Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. James Gandolfini dies at 51. Thirty people in UAE accused of Muslim Brotherhood ties face Federal Supreme Court. Unesco adds six Syrian sites to endangered World heritage list. USA and Taliban talks in Qatar unlikely to take place today. Indian rupee hits new low against dollar. India and Sri Lanka face off in ICC Champions Trophy. Brazil and Italy book places in Confederations Cup semifinals. Rhanjaana and Monster University in cinemas this week. Wayans Brothers perform in Dubai. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News update for Thursday, June 20. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10Thirty people accused of running a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United Arab
00:14Emirates have been referred to the Federal Supreme Court. The Advocate General of the
00:18UAE State Security Public Prosecution said the 30 Emiratis and Egyptians face charges
00:24of attempting to find new Brotherhood members, collecting donations without permits and obtaining
00:29financial support from the organization.
00:32The Sopranos star James Gandolfini passed away last night while holidaying in Rome.
00:36The 51-year-old, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally fragile mob boss in the HBO series
00:42not only helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype
00:46on its head, but won him three Emmys.
00:49UNESCO has added six ancient sites in Syria to the Endangered World Heritage List, warning
00:54that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy damage. The new additions
00:58include a fortress of Salah al-Din and a crusader castle.
01:03Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between the U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely
01:08to take place today as originally expected.
01:11India's rupee hit a new low against the dollar today after the U.S. Federal Reserve said
01:15it could start to reduce stimulus measures for the U.S. economy. The rupee hit 59.94
01:21to the dollar in morning trade. Indian shares also fell more than 2 percent on concerns
01:26of a slowdown in flows of overseas funds into emerging markets such as India.
01:31In sport, India and Sri Lanka meet in Cardiff today to decide who will take on host England
01:36in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy. Brazil and Italy booked their places in the
01:41Confederations Cup semifinals with victories overnight.
01:45In the movie theaters this week, Sanam Kapoor and Anush's Ranjana is the new Bollywood
01:50offering. From Hollywood, the lovable Sully and Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc. find
01:54themselves in a comedy of terrors when they go to Monster University.
01:58Elsewhere in the UAE, the Weyand brothers bring their bag full of laughs to Dubai on
02:02Friday and Saturday, while Dubai Summer Surprises offers varied activities and entertainment
02:07for adults and children around town.
02:10Finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 47 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:15to 27 at night.
02:17That's all for now, thanks for watching. We will be back with the newscast on Sunday,
02:21but you can always get the latest news at golfnews.com