APTN 1830 PRIME NEWS NORTH AMERICA
AP-APTN-1830 North America Prime News -Final
Thursday, 8 April 2010
North America Prime News
Czech Rep START 6 03:49 AP Clients Only
WRAP Obama, Medvedev sign arms deal, warn of sanctions for Iran
Brazil Landslide 2 02:15 AP Clients Only
REPLAY At least 200 buried in latest landslide to hit region, AP pix
++Mexico Bodies 02:02 No Access Mexico
NEW Bodies of 12 murder victims, 8 of them partially burned are found
++US Woods 03:22 See Script
NEW Fans react as US golfer plays for 1st time since affairs revealed
+US Mine 4 03:42 AP Clients Only
WRAP Rising gas levels force rescue team to leave mine, presser ADDS reax
+Kyrgyzstan Protests 3 03:59 Part No Access Russia
WRAP Opp proclaims interim govt after violent uprising; protest ADDS morgue
Sudan Hunger 03:20 See Script
REPLAY UN mission warns of famine in southern Sudan
B-u-l-l-e-t-i-n begins at 1830 GMT.
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AP-APTN-1830: Czech Rep START 6
Thursday, 8 April 2010
STORY:Czech Rep START 6- WRAP Obama, Medvedev sign arms deal, warn of sanctions for Iran
LENGTH: 03:49
FIRST RUN: 1330
RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only
TYPE: English/Russian/Nat
SOURCE: Czech TV Pool
STORY NUMBER: 642380
DATELINE: Prague, 8 Apr 2010
LENGTH: 03:49
CZECH TV POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLY
SHOTLIST
(FIRST RUN 0930 AMERICAS PRIME NEWS - 8 APRIL 2010)
1. Wide of convoy
2. Various of US President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus during photo-op at Prague Castle
(FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 8 APRIL 2010)
3. Wide of Spanish Hall in castle complex
4. Cutaway of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
5. Obama and Medvedev enter Spanish Hall
6. Wide of Obama and Medvedev at podiums
7. Cutaway of audience
8. Various of signing ceremony
(FIRST RUN 1330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 8 APRIL 2010)
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"I also came to office committed to resetting relations between the United States and Russia, and I know that President Medvedev shared that commitment. As he said at our first meeting in London, our relationship had started to drift, making it difficult to cooperate on issues of common interest to our people. And when the United States and Russia are not able to work together on big issues it is not good for either of our nations nor is it good for the world. Together we've stopped that drift and proven the benefits of cooperation. Today is an important milestone for nuclear security and non-proliferation and for US-Russia relations."
(FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 8 APRIL 2010)
10. Obama and Medvedev at the podium
(FIRST RUN 1230 NEWS UPDATE - 8 APRIL 2010)
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President:
"Those nations that follow the rules will find greater security and opportunity. Those nations that refuse to meet their obligations will be isolated and denied the opportunity that comes with international recognition. That includes accountability for those that break the rules - otherwise the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) is just words on a page. That is why the United States and Russia are part of a coalition of nations insisting that the Islamic Republic of Iran face consequences because they have continually failed to meet their obligations. We are working together at the United Nations Security Council to pass strong sanctions on Iran and we will not tolerate actions that flout the NPT, risk an arms race in a vital region and threaten the credibility of the international community and our collective security."
(FIRST RUN 1130 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 8 APRIL 2010)
12. Wide of both leaders at the podium
13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President:
"As a result (of this) we obtained a document that maintains the balance of interests of Russia and the United States of America in full measure. The most important thing is that there are no winners and losers here. This is a so called "win-win situation."
14. Obama and Medvedev at podiums, audience clapping
15. Top shot of hall
16. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President:
"This signature will open a new page in cooperation between our two countries and we will create safer conditions for life around the world."
17. Wide of the audience
STORYLINE
Seeking to end years of rancor, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday signed the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation, signalling a bold new opening in relations between the former Cold War foes.
The new treaty, the first of its kind in two decades, will shrink the limit of nuclear warheads to 1,550 per country over seven years.
That still allows for mutual destruction several times over. But it is intended to send a strong signal that Russia and the US, which between them own more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons, are serious about disarmament.
The men stood side-by-side in an elegant hall in the Czech Republic capital city after signing the nuclear arms deal that awaits ratification by the Russian legislature and the US Senate.
The White House lobbying effort on ratification is under way.
Medvedev hailed the signing as a "win-win" deal that would launch a new chapter of cooperation between the countries.
