Curated Video
USA: SANDY BERGER COMMENTS ON BALKAN STABILITY SUMMIT
English/Nat
As 60 nations gathered in Brussels on Wednesday to pledge aid for Kosovo, the White House said it wanted to make it clear there is also a recovery plan in mind for the larger Balkan region.
U-S officials say their half (b)...
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USA: BILL CLINTON MIDDLE EAST PRESS CONFERENCE
English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton appears to be ruling out a quick Mideast summit, saying his most important priority is to stop the violence between Israelis and Palestinians and get the peace process back on track.
"My goal is to...
Curated Video
USA: WASHINGTON: RUSSIAN PM VIKTOR CHERNOMYRDIN CONTINUES VISIT
Eng/Russ/Nat
The U-S President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin will hold a two-day summit in Helsinki, Finland in March.
The meeting was announced Friday by Vice President Al Gore and Russian Prime Minister Viktor...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON'S REACTION TO RUSSIA/IMF DEAL
English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton is welcoming the deal struck between Moscow and the International Monetary Fund.
In a speech in Washington on Tuesday, Clinton insisted that a stable, democratic Russia was critical to U-S...
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USA: BILL CLINTON MEETS MEXICAN PRESIDENT ERNESTO ZEDILLO
English/Nat
President Bill Clinton is beefing up naval presence in the Persian Gulf area as tensions continue to rise between the U-S and Iraq.
Clinton said on Friday the aircraft carrier \"U-S-S George Washington\" will join the \"U-S-S...
Curated Video
USA: IRISH PRIME MINISTER JOHN BRUTON MEETS PRESIDENT CLINTON
English/Nat
A new round of peace talks on Northern Ireland have got off to a good start Irish Prime Minister John Bruton at a Washington meeting with U-S President Clinton.
The thorny issue of disarmament by the outlawed Irish...
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FRANCE: PARIS: HILLARY CLINTON MEETS PRESIDENT CHIRAC
English/Nat
Hillary Clinton had a busy schedule on her second day in France, including a meeting with French President Jacques Chirac and his wife.
In a whirlwind tour of meetings, briefings, and even on-line computer demonstrations, the...
Curated Video
MIDDLE EAST: PALESTINAN AND ISRAELIS CONTINUE TO CLASH (V)
Arabic/Nat
VOICED BY: Sally Moore
Palestinians and Israeli soldiers clashed on the West Bank on Wednesday for the fourth day, despite a U-S appeal to stop the violence.
The Palestinians are demanding the release of prisoners, postponed...
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USA : WASHINGTON : IMF AND WORLD BANK MEETINGS CONCLUDE
English/Nat
The 50th annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund are wrapping up in Washington.
This year, the organizations' delegates find themselves at once looking back with pride -- and forward with some...
Curated Video
FRANCE: JACQUES CHIRAC MEETS CARL BILDT
English/Nat
French President Jacques Chirac has met Carl Bildt - the U-N special representative to Kosovo - as efforts to find a solution to the Balkans conflict continue.
Bildt said after the talks that the Russians must be involved in...
Curated Video
USA-Clinton On HAMAS Suicide Bombing In Jerusalem
US President Bill Clinton on Sunday (3/3) condemned the HAMAS
bomb attack on a Jerusalem bus, and pledged to continue the quest
for peace.
WS US President, Bill Clinton, walking to presser.
SOT - Bill Clinton:"The suicide bombing in the...
Curated Video
EGYPT: EGYPTAIR CRASH - PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S REACTION
English/Nat
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday said he was shocked after first hearing the news of the crashed EgyptAir flight and said the sad news has deeply affected the country.
Mubarak thanked President Bill Clinton for...
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UK: REACTION TO HORRIFIC BOMB ATTACKS IN KENYA & TANZANIA (2)
Nairobi, Kenya, and London U-K - August 7, 1998
Nairobi, Kenya
1. Tilt from bomb damaged building to ambulance
2. Various of people in ruins of building looking for survivors
London. U-K
3. Wide shot of Camille Tawil, correspondent at Al...
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BRUNEI: APEC LEADERS BEGIN SUMMIT
English/Nat
Pacific Rim leaders opened their annual summit on Wednesday in Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, with poor nations vowing to stand firm against rich countries who are pushing for a...
Curated Video
MIDDLE EAST: DAUGHTER OF PRISONER SPEAKS OUT ON HER HOPES
Arabic/Eng/Nat
The Palestinian girl who moved U-S president Bill Clinton to tears on Monday in Gaza, has said she hopes he will help free her father.
The girl's father was sentenced to life in an Israeli jail for the killing of two...
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Clinton says talks are only path to Palestinian statehood
1. Wide of delegates in meeting room at UN General Assembly, zoom in to US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shaking hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba
2. Mid of Genba handing Clinton a photo of her husband, Bill...
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SPAIN: MADRID: PRIME MINISTER WELCOMES NATO MEMBERS
English/Nat
On the eve of a landmark NATO summit, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar welcomed each members of NATO in Madrid on Monday.
Leaders from NATO's 16 countries have gathered in the Spanish capital to take a historic...
TED Talks
Nate Silver: Does racism affect how you vote?
Nate Silver has data that answers big questions about race in politics. For instance, in the 2008 presidential race, did Obama's skin color actually keep him from getting votes in some parts of the country? Stats and myths collide in...
TED Talks
Jonathan Harris: The Web's secret stories
Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the emotional world of the Web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the Internet to find out what we're all feeling and looking for.
Crash Course
The Clinton Years, or the 1990s Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you about the United States as it was in the 1990s. You'll remember from last week that the old-school Republican George H.W. Bush had lost the 1992 presidential election to a young upstart Democrat from...
Wonderscape
Maya Angelou’s Later Years and Lasting Legacy
This video explores Maya Angelou’s incredible legacy, from her Emmy-nominated role in Roots to her iconic poem Still I Rise. It highlights her time as a professor, her impactful inauguration poem for President Bill Clinton, and the...
Step Back History
The Lavender Scare: McCarthy's Other Crusade
The Red Scare wasn't just about hinting communists. It also resulted in thousands of LGBTQ+ federal workers losing their jobs.
Curated Video
Madeleine Albright's Brooches
The U.S.’s first female Secretary of State used her collection of brooches to get her point across when meeting with foreign leaders, a practice that became known as “Pin Diplomacy.”
Wonderscape
Rosa Parks: From Trial to Triumph in Civil Rights
This video outlines Rosa Parks' journey following her arrest, from the trial to her role in ending bus segregation. It details the strategic legal approach to appeal her case, her active participation in civil rights meetings, and the...