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RUSSIA: KOSOVO CRISIS PEACE TALKS LATEST (2)
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Russia's Kosovo envoy has reported a breakthrough in talks with Western officials, regarding the Balkan conflict.
Viktor Chernomyrdin on Monday said he had persuaded NATO countries to allow Yugoslavia to leave some troops...
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NEW Memorial service for Patriarch Pavle who died in November
1. Wide of Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade
2. Wide of people going to cathedral
3. Wide of people inside cathedral
4. Wide of congregation
5. Various of bishops during service
6. Wide of army officers at service
7. Women at...
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WRAP Pope at stadium, addresses youth groups, meets religious leaders
1. Medium shot Pope meeting Jewish, Orthodox and Muslim religious leaders
2. Medium of Rabbi and Muslim cleric
3. Medium of Greek Orthodox priests
4. Medium of Muslim cleric presenting Pope with gift of white cape, Pope embraces him
5....
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Hundreds attend gay march amid heavy security
1. Pan from people gathered in downtown Bucharest to banner
2. Close-up of people gathered for gay and lesbian march
3. Gay activist Noemi posing for photographers
4. SOUNDBITE: (Romanian) Denis, Famous Romanian gay personality:
"I hope...
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GEORGIA: TBILSI: POPE JOHN PAUL II WELCOMED
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The leaders of the former Soviet republic of Georgia gave Pope John Paul II a warm welcome as he arrived in the capital, Tbilisi, on Monday.
Ahead of the visit, President Eduard Shevardnadze had told parliament that the Pope...
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GWT: WRAP Refugees arrive in Syria, church service, Jordan sends aid to Iraq
Damascus, Syria
1. Close up of church steeple
2. Wide shot of Meriamai Greek Orthodox church
3. Children standing in front of church with anti-war posters
4. Close up of girl with anti-war poster
5. Wide shot interior of church
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Greek Orthodox leaders name temporary replacement
1. Exterior of Greek Orthodox patriarchate, priests entering, then pan to flag
2. Archbishop Cornelios, temporary replacement for Greek Orthodox patriarch, leaving church
3. Tilt down from flags to priest entering church
4. Members of...
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90th anniversary of assassination of Romanovs, service, voxpops, file
Moscow - July 16, 2008
1. Wide exterior of Christ the Saviour Cathedral
2. Close-up of Orthodox cross
3. Wide of cathedral interior
4. Wide of service
5. Close-up of icon showing the Russian Imperial family as martyrs
6. Mid of priest...
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VOICER Residents of Bethlehem resume their normal life
Bethlehem
00 00 Church of the Nativity, pull out Manger Square bustling with people
00 10 People walking past shops being opened
00 13 Wide shot streets with Church tower in background
00 17 Opening shutters on shop
00 20 Going into...
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WEST BANK: CHRISTMAS DAY IN BETHLEHEM
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Christmas dawned clear and calm on Thursday in the town of Jesus' birth, in contrast to the crowds and fireworks of Christmas Eve.
A boys choir sang at morning Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, built above...
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KOSOVO: SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ANNIVERSARY LATEST
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The leader of the Serb Orthodox church, Patriarch Pavle, continued his day of commemoration on Monday for the Battle of Kosovo, which took place six hundred and ten years ago.
The Battle has become a focus in recent years...
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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter with ceremony of the Holy Fire
1. Doors opening to Church of the Holy Sepulchre as clergymen enter
2. Clergymen kneels near stone believed to be spot where Jesus' body was laid after crucifixion
3. Throngs of pilgrims enter church
4. Pan right of pilgrims in church...
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Religious icons play important part in Orthodox life
Athens - 18 April 2008
1. Wide exterior of Byzantine church
2. Various of icons inside church
3. Various of women kissing icons
4. Various of icons
Athens - 22 April 2008
5. Interior of icon gallery in Byzantine and Christian museum...
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Row between catholic and orthodox churches
1. St Mary's Catholic Cathedral in Moscow
2. Cross
3. Catholic mass at the Cathedral
4. The head of the Catholic Church in Russia, Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, at the service
5. Parishoners
6. People praying
7. Statue of Christ
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ISRAEL: ORTHODOX CHURCH HONOURS YELTSIN
Russian/Nat
On the second day of his Holy Land pilgrimage, former Russian President Boris Yeltsin was awarded by the Orthodox church, but couldn't escape problems at home.
Yeltsin, who stepped down last week, said he expected Russian...
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Fourth church attacked over Pope's comments
1. Smoke and flames rising from underneath church door
2. Tracking shot of firefighters arriving, running towards door, flames getting bigger
3. Fire engine arrives at church (UPSOUND: sirens)
4. Firemen extinguishing fire inside...
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Greek Orthodox Christians celebrated the Christian festival of Easter on Sunday by holding a procession in Jerusalem
HEADLINE: Greek Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
CAPTION: Greek Orthodox Christians celebrated the Christian festival of Easter on Sunday by holding a procession in Jerusalem. (April 27)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
Greek Orthodox...
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ISRAEL: ORTHODOX EASTER SUNDAY CELEBRATIONS
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Thousands of Christian pilgrims celebrated the orthodox Easter Sunday in Jerusalem today. A special service was held in the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre to mark the religious feast.
The 12th century basilica...
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JERUSALEM: MILLENIUM
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Authorities in Jerusalem have long been preparing the city for the expected arrival of thousands of would-be messiahs and apocalyptic actors as the new millennium approaches.
But one of the major tourist sites - the Church of...
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RUSSIA: CIAMPI AND PTUIN HOLD TALKS
Italian/Nat
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have held talks on boosting economic ties, Russia's integration into European affairs and the Middle East crisis.
Putin and Ciampi held the...
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NIKOLIC FORMALLY INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT
Serbia's new president Tomislav Nikolic was sworn in on Monday in an inauguration ceremony boycotted by the leaders of many of Serbia's Balkan neighbours.
Although invited, the leaders of Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia and Macedonia shunned...
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Anti-Pope protest at Friday prayers, police presence
1. Wide shot of Beyazit mosque exterior
2. Various of men praying
3. Mid shot of men leaving the mosque
4. Men handing out flyers calling people to demonstrate against the Pope's visit
5. Close-up of flyers being handed out
6. Wide...
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Patriarch of Antioch attends mass celebrating the day of St Maron
Editor's Note: - This material was shot by an AP Television contractor working within Syrian government media guidelines.
1. Various of the scouts of the Saint Antonius Church receiving the Patriarch
2. A banner on the gate of Saint...
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ISRAEL: RESTORED DOME AT CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE UNVEILED
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The newly restored dome above the traditional site of Jesus' tomb, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was unveiled Thursday in Jerusalem.
Blocked for decades by scaffolding and delayed by sectarian squabbles, sunlight...