Beyond slashing nuclear arsenals, Obama said the treaty was also part of efforts to "reset" ties with Russia, badly strained under the Bush administration, and engage Moscow more in dealing with global challenges, including the nuclear arsenal of North Korea and the suspected nuclear ambitions of Iran.
"Our relationship had started to drift, making it difficult to cooperate on issues of common interest to our people," Obama told the hall.
"Together we've stopped that drift and proven the benefits of cooperation," he added.
During Thursday's signing, Obama and Medvedev reaffirmed their commitment to considering new sanctions against Iran, if the Islamic Republic continues to refuse to suspend uranium enrichment and start talks on its nuclear programme.
Obama said the US would not tolerate any actions by Iran that risk an arms race in the Middle East or threaten the credibility of the international community.
Medvedev said it was regrettable that Iran had not responded to many constructive proposals the international community had offered, and added it was possible the United Nations Security Council would have to take up the issue.
"We are working together at the United Nations Security Council to pass strong sanctions on Iran and we will not tolerate actions that flout the NPT, risk an arms race in a vital region and threaten the credibility of the international community and our collective security," Obama said.
The United States, Britain, Russia, France, Germany and China will meet later on Thursday for talks in New York on a fourth UN sanctions resolution for Iran, which insists its uranium enrichment programme is for peaceful purposes.
Thursday's nuclear arms pact is only part of the Obama administration's new nuclear strategy.
It was signed only days after the White House announced a fundamental shift in its policy on the use of nuclear weapons, calling the acquisition of atomic arms by "terrorists" or rogue states a worse menace than the Cold War threat of mutual annihilation.
Other US nuclear initiatives will follow the Prague signing, with leaders from more than 40 countries gathering in Washington next week to discuss improvements in securing nuclear arsenals.
The White House also plans to lead calls for disarmament in May at the United Nations during an international conference on strengthening the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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AP-APTN-1830: Brazil Landslide 2
Thursday, 8 April 2010
STORY:Brazil Landslide 2- REPLAY At least 200 buried in latest landslide to hit region, AP pix
LENGTH: 02:15
FIRST RUN: 1630
RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only
TYPE: Portugese/Nat
SOURCE: AP TELEVISION
STORY NUMBER: 642388
DATELINE: Niteroi - 8 Apr 2010
LENGTH: 02:15
AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY
SHOTLIST:
1. Wide of Morro Bumba shantytown following landslide
2. Close of crater formed by landslide
3. Rescue workers removing waste from area
4. Close of fire fighter
5. Wide of firefighters moving debris
6. Residents walking by scene
7. Firefighters at scene
8. Close of woman crying and being consoled by other woman
9. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Renilda Souza, Niteroi resident:
"There are still a lot of people under there, a lot of people. I wouldn't be surprised if they find some 500 people buried underneath there. That entire area was a neighbourhood full of homes."
10. Various of firefighters searching through rubble
11. Rio de Janeiro state Secretary of Health, Sergio Cortes
12. SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Sergio Cortes, Rio de Janeiro state Secretary of Health:
"Our team works manually in the search and rescue operations. They also use sticks and utensils, like spoons, in order to search for those who are missing. The team is at risk of getting cut or hurt, which could lead to the spread of disease because they are in the middle of a dump."
13. Firefighters searching through rubbish and debris
14. House on the edge of hill
15. Wide of people watching dump truck digging through dirt and debris
16. People watching
17. Back hoe digging through dirt
18. Close of frontloader removing dirt
19. Military police walking by women on floor
20. Close of woman crying
21. Wide of people watching search and rescue operations
STORYLINE:
Search and rescue operations continued in a shantytown near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, where authorities estimate some 200 people may be buried under tons of mud and rubbish following a deadly landslide.
If confirmed, the deaths would raise the toll sharply from the 153 people already known to have died this week in slides triggered by record rains.
The landslide that hit late on Wednesday was a wall of black earth and garbage about 40 feet (12 meters) high that ploughed through the Morro Bumba area before coming to a halt along the edge of road in Niteroi, a city of about 500-thousand across the bay from Rio.
On Thursday, crews with heavy machinery dug through the debris and about a dozen trucks lined up to haul it off.
News broadcasts showed one house on top of the hill with only two walls standing, and a bed, a night stand and a television inside. Everything else went down with the slide.
Residents told local media that a small church, a day care centre and several business were in the area and likely buried.
The federal government announced an emergency fund of 200 million reals (114 (m) million US dollars) to help the state deal with the mudslides and flooding.
A fire department spokesman said six bodies had been found so far in the Morro Bumba and 28 people were rescued after the mudslide hit late on Wednesday.
