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00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, March 11.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11The driver of the bus in which a young Indian woman was gang-raped and fatally assaulted
00:14in December hanged himself in New Delhi's Tihar Jail early today.
00:19Ram Singh's lawyer said his client had been composed and calm when he spoke to him on
00:22Friday and that there were other inmates in his cell.
00:25An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain how Singh committed suicide in the high-security
00:29jail.
00:30The Sharjah of the 1950s will prosper again through a 15-year exploration and renovation
00:34project that will give the shape to the heritage part of the city by the year 2025.
00:39The five-phase project, the Heart of Sharjah, the largest heritage renovation in the UAE
00:44and the Gulf, is currently underway.
00:46Twenty-five buildings have so far been renovated.
00:49Al-Qaeda has claimed killing 48 Syrian soldiers in Iraq last Monday.
00:53Iraq says the Syrian soldiers had fled into its territory and were being escorted back
00:57when they were ambushed.
00:59Manchester City will play either local rivals United or Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals
01:03following last night's draw.
01:05The other tie will see Wigan Athletic play either Millwall or Blackburn.
01:09Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Rafael Benitez has accused United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson
01:14of lacking respect by refusing to shake his hand ahead of yesterday's 2-2 draw between
01:19the sides.
01:20Tiger Woods has closed the gap to world No. 1 Rory McIlroy by winning the World Golf Championships
01:25at Doral by two shots ahead of Steve Stryker.
01:28McIlroy could only finish tied for eighth despite a flawless final round 65.
01:33Disney's Oz has bewitched the box office with an $80 million debut.
01:37Disney's 3D prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum tale, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, debuted
01:42in first place and earned $80.3 million at the Wigan box office in the US and Canada.
01:48And finally, weather.
01:49The daytime temperature will be 32 degrees Celsius falling to 15 at night.
01:52That's all for now.
01:53Thanks for watching.
01:54And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.