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CHINA: FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE KISSINGER'S VISIT
English/Nat
Former U-S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, speaking at a business conference in Beijing, has criticised the United States for trying to force its identity and values on China.
He said the issue of Taiwan's independence...
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Switzerland/Bosnia - State Recognition
T/I: 10:05:11 tape 2 GS T/I 10:10:25
A key meeting of Balkan ministers concluded Friday (8/9) with
Belgrade recognising Bosnia-Herzegovina for the first time as a
state within its "present borders", but consisting of a...
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WEST BANK: HANAN ASHRAWI QUITS YASSER ARAFAT'S GOVERNMENT
English/Nat
Hanan Ashrawi, a leading figure in Palestinian politics, quit Yasser Arafat's government on Thursday.
She cited Arafat's failure to crack down on corruption as the reason.
Arafat announced a new Cabinet on Wednesday, a year...
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EGYPT: PLO AND ISRAELI TALKS
Arabic/Nat
Palestine Liberation Organisation negotiators accused Israel Wednesday of dragging its feet in renewed talks on extending Palestinian rule on the West Bank.
The two-day talks in Egypt have centered on the withdrawal of...
Curated Video
US Congressmen report on trip to North Korea
1. Congressmen James Leach (Republican, Iowa) and Tom Lantos (Democrat, California) walk into news conference
2. Reporters seated
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Lantos, senior Democrat on the House International Relations Committee:
"I think...
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Thailand - Gutteres Attempts To Settle Conflict
Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Gutteres, said in Bangkok on
Friday (1/3) that he had had a meeting with Indonesian President
Suharto on Thursday night during which he had presented a proposal
to settle the conflict in East Timor....
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FRANCE/UK: NATO PLANNING TO SEND PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO KOSOVO
Natural Sound
The President of Serbia, Milan Milutinovic, confirmed on Friday in Paris that the Serbian delegation has signed the 10 points of the framework document presented by the Contact Group at the Rambouillet negotiations on a...
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PHILIPPINES: MANILA: ASEAN SUMMIT LAST DAY
English/Nat
Ministers from the nine-member Association of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) have wound up their annual two day summit in the Philippine capital Manila on Saturday.
Foreign ministers took few real steps in dealing with the...
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WRAP Talks between US, Iran on security in Iraq; ADDS presser by US amb.
1. US delegation, headed by Ambassador Ryan Crocker, arrives
2. Iranian delegation, headed by Ambassador Hassan Kazemi Qomi, arrives
3. Wide of delegations at table, headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
4. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
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US President meets with Mayor; town hall meeting with young Chinese
1. Various of bilateral meeting between US President Barack Obama and Chinese Party Secretary of Shanghai, Yu Zheng Sheng
2. Obama exiting room alongside Mayor of Shanghai, Han Zheng
3. Wide of Obama entering hall meeting with university...
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Bush with President Enkhbayar
1. Car arriving at White House, with diplomatic flags
2. Close-up of welcome for President of Mongolia, Nambaryn Enkhbayar
3. Wide shot of White House West Wing
4. Bush and Enkhbayar signing document, standing and shaking hands,...
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Switzerland - Holbrooke Speaks On Peace Talks
The foreign ministers of Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia agreed in
Geneva Friday (8/9) Friday to let Serbs have their own
self-governing "entity" within an overall Bosnian state.
Announcing the agreement, US peace negoatiator Richard...
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UK - ASEM summit comes to an end
British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrapped up the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in London on Saturday (4/4) with a show of "faith" in the Asian economies and an insistence that open trade was vital to secure an escape route from...
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Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.
HEADLINE: Anti-Wall Street protests spread nationwide
CAPTION: Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine,...
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NORTHERN IRELAND: REACTIONS TO DRUMCREE VIOLENCE (3)
English/Nat
The deaths of three Catholic children in an arson attack mark what shaken Northern Ireland leaders have termed a "turning point" in the violent stalemate over the blocked Protestant march.
Northern Ireland's Orangemen are...
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ITALY: ROME: ISRAELI LEADER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU VISIT
English/Nat
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered renewed hopes for the Middle East peace process Friday saying a full settlement of the dispute with the Palestinians could be reached within six months.
Netanyahu was in...
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President Barack Obama addressed the Australian Parliament Thursday and vowed to expand U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region even as he reduces defense spending and winds down two wars.
HEADLINE: Obama: Asia Pacific 'priority' despite budget
CAPTION: President Barack Obama addressed the Australian Parliament Thursday and vowed to expand U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region even as he reduces defense spending and...
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More excerpts of president's address to nation on oil spill crisis
1. SOUNDBITE (English) US President Barack Obama
"Each of us has a part to play in a new future that will benefit all of us. As we recover from this recession, the transition to clean energy has the potential to grow our economy and...
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USA: TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO US IIKIN OCALAN SPEECH
English/Nat
Turkey's Ambassador to the U-S on Thursday refuted claims that captured Kurdish separatist leader, Abdullah Ocalan, wouldn't receive a fair trial in Turkey.
There has been growing international concern that Ocalan, captured...
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Olmert announces three-way talks between Israel, US, Abbas
1. Wide of conference
2. Zoom out from sign to wide of conference
3. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert entering hall with people applauding
4. Mid pan (left to right) of people sat at tables
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ehud Olmert, Israeli...
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Prince teases Culture Secretary about bell incident, meets talented children
British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt became the butt of a royal joke in London on Thursday.
Hunt narrowly missed bystanders when a hand-bell he was ringing to herald the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games last week flew off its...
Bloomberg
Jack Lew: 'This Is Not a Moment of Crisis' for G-20
Feb. 24 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew previews the upcoming G-20 meeting and discusses the importance of using policy tools to stimulate global demand. He speaks with David Westin on "Bloomberg ‹GO›."
Bloomberg
Is There a Crisis of Trust in the Currency Market?
May 26 -- David Puth, CLS Group chief executive officer, discusses the state of the currency market with Bloomberg's David Gura on "Bloomberg Markets."
Curated Video
Protest by Italy's strong anti-war movement
1. Wide shot protestors marching to US base with big 'Not in our name' banner
2. Protester in jester's hat and mask
3. Mid shot women demonstrators, pan to protesters approaching
4. Various of demonstration with 'No to the war' banners...