Alves Souza, commander of the firefighters in the Niteroi rescue operations, said the wet, steep terrain posed a continued threat to anyone
trapped in the wreckage and emergency crews as well.
Rio de Janeiro state Health Secretary Sergio Cortes said rescue teams faced additional challenges as the homes were built on top of a former landfill.
"The team is at risk of getting cut or hurt, which could lead to the spread of diseases because they are in the middle of a dump," Cortes said.
Record rainfall since Monday has triggered deadly mudslides across Rio's metropolitan area.
Firefighters said the official death toll stands at 153, but that does not include those buried in Morro Bumba.
Officials said at least 11-thousand people were forced from their homes and at least 10-thousand homes were at risk from possible slides.
Some local residents fear that officials are bound to find many more bodies in the days to come.
Nearly all the deaths were caused by mudslides that smashed through hillside dwellings crowded with poorly built shacks, and Rio officials have said they will forced evictions of residents living in at-risk areas.
Similar figures were seen across Rio's metropolitan area.
The toll has already surpassed that of 2008 flooding and slides in the southern state of Santa Catarina that killed nearly 130 people and displaced about 80-thousand.
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AP-APTN-1830: ++Mexico Bodies
Thursday, 8 April 2010
STORY:++Mexico Bodies- NEW Bodies of 12 murder victims, 8 of them partially burned are found
LENGTH: 02:02
FIRST RUN: 1830
RESTRICTIONS: No Access Mexico
TYPE: Spanish/Nat
SOURCE: TV Azteca
STORY NUMBER: 642401
DATELINE: Nayarit - 7 Apr 2010
LENGTH: 02:02
++CLIENTS PLEASE IGNORE THE EDIT SENT EARLIER IN ERROR - USE THIS INSTEAD++
++CORRECTION IN DATE - THE PICTURES WERE SHOT ON 7 APRIL, NOT 8 APRIL++
SHOTLIST
AZTECA - NO ACCESS MEXICO
1. Pan of burned out pickup truck
2. Close-up shot of bags of evidence held by police official
3. Pan of burned out pickup truck to workers attaching chains to tow it away
4. Close-up of burned wheel
5. Pan of soldiers, pulls out to show police vehicle
6. Medium shot of a military vehicle backing up
7. Medium of flatbed truck hauling off burned out pickup truck
8. Pan of blood on the ground
9. Bullet-riddled pickup truck
10. Tilt up from truck gate to bullet holes in back window
11. Tight shot of blood on truck
12. Bullet hole in the windshield
13. Burned out car
14. Burned wheel
15. Close-up of bullet hole
16. Medium shot of police motorcycle with the car in the background
17. Gun on ground near car
18. Police looking at the gun
STORYLINE
Mexican authorities said on Wednesday the bodies of 12 murder victims, eight of them partially burned, were found in a Pacific coast state.
The Nayarit state Attorney General's Office said the corpses were discovered in fields outside the town of Xalisco late on Tuesday.
Officials said police found the eight burned bodies in the bed of a pickup truck abandoned on a dirt road after receiving reports of several shootings and four more bodies were found nearby.
Police have also found at least 10 abandoned cars with weapons inside. Near one burned out car, police inspected a pistol lying on the ground.
The killings are believed to be associated with drug trafficking, but there are no suspects, the agency said in a statement.
Drug violence has claimed more than 18,000 lives across Mexico since December 2006 when President Felipe Calderon launched a crackdown on organised crime.
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AP-APTN-1830: ++US Woods
Thursday, 8 April 2010
STORY:++US Woods- NEW Fans react as US golfer plays for 1st time since affairs revealed
LENGTH: 03:22
FIRST RUN: 1830
RESTRICTIONS: See Script
TYPE: English/Nat
SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/NIKE GOLF
STORY NUMBER: 642397
DATELINE: Augusta - 8 April 2010
LENGTH: 03:22
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NIKE GOLF - AP CLIENTS ONLY/MUST ONSCREEN COURTESY 'NIKE GOLF'
SHOTLIST:
NIKE GOLF - AP CLIENTS ONLY/MUST ONSCREEN COURTESY 'NIKE GOLF'
Released 8 April 2010
1. NIKE commercial showing US golfer Tiger Woods, looking directly into the camera while the voice of his father is heard
UPSOUND (English) Earl Woods, Tiger Woods' late father: ++ OVERLAID WITH TIGER WOODS LOOKING INTO CAMERA++
"Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion. I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are and did you learn anything."
