016. U.S. troops recently ended their combat role, but thousands are scheduled to

01:01remain in a training and advisory role until the end of 2016, by when the U.S. aims to

01:07have only a normal embassy presence.

01:11The iPhone 5S continues to be the most commonly used mobile phone in the UAE, comprising 3.7

01:17percent of total handsets registered on UAE networks in the third quarter, according to

01:22the Telecommunication Regulation Authority's latest report. Fifty-nine percent of handsets

01:27registered between July 1, 2014 and September 30 were smartphones.

01:34Valencia ruined Real Madrid's winning streak at 22 games, while Barcelona failed to take

01:38advantage as they lost 1-0 to Real Sociedad in the Spanish La Liga last night. League

01:44leaders Real went down 2-1.

01:47American's latest movie, PK, is the highest-grossing film in India, according to its producers.

01:53The film, which has stirred debate and fueled protests by right-wing Hindu organizations,

01:57had total domestic earnings 162 million dirhams.

02:02And finally, weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 28 degrees Celsius, dropping

02:06to 15 degrees at night.

02:08That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news

02:12at gulfnews.com.

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