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NEWS FEATURE Borders tightened ahead of zone expansion
Huwniki, Poland 14 December 2007
1. Wide of two guards walking in the snow near posts marking border between Poland and Ukraine
2. Mid of two border guards
3. Pull out from snow covered field to posts
4. Wide of watch tower on Polish...
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Chechnya - Heavy Russian Bombardment
Russian forces made further advances on Wednesday (8/2) in their
bid for full control of the Chechen capital Grozny. Artillery and
warplanes pounded the positions of Chechen secessionist rebels on
the southern outskirts of Grozny for the...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: UN CHIEF KOFI ANNAN VISIT
Natural Sound
U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan has arrived in Moscow for talks on the Russian military offensive in rebel Chechnya and a range of international issues.
Annan is scheduled to meet acting President Vladimir Putin, Foreign...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: UNHCR CHIEF OGATA PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
The United Nations refugee chief has called for greater assistance to be given to Chechen refugees in the Caucasus Mountain region in southern Russia.
More than 200-thousand refugees have fled the breakaway republic since...
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Germany - Artist Christo Wraps The Reichstag, Chechnya - Summary Of Events, Turkey - Riots Against Discrimination, Spanish/Canadian Fishing Dispute
Germany - Artist Christo Wraps The Reichstag
Berlin, Germany
WS of Reichstag all wrapped up
Crowd - man wearing t-shirt "Wrapped Reichstag 1971-95"
Christo and wife, Jeanne-Claude, at press conference
GVs of Reichstag
Chechnya - Summary...
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GAZA: HAMAS SUPPORTERS RALLY TO SUPPORT MUSLIM FIGHTERS
Arabic/Nat
Nearly a thousand Hamas supporters staged a rally through the streets of Gaza on Wednesday in support of Muslim fighters in Chechnya.
The march comes just a day after Israeli and Palestinian security forces uncovered a...
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Chechnya - Reports of continued fighting
The Chechen capital, Grozny, remained a war zone right up until the new
ceasefire apparently negotiated by Russian security chief Alexander Lebed. On Thursday morning (22/8) reports from the devastated city suggested the situation was...
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RUSSIA: ROSTOV-ON-DON: COSSACK COLLEGE
Russian/Nat
As Russia's war in Chechnya rages on, Russian Cossacks, a breed of ancient warriors, hopes the wave of anti-Islamic feeling that has swept the country will help restore the status they once enjoyed under the czars.
Cossacks...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: RUSSIA TALKS SUSPENDED
Nat/Sot
Talks between Russian and Chechen officials on resolving the crisis in Chechnya have been suspended.
It is thought the talks were put on halt to allow Chechen delegates to consider Russia's demands for the disarming of Chechen...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: AGREEMENT TO END FIGHTING UPDATE
Moscow & Grozny, Chechnya, 31 July 1995
1. Wideshot delegation at table.
2. Wideshot presser.
3. Cutaway cameras.
4. Cutaway press.
5. Wide shot from side of table.
6. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Gen Kulikov.
7. Wideshot exterior...
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Chechnya - Russian Attacks
Russian gunners bombarded Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, on
Tuesday (17/1) and Russian warplanes made at least two rocket
strikes as Russian and Chechen officials in Moscow were reaching
an agreement in principle on a ceasefire. ...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: RUSSIAN TROOPS ATTACK REBEL STRONGHOLDS
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Russian troops have mounted attacks on remaining rebel strongholds in Chechnya, targeting a town northeast of the capital Grozny.
The situation in Grozny is increasingly desperate, forcing many residents to...
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Madeleine Albright's Brooches
The U.S.’s first female Secretary of State used her collection of brooches to get her point across when meeting with foreign leaders, a practice that became known as “Pin Diplomacy.”
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10 Dark Truths About Russia
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Weird History
The Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis
The Nord Ost Siege, as it is called on account of the show at the theater that night, was just another chapter in the long, violent relationship between Russia and Chechnya.
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10 Countries With The Worst Human Rights Records
Most of us live in countries with pretty strong human rights. But some people aren't so lucky. From Chinese censorship to Saudi suppression, these are the 10 Countries With The Worst Human Rights In The World'
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Dagestan - Bomb explodes in shopping area killing 2 people / At least 3 killed, over a dozen injured in blasts near court building / Female suicide bomber injures at least 18 in Dagestan region
4:3 Police say bomb has exploded in a shopping area killing at least 2 people
Makhachkala - 1 May 2013
1. Wide of crime scene
2. Mid of people cleaning up the site
4:3 Bomb explodes in shopping area killing 2 people
Makhachkala - 1 May...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Beheaded French teacher: teachers gather to pay tribute in Brittany
Several hundred teachers gather in front of the rectorate in Rennes, Brittany, to pay tribute to the history teacher beheaded in a Paris suburb by a young Chechen Russian man (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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ITALY: ROME: RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN VISIT
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Rome on Monday afternoon making his first visit to the West since his inauguration as President in May.
Putin's first stop was with Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato where he...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: GROZNY. DEVASTATION AFTER TWO MONTHS FIGHTING
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An APTV film crew has filmed exclusive pictures from the wrecked command bunker vacated by Chechen leader Dzokhar Dudayev inside Grozny's presidential palace.
Reports Tuesday spoke of continued artillery fire in Grozny,...
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Russia - Memorial For Russians Killed In Chechnya
Memorial for Russian forces killed in Chechen battle
A memorial service was held on Monday (22/1) for special police forces
servicemen killed in the attack on Pervomaiskaya. Several thousand mourners, among them Interior Minister Anatoly...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: PRISONERS EXCHANGED
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Russian and Chechen commanders have succeeded in brokering a prisoner exchange.
The exchange of 34 Russians and 48 mostly civilian Chechens, took place today, (Thursday) 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Grozny at the...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: RUSSIANS BOMB MOUNTAIN VILLAGES
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Russian aircraft bombed mountain villages south of Grozny on Sunday, a Moscow radio station reported.
But the capital itself was relatively quiet overnight.
The Chechen government claims Moscow has changed tactics,...
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Chechnya - Russians Reinforce Troops Around Grozny
Russian troops continued to reinforce their lines around the
Chechen capital, Grozny on Sunday (22/1). Heavy tanks,
helicopters, trucks and troops moved towards the city from their
stronghold north-west of the city.
tank on road,...