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Thousands of Kurds gather to mark first anniversary of activist deaths

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Thousands of Kurds from all over Europe descended on Paris on Saturday calling for justice in the case of three Kurdish activists who were shot to death in the city last year. Sakine Cansiz, one of the founders and the first woman...
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EL SALVADOR: PRISONS SUFFERING FROM ACUTE OVERCROWDING

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Spanish/Nat The recent crackdown on crime by the Salvadorean government is rapidly undermining the country's penal system. Prisons throughout El Salvador are already suffering from acute overcrowding problems - which have sparked riots...
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Videotaped testimony by Fujimori's former spy chief

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1. Wide shot of video screen in conference hall 2. Shot of Daniel Estrada, Commission President accompanied by other members of the investigating committee 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Daniel Estrada, Peruvian Congressman, questioning former...
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Protest at University, President Ali Abdullah Saleh meets supporters

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1. Wide of anti-government protesters outside Sana'a University chanting: (Arabic) "The people want to step down the regime". 2. Mid of protesters chanting: (Arabic) "What a shame, the regime is shooting us." 3. Wide of protesters 4. Mid...
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Kenyan president to appeal for ICC crimes against humainty case to be dropped

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Kenya's president arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hauge on Wednesday to appeal for the crimes against humanity case against him to be dropped for lack of evidence. Uhuru Kenyatta, who this week temporarily handed...
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President set to step down after 12 years, leaving behind mixed legacy

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Afghans go to the polls next weekend to choose a new president, and that fact in itself may one day be considered incumbent Hamid Karzai's greatest achievement. There has been no shortage of criticism of Karzai in recent years. His...
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U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal and a tight race for re-election, admitted Friday to having at least two affairs but insisted he broke no laws and did not violate his oath of office.

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HEADLINE: AP Interview: Mahoney admits 'multiple' affairs CAPTION: U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal and a tight race for re-election, admitted Friday to having at least two affairs but insisted he broke no laws and...
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USA: WASHINGTON: CALLS FOR RESIGNATION AS CLINTON ARRIVES HOME

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English/Nat Capitol Hill is continuing to whip itself into a frenzy over the White House sex scandal that is threatening Bill Clinton's presidency. Clinton touched down in Washington D-C amidst calls for his resignation, his impeachment...
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Protesters demand government withdraw chief justice impeachment

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1. Various of protesters marching on the street shouting slogans 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Srinath Perera, lawyer and activist: "They are now trying to break the backbone of the judiciary. If that happens, in our view, there will be an...
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Former senior officials arrive for corruption trial

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1. Various of exterior of the tribunal 2. Various of Michel Giraud, former president of the Ile-de-France regional council, arriving and entering courtroom 3. Various of Michel Roussin, Chirac's former Cabinet director at Paris City...
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Thousands demand president's resignation

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Quito 1. Police at Central Ecuador University 2. Students throwing rocks at police 3. Police chasing students 4. Policeman hit by petrol bomb 5. Various of police firing tear gas at students 6. Injured policeman carried off by...
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Authorities crack down on police bribes

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1. Close up of screen showing recording from Monday of man giving bribe to police officer 2. Wide shot of screen with car moving off 3. Wide shot of police monitoring screens at Traffic Control Centre 4. Close up of officer 5....
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Supporters and opponents rally as Berlusconi's political fate is decided in high court

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1. Wide pan down fa�ade of Italy's highest court, the Court of Cassation 2. Italian and EU flags on court facade 3. Cutaway of journalists 4. Berlusconi's lawyer Piero Longo leaving court during break saying 'no comment' 5. Unknown...
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Ruling party launches complaint over rival candidate's funding

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1. Wide shoot of presidential candidate Felipe Calderon arriving at hotel to promote his new book 2. Wide shot of book stand 3. Close-up of book entitled "The disobedient son" 4. Calderon posing for photos 5. Various of press...
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Ousted President Estrada gives evidence in plunder trial

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1. Tracking shot of former President Joseph Estrada as he waved to cameras and enters courtroom 2. Cameramen 3. Security outside courtroom 4. Wide shot of courtroom door 5. Wide exterior shot of graft court building 6. Tight shot of...
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Aquino sworn in, promises to battle corruption

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1. Various of Benigno Aquino III taking oath 2. Military chopper dropping confetti, pan to crowd 3. Mid of President Aquino talking on podium 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Benigno Aquino III, Philippine president: ++Partly overlaid with mid of...
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A House investigative committee on Thursday charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, dealing a serious blow to the former Ways and Means chairman and complicating Democrats' election-year outlook.

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HEADLINE: House panel charges Rangel with ethics misdeeds CAPTION: A House investigative committee on Thursday charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, dealing a serious blow to the former Ways and Means...
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PERU: MONTESINOS: CORRUPTION CHARGES

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Spanish/Nat A member of the congressional commission investigating corruption charges against Peru's ex-spy chief has resigned after a video apparently showed him being bribed by a person linked to former spy chief Vladimir...
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Mayor of Bogota ratifies law to show pix of convicted sex offenders

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1. Audience watching pictures of convicted paedophiles on screen at Renacimeinto Park 2. Various of residents watching pictures 3. Screen with sign reading: (Spanish) "The damage is irreversible" followed by pictures of convicted...
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Court refuses to freeze anti-graft investigation

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1. Awori enters news conference 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Moody Awori, Kenyan Vice President: "Turning on the current matter of Anglo leasing, I have been accused by the media and many organs of being corrupt. I have been called a thief, a...
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INDONESIA: YOGYAKARTA: PAINTING EXHIBITION

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Indonesian/Nat Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid faces the toughest challenge of his political career on Thursday when parliament will decide on his involvement in two financial scandals. Many people in the country have been taking...
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+4:3 Russia amnesty bill passes first hurdle

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The Russian parliament gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to an amnesty that could pardon jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot. In the first of three votes, parliament voted unanimously in favour of the bill, which would include...
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Supporters protest, reax, as PM set to hear charges over rice scheme

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Thailand's anti-graft commission on Thursday summoned the embattled prime minister to hear charges of negligence for allegedly mishandling a government subsidy program, as her supporters blocked access and chain-locked one of the gates...
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PERU: ARMED FORCES DECLARE SUPPORT FOR FUJIMORI

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Spanish/Nat The Peruvian armed forces have declared their support for President Alberto Fujimori, ending days of silence over his announced decision to call new elections and not run again. In a one-page communique, the commanders of the...