India on alert with Al Qaida threat - GN Midday
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, September 4. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour. Al-Qaeda has expanded into the Indian subcontinent, the leader of
00:14the terror group said in a video statement released with the United Group that will wage
00:18jihad against its enemies. In the video, Ayman al-Zawahi said that al-Qaeda had been preparing
00:24for years to set up in the region. A spokesman for India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party
00:30said the statement was a matter of serious concern, but there is nothing to worry about.
00:35Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, President Barack Obama and British
00:39Prime Minister David Cameron declared that their nations will not be cowed by extremists
00:44who have killed two American journalists. NATO leaders will aim to show unity against
00:49Russia over the conflict in Ukraine after France suspended delivery of a warship to
00:53Moscow despite a surprise peace plan put forward by the Kremlin. Vijayawada will be
00:59the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said. The decision was
01:04taken in the state cabinet meeting on September 1. Argentina spoiled the party for world champions
01:10Germany by hammering the host 4-2 in an international friendly in Dusseldorf last night in a repeat
01:16of the World Cup final. In another friendly action last night, England laboured to a 1-0
01:21win over Norway at Wembley thanks to a second-half penalty from new captain Wayne Rooney. For
01:26the third consecutive year, Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, one of the stars of the hit
01:30ABC comedy Modern Family, is the highest paid actress on US television, with estimated earnings
01:36of $37 million, Forbes magazine said. Like last year, Vergara outpaced Mariska Hargitay,
01:43the Emmy-winning star of NBC's Law & Order special victims unit, who came in second with
01:48And finally, the weather. The daytime temperature will be 44 degrees Celsius, falling to 28
01:54at night. That's all for now. Thank you for watching. A reminder, our next Bulletin will
01:58be on Sunday, but as always you can get the latest news at golfnews.com