Death toll from India toxic liquor case reaches 155; Many UAE ATMs won't accept new Dh500 note; Syrian troops had killing targets - defector

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newsletter December 16, 2011     Today's Top Stories More top stories Death toll from India toxic liquor rises to 155 Another 160 people were critically ill in local hospitals. Police said they had arrested another two people, taking the number detained to 12 over the past two days Many ATMs not tuned to accept new Dh500 note Several hundred cash deposit machines operated by banks in the UAE are not accepting the new Dh500 notes and problem could persist for several weeks     Top News Stories More from news Syrian troops were under shoot orders — rights group 74 commanders who authorised killing, torture of protesters identified. Defector tells Human Rights Watch for 5,000 protesters, the target would be 15 to 20 killings Christopher Hitchens, militant pundit, dies at 62 Dh35m up for grabs at camel contest Water festival targets foreign visitors     Opinion More from opinion Fox News time for Obama TV network is inflicting particular damage on the Republican party, which could well lose a winnable election Bangladesh should not live in the past US needs to engage with Islamists Let it be 'All American'     Top Business Stories More from business India curbs rupee trading as currency plunges lower Forward contracts once cancelled cannot be bought again Recovery hopes raised by positive US data Russia dangles Eurozone aid offer Chile gets hot under the collar     Top Entertainment Stories More from entertainment The Artist most nominated in the Golden Globes The Artist heads the Golden Globes with six nominations including best comedy or musical, and acting honors for its French stars, Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo A rare glimpse of Da Vinci's genius Vinay Pathak: Pappu Can't Dance Saala was role I'd been waiting for Irrepressible genius     Top Life & Style Stories More from life & style Dubai's silent movie star Move over Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, there's a quiet, majestic film star in town - the Dubai Creek Architecture and film professor, Tim Kennedy hopes his award-winning documentary will preserve this important landmark My world: Anjulika Dutton Oil Baron 2011 on family and success UAE students help feed 9,700 children for a day     Picture Galleries See more picture galleries Celebrity hook-ups of 2011 XPRESS readers' pictures: December 15 Eyespy: Fiesta Fever Red carpet round-up     GNTV Web Videos See more videos at GNTV Seven Ironman triathlons in seven days. Timeline: US invasion of Iraq In studio with Desert Heat Soaring high     News | Business | Sport | Life | Entertainment | Guides | Opinions | Video | Pictures | In Focus 4men| Aquarius | Campus Notes| e+| Friday| Quarterly Financial Review | InsideOut | Property| tabloid!| tabloid! on Saturday| Weekend Review| Wheels| XPRESS About Gulf News|Contact us|Subscriptions|Advertising Guide|Register| Terms & Conditions|Privacy Policy © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2011. All rights reserved You have received this e-mail from Gulf News because you have subscribed to our twice-daily news update e-mail using your e-mail address: waheed.rahuman@gmail.com. You can control how you receive e-mails from Gulf News by updating your profile below MANAGE MY PROFILE Send feedback | Update my account information | Change my e-mail address | Privacy policy Should you wish to remove your email address from the mailing list please click here. Is this email in your junk folder? To ensure that you receive all future newsletters, add newsletter@emm.gulfnews.com to your address book and newsletter@emm.gulfnews.com to your white list filters.