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CUBA: PRESIDENTS OF CUBA/COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA ATTEND SUMMIT
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The presidents of Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela have met in Havana to try to formulate a common strategy to end Colombia's raging civil conflict.
Cuban President Fidel Castro met until the early hours of Monday morning...
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Preparations for expected release of hostages
1. Colombian troops on tarmac, helicopter in background
2. Armed troops on tarmac, planes in background
3. Troops filing into building
4. Red Cross plane on tarmac, troops
5. Wide of media tent at airport
6. Various troops, planes,...
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Colombian drug kingpin is extradited to US
1. Two masked and armed U.S. marshals standing by car
2. U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents lead Victor Patino Fomeque from plane to car
3. U.S. marshal secures chain around Patino's waist
4. Patino put into car
5. Cars leaving
A...
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President Bush leaves for five nation tour of Latin America
1. US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush leaving White House
2. President and First lady get into helicopter
3. Helicopter lands on runway next to Air Force One (US Presidential Airplane)
4. President and First Lady...
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Fans celebrate goals in fanfest as Brazil beats Colombia 2-1 to book semifinal place
There was joy and despair at the Copacabana Beach 'Fan Fest' as Brazil made its way into the football World Cup semifinals for the first time in 12 years at expense of Colombia.
Brazil went through with goals coming from defenders Thiago...
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COLOMBIA: US PRESIDENT CLINTON ARRIVAL
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In a show of solidarity, President Clinton arrived in Colombia on Wednesday with one point three (b) billion in U-S aid aimed at propping up the South American nation's fight against drugs, insurgents and recession.
His...
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SYND 24 7 73 FIRE GUTS FORTY STORY OFFICE IN BOGOTA
Fire guts Forty story office, Bogota's tallest building, as helicopters remove survivors
1. ls smoke and flames from building, helicopter on roof
2. ms smoke pouring from building, tilt down to fire engine on street
3. people moving...
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Indigenous group clashes with soldiers guarding communications post
HEADLINE: Indigenous group clashes with soldiers
CAPTION: A group of Colombian soldiers were surrounded, insulted and finally forced to evacuate their camp on Tuesday by dozens of indigenous people who want both the military and rebel...
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COLOMBIA: CONSERVATIVE LEADER PASTRANA PLAYS IN SOCCER MATCH
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Andres Pastrana, the leader of Colombia's Conservative party, made a sporting appearance before an excited crowd on Wednesday.
He was a guest player in a soccer match at the Olaya Herrera stadium in Bogota.
Pastrana is...
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Bush leaves Uruguay for Colombia
1. Wide shot plane on tarmac
2. Mid shot plane
3. Close up US President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush saying farewell and then walking up plane steps
4. Bush and wife on plane steps, stop at top and wave before going in to...
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COLOMBIA: VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN COCA FARMERS AND TROOPS
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New clashes between striking peasants and army troops in the coca-leaf growing region of southern Colombia have left at least 20 soldiers injured.
According to military sources, dozens of coca-leaf growers attacked the...
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Colombia - Stong Earthquake Shakes Colombia
Colombians counted their blessings on Thursday (19/1) after the
strongest earthquake in years in the capital, Bogata, rattled
buildings and alarmed millions but failed to cause widespread
damage. Just one death was reported. The...
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Colombia - Earthquake Aftermath
At least 250 people died, 71 others were missing and hundreds more
lost their homes after an earthquake and mudslide disaster
devastated a remote, mainly Indian mountain valley, the government
said Wednesday (8/6). As rescuers aboard a...
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COLUMBIA: BOGOTA: RETURN OF SOLDIERS BODIES
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The bodies of two Americans, who were killed when a U-S Army plane crashed in Colombia last week, are on the way back to the U-S.
Formal identification of the bodies has not yet been made.
Five Americans and two Colombians...
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SYND 27 3 80 SUPPLIES DELIVERED TO DOMINICAN EMBASSY UNDER SIEGE IN BOGOTA
Dominican Embassy in Bogota held up by Columbian guerrilla 19th of April Movement. They stormed the Embassy during the cocktail party and holding a large number of diplomats hostage. Supplies come to the embassy, including birthday cake...
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Journalists call for release of French colleague, believed held by FARC
1. Close up of public appeal in newspaper paid for by the Colombian Association of Newspaper Publishers and Media (Andiarios), calling for the release of Romeo Langlois
2. Man reading newspaper
3. Close-up of Langlois appeal in...
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UPITN 8 7 74 PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA ALFONSO LOPEZ MICHELSEN VISIT
President of Colombia Alfonso Lopez Michelsen visit
1 motorcade arrives
2 crowds await and wave
3 ms Colombian President Alfonso Lopez Michelsen talks to woman
4 banquet table scenes
5 statues
6 guards
7 Michelsen out of building and...
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GS 03 02 1982 BULLFIGHTING FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE IN NORTHER COLOMBIA.
Bullfighting festival takes place in northern Colombia.
1. ws and pan across huts on grassy area, music from band can be heard
2. cu and pull back from woman to show people dancing to the music
3. ms people playing hoopla
4. vs...
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COLOMBIA: EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH: 2 BODIES PULLED FROM RUBBLE
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Two bodies have been pulled from the rubble in the city of Armenia one week after the earthquake which flattened much of the area in western Colombia.
The death toll in the region is now over 900 but with three-thousand...
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Colombia - Rebels release nine hostages
Leftist rebels on Friday (27/3) freed nine of the 18 people they have been holding hostage since Monday (23/3) but retained one Italian and four Americans, officials said. The rebels, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia...
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Colombia - Ex-Defence Chief Botero Arrested
Ex-defence chief arrested in cartel clean-up
Fernando Botero, the former defence minister and director of
President Ernesto Samper's 1994 election campaign, was arrested on
Tuesday (15/8) as Colombia's biggest drugs scandal moved closer...
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Colombia - Strong Earthquake Rocks Pereira
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the richter scale rocked
the Colombian city of Pereira on Wednesday (8/2), toppling
buildings and killing at least 28 people. Around 200 people are
reported to have been injured. The earthquake...
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Seized weapons destroyed by authorities on UN day
1. Weapons ready to be smelted and people working
2. Various of weapons ready to be melted down
3. Delegates looking at weapons
4. Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's Defence minister and General Freddy Padilla, Chief of Colombia's Armed...
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US Vice president arrives for talks with Colombian president Santos
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Colombia on Tuesday as part of his official visit to the region.
He is expected to meet with President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace, where the two will discuss various...