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COSTA RICA: JENNIFER HARBURY PRESS CONFERENCE
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An international court announced on Thursday it has found Guatemala's army guilty for the death of guerrilla Efrain Bamaca.
His widow, American lawyer Jennifer Harbury, transformed the case into a high profile symbol of...
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USA: WASHINGTON: JENNIFER HARBURY TO SUE THE CIA
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An American woman whose husband disappeared in Guatemala sued the C-I-A Monday to see what it knows about his fate.
Jennifer Harbury also says she wants a face-to-face meeting with C-I-A Director John Deutch to ask him about...
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8 convicted over killing of lawyer who accused president of his murder
Guatemala City - 15 July
1. Various of men accused in the killing of lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg entering court escorted by police, shackled
2. Police in court, with assault rifles
3. Man accused of involvement in Rosenberg's killing...
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WRAP adds new pictures to hospital presser on op to seperate twins
1. Close up of conjoined twins on bed - father playing and talking to them
2. Various shots of twins being prepared for surgery
3. Mid shot of doctors viewing x-rays
4. Close up of twin with oxygen mask
5. Mid shot of surgery
6. Mid shot...
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GUATEMALA: COUNTRY TO SUE US CIGARETTE MAKERS
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Guatemala has become the first foreign country to sue U-S cigarette-makers to recover the public health-care costs of treating sick smokers.
Attorney General Acisclo Valladares, whose second term in office is up this week,...
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GUATEMALA: MONJAS: FLOWER OF THE FESTIVAL BEAUTY CONTEST
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Beauty contests are often the bane of feminists who feel they do their sex a disservice, but in Guatemala they're as popular as ever, not least among young women.
The 'Flower of the Festival' competition has been taking place...
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Hallazgo e identificacion de desaparecidos, una cuenta pendiente en Guatemala
Los rostros de personas desaparecidas durante la guerra civil en Guatemala ahora aparecen pegados en paredes de edificios del centro historico de la capital guatemalteca.
Un grupo de jovenes y familiares de los desaparecidos han...
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Events in Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, in memory of the dead
Lima, Peru
1. Wide of hundreds of people entering "La Virgen de Lourdes" cemetery in Villa Maria del Triunfo
2. Mid of musician playing the harp to a deceased family member in cemetery
3. Close up of hands of musicians playing the harp...
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USA: GUATEMALA MURDERS: ACCUSATION OF CIA COVER UP
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A US representative has accused the CIA of covering up murders of two men in Guatemala.
Robert Torricelli, who is a member of the House Intelligence Committee, claims a Guatemalan colonel- also a paid C-I-A informant, ordered...
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Rumsfeld greets Latin American leaders ahead of free trade talks
1. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld walking with Central American and Dominican presidents
2. Wide of honour guards marching in front of Pentagon
3. Rumsfeld and presidents watching march
4. Medium shot of soldiers marching
5. Medium...
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Thousands of faithful join Candelaria procession
1. Wide of worshippers taking part in La Candelaria Easter procession next to "flower rug" - a rug made of fresh flowers - spreading incense
2. Close-up of statue of Christ the Nazarene exiting Our Lady of La Candelaria church
3. Wide...
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WRAP Anti-Bush protest; ADDS US President meets children
Santa Cruz Balanya, Guatemala
1. United States presidential helicopter Marine 1 landing
2. Children waiting holding Guatemalan and US flags
3. Guatemalan President Oscar Berger, US President George Bush and first ladies getting out of...
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GUATEMALA: FREE TREATMENT OFFERED TO HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS
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Guatemala has become the first Central American country to offer free treatment for H-I-V positive patients.
Concern is growing at the number of patients diagnosed with the illness which develops into the killer disease AIDS...
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Latin American leaders gather to discuss huge refinery project
1. Exterior of entrance to Casa de Campo resort
2. Various of security
3. Wide shot Casa de Campo resort
4. Wide shot of delegates applauding
5. Various shots of delegates
6. Entrance to meeting venue
7. Close-up Central American...
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USA: WASHINGTON: JENNIFER HARBURY INTERVIEW (2)
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The American wife of a missing Guatemalan rebel leader says she won't give up her quest to discover the truth.
In an exclusive interview with APTV, Jennifer Harbury talks about her dedication to her cause and admits she's had...
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Latest on eruptions in Ecuador and Guatemala
Santa Elena Barilla, Guatemala
1. Wide of emergency workers standing by foot of volcano where lava is accumulating
2. Mid of lava sliding down mountain
3. Various of destroyed buildings and damage caused by ash from volcano and storm...
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Central American Integration System members meet
1. Wide of SICA (Central America Integration System) summit
2. Wide of president of El Salvador Mauricio Funes at the inaugural session, his Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez to his right and SICA Secretary General Juan Daniel Aleman...
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Archaeologist discovers apparent throne of Mayan king
1. Pan from sign reading in Spanish: Tak'alik A'baj' National Archaeological Site" to stone - part of the Maya altar
2. Various of stone
3. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Miguel Orego, Archaeologist: ++END OF SOUNDBITE OVERLAID BY PICTURE OF...
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4:3 Bus plunges into river canyon killing scores; many wounded
A bus plunged into a deep river canyon in northwest Guatemala on Monday killing at least 44 people, officials said.
Mario Cruz, the spokesman for the volunteer fire department in the area, said another 46 injured people had been taken to...
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Court agrees to extradite former Guatemalan president to US
1. Wide of security convoy taking former President Alfonso Portillo to tribunal
2. Tight of former President Alfonso Portillo getting out of vehicle and heading to court
3. Tilt up from Portillo''s hands to his face
4. SOUNDBITE:...
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Update on adoption agency taken over by authorities
Antigua - 14 August 2007
1. Tilt down of front of Casa Quivira
2. Various of women taking care of children
3. Close up of piece of paper with child's name and birth date
4. Woman in Casa Quivira holding child
Guatemala City - 15 August...
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Guatemala - General Molina sworn in as president / Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt appears in criminal court in genocide case / Former elite soldier sentenced to over 6000 years in prison for 1982 massacre / Gunmen storm nightclub and open fire on the dance floor - eight people dead and over 25 needing emergency hospital treatment
On January 15th retired General Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as President of Guatemala, promising to quash a wave of drug trafficking and violence that has overwhelmed the Central American country.
Perez won over voters by pledging to...
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Ceremonies as tourists and believers prepare to welcome end of Mayan era
Tikal
1. Various of ruins of Tikal temple
2. Wide of tourists listening to guide at Tikal site
3. Mid of same
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bill Arnold, tourist from Arizona, United States:
"I think it's the end of the 13th, but the...
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Indigenous people perform "cleansing ceremony" after Bush visit
1. Wide of Mayan leaders performing cleansing ceremony
2. Medium of Mayan priest saying: "These are your people" during ceremony
3. Medium of Mendez performing ceremony
4. Medium of leader throwing sand into fire
5. Medium of people...