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Kosovo's Albanians welcome US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton
1. Wide of billboard of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reading (English) 'Welcome'
2. Wide of Pristina street
3. Mid of shop called Hillary on Pristina's Bill Clinton boulevard with statue of former US President Bill...
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ALBANIA: EL BASAN: 2 MEN SHOT DEAD
Natural Sound
While Tirana appears calm, sporadic violence has erupted in towns and villages outside the Albanian capital.
Two men were shot dead Tuesday night in El Basan, 50 kilometres south of Tirana.
With armed gangs terrorizing...
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ALBANIA: LEADING OPPOSITION FIGURE ASSASSINATED
Natural Sound
A leading Albanian opposition figure was assassinated by unidentified gunmen on Saturday night as he emerged from his party's headquarters in the capital Tirana.
It was the second time Azem Hajdari, a prominent Democratic...
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ISRAEL: JERUSALEM: ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER FATOS NANO VISIT
English/Nat
The Albanian prime minister on Wednesday said the West should not rule out the use of military action against Serbia if violence against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo continued.
But - speaking in Jerusalem - Fatos Nano said he...
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ALBANIA: AID ARRIVES FOR KOSOVO REFUGEES
English/Nat
Planes carrying relief supplies for some 100-thousand refugees from Kosovo arrived in Albania on Thursday.
The refugees have poured into Europe's poorest country since NATO started attacks on Yugoslavia last week.
Four relief...
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ALBANIA: ALBANIAN ARMY REPORTEDLY BEGINNING TO PULL BACK TANKS
Natural Sound
The Albanian army has reportedly begun to pull back its tanks, following orders from President Sali Berisha.
Army units are said to be withdrawing from southern towns after Sunday's political agreement in which...
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Albania - More troops arrive
The Italian-led multinational force for Albania began deploying troops and equipment for the first time in rebel-held parts of the country on Monday (21/4).
pan sea;
troops looking out;
dinghy arriving;
soldier looking out
soldiers...
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ALBANIA: KOSOVO CRISIS: KUKES: REFUGEES LEAVE FOR HOME
Albanian/Nat
Thousands of ethnic Albanians continue to stream back into Kosovo on Wednesday morning, shrugging off warnings about land mines and ongoing tensions,
In two hours alone on Tuesday 1-thousand people crossed from Kukes,...
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ALBANIA: KOSOVO: REFUGEES CROSS BORDER
Zhuri, Pogaj and Vermica, Kosovo and Morini, Albania
Zhuri, Kosovo
1. Various shots of wrecked Serb positions over border
2. Serbian watchtower
3. Smoke rising from damaged house
Pogaj, Kosovo
4. Various Albanian monitors looking...
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Mussolini, Toy, Speedway
Mussolini Takes Albania
In a surprise coup, Italian troops move in and quickly conquer the tiny country. The action prompts British Prime Minister Chamberlain to abandon his policy of appeasement and warn against further...
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YUGOSLAVIA: BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY COOK IN BELGRADE
English/Nat
British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook travelled to Belgrade on Saturday to deliver an ultimatum for the warring sides in Kosovo to start urgent peace talks or face consequences.
Representing the six country Contact Group on...
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ALBANIA: TIRANA: ORTHODOX CHURCH
Albanian/Nat
For many of the predominantly Muslim Kosovar refugees, the Orthodox church is a symbol of Serb nationalism.
But in the Albanian capital of Tirana, one church has become the hand that feeds them.
The Sunday morning church...
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ALBANIA: KOSOVO REFUGEE CRISIS: RELOCATION
English/Nat
Thousands of refugees are being relocated from overcrowded camps in the north of Albania.
A joint UNHCR-NATO mission is transporting the refugees from Kukes to other districts in the south.
More than 100-thousand ethnic...
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ALBANIA: TIRANA: US/NATO TROOPS PREPARE FOR PATROL
English/Nat
The vaunted Apache attack helicopters that were to have added a unique punch to NATO's air campaign are unlikely to see combat over Kosovo anytime soon.
U-S President Bill Clinton on Tuesday said the risk to pilots was...
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ALBANIA: EU OBSERVERS ARRIVE TO TRY AND RESOLVE CRISIS
English/Nat
A group of European Union observers have flown to Albania with a brief to try to resolve the crisis which is tearing the country apart.
Arriving by helicopter Monday, the team were met by officials and driven away in a ...
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ALBANIA: NATO MILITARY EXERCISES ENTER FOURTH DAY
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NATO troops are in their fourth day of manoeuvres in a remote training field in the mountains of Albania.
The joint exercises between NATO troops and troops from Albania, Lithuania and Russia are designed to show the...
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ALBANIA: KOSOVO: REFUGEES REACTIONS TO PEACE PLANS
English/Nat
Kosovar refugees in Albania have given a cautious welcome to news that Belgrade has accepted peace proposals delivered by peace envoys Victor Chernomyrdin and Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari.
Many first heard the news on...
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ALBANIA: KOSOVO REFUGEE CRISIS: SERB ATROCITIES CLAIM
English/Nat
A British war crimes expert is to be despatched to the Balkans to gather evidence of Serb atrocities from the latest refugees to pour out of Kosovo.
The recently appointed war crimes coordinator is to travel to Albania to...
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ALBANIA/KOSOVO: REFUGEES CROSS BORDER INTO ALBANIA
Albanian/Nat
Hundreds of refugees fleeing the fighting in Kosovo have crossed the border into neighbouring Albania.
Whole families travelling with whatever they could carry have been crossing the frontier in a steadily growing stream....
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ALBANIA: NATO MILITARY EXERCISES CONTINUE UPDATE
English/Nat
NATO military exercises are continuing in Albania even as fresh clashes broke out in the neighbouring Yugoslav province of Kosovo.
And the deputy head of the U-N refugee agency has warned of a catastrophe in Kosovo unless...
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WRAP Opposition PDK claims elex victory ADDS Mitrovica reax
Pristina
1. Wide of street covered in snow
2. Placards showing Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) leader Hashim Thaci
3. Mid of flags waving
4. Wide of street with snow falling
5. Placard showing Hashim Thaci reading: (Albanian) "Be proud...
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SERBIA: LEADER OF KOSOVO'S ETHNIC ALBANIANS PRESS CONFERENCE
Eng/Albanian/Nat
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and the independence-seeking leader of Kosovo's ethnic Albanians met in Belgrade for the first time on Friday.
They hailed the U-S-brokered talks as an initial step toward peace in...
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ALBANIA: APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTERS AT TIRANA
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NATO says U-S Army Apache helicopters and their supporting troops and equipment are now ready for action against Yugoslav forces.
The final six attack helicopters arrived in Albania on Monday.
Their deployment brings U-S...
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ALBANIA: VLORA: ALBANIANS RETURN TO THEIR HOMELAND
Albanian/Italian
Over 8-hundred Albanians, who've been living in Greece, returned to their homeland on Friday to take part in Sunday's elections.
The first port of call for Greek ferries carrying the influx of Albanians was the town of ...