Daily headlines from The UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Kim Kardashian gives birth to baby girl. Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidential election. New laws for UAE motorcyclists. Kuwait's constitutional court to rule on whether new electoral system is constitutional. Pakistani forces storm hospital after five-hour standoff with gunmen. Brazil beat Japan in Confederations Cup. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, June the 16th, here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani has said his win in Iran's presidential election was
00:15a victory of progress over extremism.
00:18Tens of thousands of jubilant Iranians took to the streets of Tehran overnight while world
00:22powers cautiously welcomed the result.
00:25Rouhani's victory ended eight years of conservative grip on Iran's top office.
00:30Starting today, motorcyclists will be penalised for overtaking from the wrong side with a
00:34fine of 200 dirhams, three black points and a week-long impounding of the vehicle.
00:39Brigadier Hassan Ahmad Al-Harthi, Director of the Abu Dhabi Traffic and Petrols Directorate,
00:45said there have been 32 motorcycle accidents this year while 936 traffic tickets were issued
00:51to motorcyclists during the same period.
00:54Kuwait's constitutional court will rule today whether a new electoral system introduced
00:58by the country's emir is constitutional.
01:01The emir issued a decree last October reducing the number of candidates a voter can pick
01:05to just one.
01:07Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen on Saturday in Balochistan
01:12province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour stand-off that killed 25 people.
01:18The attacks in Quetta began when a blast ripped through a bus carrying female university students,
01:23killing at least 14 people.
01:26Brazil kicked off their campaign for Confederations Cup in style with a 3-0 rout of Japan in Rio
01:32de Janeiro last night.
01:34Star striker Neymar struck early, followed by goals from Paulinho and Joe.
01:39Entertainment and there's one more Kardashian in the world.
01:42Kim Kardashian has reportedly given birth to her first child, a girl, according to US
01:47media reports.
01:48Kardashian delivered her daughter five weeks early at a hospital in Beverly Hills.
01:53Her father, rapper Kanye West, was said to be by her side throughout.
01:58And finally, the weather.
01:59Today's high across the UAE will be 45 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 at night.
02:04That's all for now.
02:05Thanks for watching.
02:06And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.