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Somalia - Aidid's Militia Take Former UN Compound
Militiamen loyal to Somali warlord, Mohamed Farah Aidid, occupied
the former U.N. headquarters compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday
(1/2) and embarked on a systematic looting spree after the last of
the U.N. troops withdrew on Tuesday...
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The US is releasing more details on the raid and firefight that killed Osama bin Laden in a luxe Pakistani compound, and on his burial in the North Arabian Sea.
HEADLINE: Bin Laden raid: How it happened
CAPTION: The U.S. is releasing more details on the raid and firefight that killed Osama bin Laden in a luxe Pakistani compound, and on his burial in the North Arabian Sea. (May 2)
(location:...
Sky News
Injured Palestinians being carried from Al Aqsa mosque compound
CLEAN: Exterior shots of a group of Palestian medical staff outside Lions' Gate, the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, with some injured Palestinians being carried away on stretchers on 10 May 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel
Bloomberg
Shanghai Slowly Emerges From Lockdown; Beijing Covid Cases Rise
Shanghai is slowly starting to emerge from a six-week lockdown amid signs the Covid-19 outbreak in the city is coming under control, while cases in Beijing are rising as the capital continues to tighten restrictions. John Liu reports on...
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Mexican military officials revealed to the press a vast methamphetamine manufacturing compound in a remote region of northern Mexico, three days after it was raided by soldiers.
HEADLINE: Massive drug making compound found in Mexico
CAPTION: Mexican military officials revealed to the press a vast methamphetamine manufacturing compound in a remote region of northern Mexico, three days after it was raided by...
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UN on evidence of atrocities, MSF on numbers of injured treated
South Sudan's political and military leaders should be held accountable for war crimes committed in the country, a senior United Nations official said on Friday.
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, said the...
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CROATIA: ZAGREB: DUTCH PEACEKEEPERS RELEASE: UPDATE
English/Nat
A group of 55 Dutch peacekeepers are safely back at U-N headquarters in Zagreb in Croatia after being released by the Bosnian Serbs.
The soldiers were detained Tuesday by the Serbs as they overran the so-called safe haven...
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Universal Newsreel
Story 7, KOJE - RED POWS SUBDUED AFTER BITTER BATTLE,
200 UN 25-569, 12 June 1952, b/w sound
06:19:36: Pershing tank inside prison compound. British guards don gas masks. They throw tear gas bombs over the...
Bloomberg
Pentagon Releases Video, Details of Raid on Al-Baghdadi Compound
Oct.31 -- General Kenneth McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, shows images and video footage at the Pentagon on Wednesday of the weekend raid by U.S. forces that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Bloomberg
Do We Already Have the Cure for Covid-19?
Apr.13 -- A vaccine for the deadly coronavirus could be years away and the world can’t wait that long. But what if there was a cure that already existed? While big pharma races to make a new drug, some scientists are looking at what we...
Sky News
Almost half a million cases of coronavirus reported in South Africa
VOICED: The number of Coronavirus cases in South Africa is fast approaching half a million - with an extra 11 thousand new infections recorded today. And there are concerns that the real number could be much higher because hospitals are...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : New Covid-19 sweat test device being used to test market vendors
A new Covid testing device that uses armpit sweat to take readings is shown in action checking salespeople for the virus in Thailand’s sweltering capital Bangkok (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Major fire after UN compound takes direct hit from Israeli shelling, UN comment
Northern Gaza-Israeli border, January 15 2009
1. Wide of huge plume of black smoke rising over burning building
2. Mid of large cloud of smoke over burning building in Gaza
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - 15 January 2009
3. Wide of massive...
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Standoff between troops and students
1. Various of confrontation between soldiers and students
2. AUDIO of soldiers firing warning shots over crowd
3. Soldiers pushing the crowd away using with their rifles
4. Confrontation of soldiers and students
5. Various of Iraqis...
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An effort to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch has fizzled and it appears more likely a funeral and burial will take place in Los Angeles, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday
HEADLINE: Plan to bury Jackson at Neverland fizzles
CAPTION: An effort to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch has fizzled and it appears more likely a funeral and burial will take place in Los Angeles, a person familiar with the...
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British ambassador condemns "cowardly" attack
1. Mid of the British Ambassador to Afghanistan, William Patey
2. SOUNDBITE (English) William Patey, British Ambassador to Afghanistan:
"We regret the death of three Afghan local nationals who were killed in this attack who worked for...
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The U.S. says it wants to talk to the 3 widows of Osama bin Laden, who are in Pakistani custody. Officials say information from them could help answer questions about whether Pakistani authorities helped hide the al-Qaida leader while he was on the run.
HEADLINE: US says it wants access to 3 bin Laden widows
CAPTION: The U.S. says it wants to talk to the 3 widows of Osama bin Laden, who are in Pakistani custody. Officials say information from them could help answer questions about...
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AFGHANISTAN: KABUL: TALIBAN REBELS SEIZE CONTROL OF CAPITAL UPDATE
English/Nat
A former Afghan president has been executed after Taliban fighter took the capital, Kabul.
Islamic rebels seized former president Najibullah from a United Nations compound Friday. His bloated and beaten body was found...
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Coalition spokesman reax as coalition airstrike kills 7 children
1. Set-up of Coalition Forces spokesman Major Christopher L. Belcher
2. Close of gun
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Major Christopher L. Belcher, Afghan Coalition Forces spokesman:
" The Afghan Coalition Forces conducted a strike on a...
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UN asks for US$613m for Palestinians, Ban, Peres, Netanyahu on Iran
1. Interior of lobby of Congress Centre, venue for World Economic Forum
2. News conference with United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General:
"The population were already...
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CHINA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL STAGE POLITICAL PRISONER PROTEST
English/Nat
The human rights group Amnesty International has tested the limits of Chinese tolerance with a rare protest highlighting the plight of political prisoners.
The demonstration came at the NGO (Non-Governmental Organisation)...