Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. George Clooney marries Amal Alamuddin. Al Nusra Front denounces US-led air strikes. Abu Dhabi police warn against robberies outside banks. Jayalalitha in prison. Ruth Jebet retains gold at Asian Games. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, September the 28th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12Syrian militant group al-Nusra Front has denounced US-led airstrikes as a war against Islam.
00:18In an online statement, the al-Qaeda-linked group called on militants around the world
00:22to target Western and Arab countries involved.
00:25It comes as the US and other nations widened airstrikes against Daesh fighters in Iraq
00:30and Syria.
00:32Police have warned people to be vigilant while withdrawing cash from banks.
00:37The warning came following incidents of customers being robbed by some gangs outside banks.
00:42Abu Dhabi police said they have monitored the robberies through surveillance cameras
00:46and developed a strategy to counter robbers.
00:50Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been sent to the Bangalore Central Jail after
00:55being sentenced to four years in prison and fined one billion rupees for corruption,
01:00dealing a huge blow to the charismatic former actor.
01:03The 66-year-old stands disqualified as a member of the Tamil Nadu legislature and cannot contest
01:09elections for a decade.
01:12Bahrain's Ruth Jebet regained her Asian Games steeplechase gold after successfully appealing
01:18against her disqualification for stepping inside the track.
01:22Her disqualification had been reversed after a review.
01:25Kenya-born Jebet, 17, won the race on Saturday, but her disqualification was announced to
01:31the stadium as she was waiting to collect her gold medal.
01:36George Clooney married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin on Saturday, the actor's representative
01:41said, out of sight of pursuing paparazzi and adoring crowds.
01:46A smiling Clooney travelled up the spectacular Grand Canal to his wedding, standing coolly
01:51aboard a water taxi, waving to hundreds of well-wishers on shore and a flotilla of photographers
01:58chasing a glimpse of his final moments of bachelorhood.
02:01And finally the weather, the daytime temperature will be 38 degrees Celsius, falling to 28
02:07at night.
02:08That's all for now, thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com