00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Sunday, March the 23rd.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11The first visual sighting of objects that might be linked to Flight 370 boosted search
00:16operations today for the missing airliner.
00:19Australian officials said a wooden cargo pallet, along with belts or straps, was spotted Saturday
00:24in a remote stretch of the Indian Ocean that has become the focus of an intense international
00:29search.
00:30The possible breakthrough in the hunt for the Malaysia airline Boeing came as Chinese
00:34satellite images showed a large floating object in the same area.
00:39A large number of bus shelters in Dubai still have no air conditioners, despite repeated
00:44assurances from the Roads and Transport Authority.
00:47With summer just weeks away, there is no sign that the problem will be rectified soon.
00:52According to the RTA, there are a total of 898 AC bus shelters, out of which 130 are
00:59still not operational.
01:01Nine heads of state are expected to attend the Arab Summit this week in Kuwait.
01:06Apart from the hosts, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Palestine, Tunisia and Somalia
01:12will be represented by their leaders.
01:15The summit comes amid a GCC dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain, who
01:21have recalled their ambassadors from Doha, citing Qatari interference in their affairs.
01:27Elite Russian troops firing into the air and backed by armoured vehicles stormed a Ukrainian
01:32airbase in Crimea Saturday night.
01:35The dramatic takeover provided the most spectacular show of force since Russia sent its troops
01:40into Crimea three weeks ago before formally absorbing the Flashpoint Peninsula on Tuesday.
01:46The funeral of Mick Jagger's girlfriend, Lauren Scott, will be held in Los Angeles.
01:52Local media reported that the decision to hold the viewing and funeral in Los Angeles
01:56rather than New York had been made by Scott's older brother and Jagger.
02:01Anna Wintour has defended her decision to feature polarising couple Kim Kardashian and
02:06Kanye West on the cover of Vogue's April 2014 issue.
02:10The cover features the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star 33 and her rapper beau 36
02:16in wedding regalia.
02:17Radar Online reported that Wintour loathed Kardashian and her notorious reality TV clan,
02:24but happened to love the Grammy-winning rapper and fashion designer.
02:28And finally, the weather.
02:29Today's high across the UAE will be 27 degrees Celsius, dropping to 19 degrees at night.
02:40For more stories, visit nyseagrant.co.uk
