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FMs arrive for summit set to be dominated by Syria and NKorea
1. Zoom in to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Catherine Ashton, arriving for meeting
2. Mid of Ashton meeting British Foreign Secretary, William Hague
3. Mid of Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida, arriving...
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US Sec of State Kerry meets Indonesian counterpart Natalegawa
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Indonesian counterpart, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Monday.
Kerry signed the guest book at the Indonesian Foreign Ministry in Jakarta before holding a short meeting with...
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Chirac statement, reax to Bush election win
1. Various of letter from French President Jacques Chirac to US President George W Bush
2. Wide shot newspaper stand
3. Pan down newspaper stand to people buying papers
4. Newspaper headlines on Bush re-election
5. Man choosing...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry holds talks with Chinese Premier
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Brunei on Wednesday.
He was expected to try to cool tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, as he's also set to meet with the leaders of the 10...
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US Secretary of State Kerry addresses NATO summit
1. Wide of US Secretary of State John Kerry arriving at media conference
2. Cutaway of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Kerry, US Secretary of State:
"The mass murder that is taking place outside of Damascus is unacceptable. We...
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Delaying Iran nuclear deal could lead to 'better' results in future, says Israel
As the deadline looms for a deal over Iran's nuclear activities, an Israeli minister says no agreement could have "better" results in the future.
It's reported that ongoing talks may have to be extended beyond the Monday target date....
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Palestinians in West Bank march in protest at Gaza bombardment
Palestinians in the West Bank town of Ramallah, marched on Sunday evening in a show of solidarity with Gaza residents as Israel continued its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
Around 200 men and women waved Palestinian flags, chanted slogans...
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Opposition officials comment of US-Russia agreement on Syria's chemical weapons
Syrian National Council, the main opposition group in exile, was dismissive on Saturday of a US-Russia agreement which aims to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014.
The deal includes assessing the weapons stockpile,...
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Kerry meets PM to discuss South Sudan crisis, visits hospital
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday blasted South Sudan's ethnic and political leaders for creating the same kind of violence their people sought to escape when they voted three years ago to break away from Sudan.
Kerry made the...
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Kerry, other Congress members visit, presser
1. John Kerry, United States Senator from Massachusetts and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arriving with delegation of US officials to meeting with Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Sharaa
2. Mid of al-Sharaa
3. Mid of...
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US Secretary of State Kerry meets Palestinian President Abbas
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday.
Kerry and Abbas were expected to discuss the latest tension between Israel and the Palestinians over claims to a...
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USA:WASHINGTON:SENATE TO VOTE ON LIFTING OF BOSNIAN ARMS EMBARGO
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The U-S Senate has agreed to vote Wednesday afternoon on a proposal to lift the arms embargo against Bosnia.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has predicted overwhelming support for the plan. But the Clinton Administration has...
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US lawmakers back increased funding for IMF, Strauss-Kahn comms
1. World Bank President, Robert Zoellick, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator John Kerry and Managing Director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn walking into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator John...
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Kerry and Lavrov attend summit, Libya on Saadi extradition
World diplomats gathered in Rome on Thursday to discuss how to help Libya create a stable government amid violence and growing political tensions that have festered since former President Moammar Gadhafi's regime crumbled in...
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Lavrov arrives for talks with Kerry on Syria weapons plan, Brahimi comment
US Secretary of State John Kerry has rejected Syrian President Bashar Assad's 30-day deadline for submitting chemical weapons data, saying that words are not enough.
The rejection came as Kerry and his team opened two days of meetings...
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Hollywood actor and director Ben Affleck brought his star power and expertise to Washington, meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry and testifying on Capitol Hill about the strife in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Feb. 26)
Academy award-winner Ben Affleck understands that celebrity is a double-edged sword, helping him draw attention to the strife and suffering in the Congo while attracting skeptics dismissive of Hollywood stars and causes.
So the actor...
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Kerry says support will go to opposition if Assad fails to engage in peace talks
1. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh entering news conference
2. Mid of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English), John Kerry, US Secretary of State:
"If Bashar Assad thinks that the gains he is made in...
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Freed prisoners return to West Bank Gaza, Regev and Hamdallah reaction
Released Palestinian prisoners celebrated their freedom on Wednesday with families and cheering crowds in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners early on Wednesday, the second of four batches to be...
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Kerry and FMs arrive for coalition talks on IS
Foreign ministers from across the world were in London on Thursday to attend a meeting at Lancaster House to discuss strategies to combat the Islamic State group.
Among those arriving in the morning were US Secretary of State John Kerry,...
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SNC prepares for 3-day meeting to elect new president
1. Wide of member of Syrian National Coalition's decision-making political office, Louay Safi walking
2. Wide of Safi being interviewed
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Louay Safi, Syrian National Coalition:
"The meeting is going to deal with a...
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Arab FMs hold meeting to discuss break down in talks between Israel and Palestinians
Arab foreign ministers convened at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday for an emergency meeting with regard to the breakdown in talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
The meeting came with the Israeli-Palestinian...
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US Secretary of State arrives for meetings with Egyptian Foreign Minister
US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Cairo on Sunday pressing for reforms during the highest-level American visit to Egypt since the ousting of the country's first democratically elected president.
The Egyptian military's removal of...
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China urges the United States to stay away from its maritime disputes
China on Tuesday urged the United States to keep out of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea following increased tensions between China and Vietnam over the last week.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told media...
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Democrat Katherine Clark has been sworn in as Massachusetts' newest member of Congress. Clark took her oath of office Thursday on the floor of the House of Representatives. Clark easily defeated three opponents in Tuesday's special election. (Dec. 12)
Democrat Katherine Clark has been sworn in as the state's newest member of Congress.
Clark took her oath of office Thursday on the floor of the House of Representative in Washington, joined by U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, U.S. Edward Markey...