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1. Israeli Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres, approaching press 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shimon Peres, Israeli Foreign Minister "Yesterday an agreement was reached between the Palestinians, and us, to renew the security meetings and I hope...

US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy held talks in New York on Monday (29/09) to prepare for the first high-level meeting between Israelis and Palestinians for a month. It's hoped the talks...

Israel on Thursday (14/3) eased the controversial sea closure, aimed at preventing wanted Hamas activists from escaping to Egypt via the sea. On his return from the international Middle East peace summit in Egypt, Arafat said the meeting...

Israeli authorities eased their security closures of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Monday (1/9), allowing a limited number of Palestinian workers to return to their jobs in Israel for the first time in more than a month. In Gaza...

HEADLINE: Not Guilty Plea for BART Officer CAPTION: The BART officer charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man on New Year's Day pleaded not guilty Thursday. Johannes Mehserle was ordered held without bail. (Jan....

1. Various, bus arriving at prison 2. People getting off bus with placards 3. Various, people walking towards prison 4. People sitting on grass 5. Close shot placards 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alice Fitzgerald, Protester "With this...

Jericho clashes and anger at key Arab offices shutdown At the Jericho roadblock on Monday afternoon (28/8), hundreds of Palestinians set fire to Israeli flags and threw stones at Israeli soldiers. Palestinians living in the autonomous...

English/Nat For the residents of Lockerbie, the commencement of the trial of the two Libyans suspected in the bombing of Pan Am 103 comes as a relief. They have waited almost 12 years to see what they say is positive action concerning...

English/Nat Relatives of Americans who died in the Lockerbie disaster have reacted with dismay to the World Court decision on the Pan Am bombing case. The United Nations' highest judicial body ruled on Friday that it has jurisdiction to...

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday (28/8) said that Israel's lifting of a month-long closure of Bethlehem was welcome, but remaining blockades in the West Bank and Gaza Strip must be ended. WS Yasser Arafat gets in car; VS...

English/Nat A serial killer who videotaped victims begging for their lives has been sentenced to death for a spree of sexual torture and murder. Charles Ng, a 38-year-old Hong Kong immigrant and former Marine, was sentenced on Wednesday,...

More than 17 years after the murder of 9-year-old Jimmy Ryce, which spawned new laws regarding confinement of sexual predators and improved police procedures in missing child cases, the boy's father said his killer's scheduled execution...

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired the weekly cabinet meeting on Friday (24/1) at his office in Jerusalem. The meeting took place against the backdrop of heightened security in East Jerusalem, where, on the third...

English/Nat Israeli army troops started pulling back from strategic points in the West Bank on Wednesday. In parallel, Israel opened the international crossings for Palestinians at Allenby bridge. An army spokesman said Israel could...

English/Nat Top army officers are reportedly recommending that Israel ease its four-month closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Signs of a move to ease the closure were supported by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said he did...

1. Galina Golovenko sitting in hospital room with her partner and Dr Eyal Melamed 2. Medium of Galina's legs 3. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Galina Golovenko "I was a bit worried at the beginning but I will overcome the worry." 4. SOUNDBITE:...

Israeli authorities were on Friday (15/8) on a state of high alert following threats of further suicide bombings. Security has again been tightened at checkpoints between Israel and the Palestinian territories. 0.00 WS security barriers...

AP Entertainment Los Angeles, 7 July 2009 1. Wide shot Staples Center 2. Mid Shot fans outside Center 3. Fans queue 4. Close up fan's wristband 5. Close up fan's wristband 6. Close up fan's wristband 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox Pop: "We...

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