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Greek Prime Minister Samaras meets Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholemew
1. Wide Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arriving to meet Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of world's Orthodox Christians
2. Mid Samaras walking up steps and entering Patriarchate building
3. Wide of Patriarch...
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Political reax as Tawadros II enthroned as Coptic pope
1. Wide of media watching the enthronement ceremony on television
2. Media watching enthronement ceremony
3. Exterior of the main Coptic Cathedral
4. Wide of Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil leaving after the enthronement...
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Freed Pussy Riot member greets family outside court
AP Entertainment
Moscow, 10 October 2012
1. Various of Yekaterina Samutsevich (in pale blue coat) embracing her father Stanislav and friends outside the courthouse
2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Stanislav Samutsevich, Father of freed Pussy...
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Swimmers race to retrieve wooden cross from chilly waters; mass
1. Various of Patriarch Bartholomew and faithful walking to seaside
2. Patriarch Bartholomew at small podium near seaside
3. Various of men on boats carrying Orthodox faithful, waiting to dive for cross
4. Spectators watching
5....
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FINLAND: HELSINKI: POLITICIANS PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR SUMMIT
Russian/Eng/Nat
President Yeltsin's press secretary has warned that the world should not expect a final agreement to be reached on Russian-NATO relations at this week's Helsinki summit.
Sergei Yastrzhembsky told A-P-T-V that although...
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WEST BANK: ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
Natural Sound
The world's Orthodox Christians are preparing to celebrate their Christmas festival on Friday.
In Bethlehem's Manger Square orthodox priests from around the world held a service celebrating Christmas Eve on...
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Patriarch Kiril arrives in Belgrade on three day visit, consecrates monument
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Sunday consecrated a statue of Russian Tsar Nicholas II in Belgrade.
The monument was a gift form Russia to Serbia and was erected in a park in Belgrade last month. Also taking part at the...
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Gay activists vow to hold demo in Moscow despite city's ban
26 May 2007
1. Wide shot anti-gay rally of Russian nationalists
2. Wide shot Sergei Baburin, People's Union's leader addressing rally
3. Wide top shot audience applauding
4. Close up Orthodox banner with image of Christ
5. Mid shot...
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WRAP Major Serbian rally opposing Kosovo independence ADDS shots
RTS - No Access Serbia
Leskovac
1. Buses leaving Leskovac to join Belgrade rally
RTS - No Access Serbia
Cacak
2. People waiting to get on buses to join Belgrade rally
3. Various of people getting on buses
4. Various of buses...
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Pope Benedict XVI visits church of Holy Sepulchre
1. Wide exterior of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
2. Police standing on roof-top overlooking church
3. Policeman standing by entrance to Old City alleyway
4. Wide of Pope Benedict XVI arriving to the church
5. Top shot of the pope...
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KOSOVO & SERBIA: OPPOSITION TO MILOSEVIC COMPILATION
Serbo-Croat/Nat
A wave of protests against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic across Serbia has raised opposition hopes that he will be forced to concede power.
On Thursday, one of Serbia's key opposition leaders, Zoran Djindjic, met ...
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Italy/Vatican-Pope gives audience to Boris Yeltsin
Russian President Boris Yeltsin visited Pope John Paul II at the
Vatican on Tuesday (10/2) during an official visit to Italy.
Yeltsin's audience with the pope was significant because of the
Russian president's role as mediator in the...
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Low key celebrations for Orthodox Christmas
1. Wide shot street
2. Wide shot street
3. Cars arriving
4. People waiting
5. Orthodox clergyman arriving
6. Group of Palestinian Christians with flag
7. Orthodox clergy
8. Greek Orthodox Patriarch arrives
9. Mid shot Greek Orthodox...
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British Royal taking part in Russian vintage car rally
1. Cars driving down Moscow street, pulls out to show Kremlin and the Moscow River
2. Wide of convoy of old Bentley cars driving along Moscow street
3. Russian traffic officer pointing the way for the convoy
4. Bentleys arriving on the...
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Orthodox Christians observe Christmas Eve services
Bethlehem, West Bank
1. Exterior of Nativity church, worshippers gathered outside
2. Various of bands marching and playing
3. Various of Palestinian demonstrators holding signs in English, Arabic and Greek calling for halt to land sales...
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CHECHNYA: RUSSIA/CHECHNYA CONFLICT: CIVILIANS
Russian/Nat
As Russian troops close in on the Chechen capital Grozny, life for Chechens in the Russian controlled areas is grim.
With supply routes cut off, the villagers have little food and the influx of refugees has made the...
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US VP meets Patriarch, on Syria, MidEast ahead of talks with PM
1. Various of US Vice President Joe Biden arriving at summit
2. Close-up of secret-service officer
3. Biden walking to podium
4. Wide of Biden at podium
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Joe Biden, US Vice President:
"My discussions this...
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Christians in Muslim Brotherhood area positive about constitution vote
Residents of a largely Christian village in central Egypt went to the polling booths this week to vote in a referendum on a new constitution.
The constitutional vote, which ends Wednesday evening, is a key milestone in a military-backed...
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RUSSIA: CHURCH A MEETING PLACE FOR DEAF COMMUNITY
Russian/Nat
The Russian Orthodox Church is trying to encourage special needs groups in Russian Society to join the church.
Father Pyotr of the Church of the God's Mother of Tikhvin Icon uses sign language to spread the Gospel among his...
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Russians prepare for Orthodox Christmas celebrations
AP Television
Moscow, Russia, 31 December 2009
1. Wide of skating rink on Red Square
2. Mid of young woman skating
3. Wide of people skating with St Basil''s Cathedral in background
Moscow, Russia, 20 December 2009
4. Wide shot shopping...
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Violence fuels fears amongst Syria's embattled religious minorities
Recent assaults on predominantly Christian villages in Syria have fuelled the fears of Syria's religious minorities about the growing role of Islamic extremism among the armed rebels fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime.
The...
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RUSSIA: CHECHNYA: GROZNY: LATEST
Natural Sound
Chechen fighters dug in Sunday as Russia's bombardment of the capital Grozny intensified.
As the sound of battle echoed across the city, a group of women took refuge in a Russian Orthodox church to pray for an end to the...
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Men guard bridge dividing Kosovo Serbs and ethnic Albanians
1. Wide of bridge dividing Serbian and Albanian sides of Mitrovica
2. Wide of bridge and sign
3. Sign reading: (English) Mitrovica Bridge
4. Wide of security officials
5. Security officials by UN vehicle
6. Wide of Mitrovica
7. UN convoy...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CARLOS MENEM VISIT (2)
Russian/Spanish/Nat
Argentine President Carlos Menem is in Russia hoping to increase trade and map out plans for mutual cooperation between the two countries in the next century.
Menem met President Boris Yeltsin on Thursday.
On Friday,...