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Augusta, 8 April 2010
2. Wide of the Master's Tournament entrance
3. Crowd walking into the tournament
4. Various of Kevin Meredith watching new Tiger Woods commercial
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevin Meredith, Masters patron :
"He's in recovery. Let him be in recovery. Let him have his anonymity. Let him have his privacy. That's what I think. So I think that's good. What have you learned, Tiger? And what have we all learned from you?"
6. Masters Patrons walking into the tournament
7. Various of Paul Wilson watching new Woods commercial
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Wilson, Ticket broker:
"Well have having Earl Woods on there was very good, it makes it more homely and connected, but as far as really being able to connect and bring his reputation back to where it should be, you know I don't know if that is really gonna work."
9. Mid of Masters patrons
10. Mid of Amber Swedgan watching new Woods commercial
11. Wide of Swedgan
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Amber Swedgan, Masters patron:
"I just think that he is an incredible athlete and I'm happy that he is here playing and I really hope he works things out with his family and I think it is a great commercial."
13. Tilt down from Gate 6 sign to people walking into the tournament
14. People walking into the tournament
15. Board with sign reading (English): "Thank you for attending"
16. Set up of Matt Corey, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Golfsmith
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matt Corey, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Golfsmith:
"We've actually, surprisingly a little bit to us, we have actually seen sales increase on his products. We looked at the last five months of sales versus a year ago and we are actually up 8percent in TW sales, and hats that has the most visible logo, hats are up 24 percent."
18. Wide of Corey
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matt Corey, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Golfsmith:
"It is a little surprising. And you know we thought that we would see a dip. I mean naturally you kind of assume that there would be a dip, but there hasn't been that impact. And again I think it really speaks to the fact that we're a forgiving society and I think people are willing to if they really believe Tiger's sincere, they want to see him play golf. Core golfers love to watch him hit the ball and that at the end of the day is what they want."
20. Wide of Corey
NIKE GOLF - AP CLIENTS ONLY/MUST ONSCREEN COURTESY 'NIKE GOLF'
Released 8 April 2010
21. NIKE commercial showing US golfer Tiger Woods, looking directly into the camera while the voice of his father is heard
UPSOUND (English) Earl Woods, Tiger Woods' late father: ++ OVERLAID WITH TIGER WOODS LOOKING INTO CAMERA++
"I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are and did you learn anything."
STORYLINE
Fans of Tiger Woods reacted on Thursday as the US golfer played for the first time since his affairs were revealed.
Tiger Woods got off to a solid start on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia, as he returned to golf at the Masters, shooting a couple of pars then a birdie at the third hole.
While Woods was preparing to tee off at The Masters golf tournament, Nike sports equipment released a stark, black-and-white TV ad that showed a solemn Woods, looking directly into the camera while the voice of his father is heard.
"Did you learn anything?" says Earl Woods, who died in 2006.
The father goes on to ask about his son's feelings and what his thinking was.
While obviously directed at Tiger's golf game when first recorded, the questions have a double meaning following revelations of extramarital affairs five months ago.
Released early on Thursday morning, the commercial tries to re-establish Tiger Woods as returning to his roots.
Woods' fans appeared to be sympathetic and supportive on Thursday as they were walking into the tournament.
Masters Patron, Kevin Meredith urged fans to let Woods have his privacy, but others questioned whether Woods will ever be able to truthfully connect with his admirers again.
Nike has long had a financial relationship with Tiger Woods, and was one of the few sponsors to stick with him since the November sex scandal broke.
Economically, Woods-endorsed products apparently are increasing in consumer demand.
"We've actually, surprisingly a little bit to us, we have actually seen sales increase on his products," said Matt Corey, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Golfsmith.
Officials at Augusta National insisted that no one player, not even when it's the world's best embroiled in a scandal, would overshadow their tournament.
And for a few moments, at least, that was the case as Jack Nicklaus joined Arnold Palmer at the first tee shortly after sunrise for the opening shots.
Woods has won the Masters four times before.
Woods has not played in a professional tournament since winning the Australian Masters five months ago.
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AP-APTN-1830: +Kyrgyzstan Protests 3
Thursday, 8 April 2010
STORY:+Kyrgyzstan Protests 3- WRAP Opp proclaims interim govt after violent uprising; protest ADDS morgue
LENGTH: 03:59
FIRST RUN: 1830
RESTRICTIONS: Part No Access Russia
TYPE: Russian/Natsound
SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/RU-RTR/MIR TV
STORY NUMBER: 642396
DATELINE: Bishkek/Nr Moscow - 8 April 2010
LENGTH: 03:59
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RU-RTR - NO ACCESS RUSSIA
MIR TV - NO ACCESS RUSSIA
SHOTLIST:
(FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 8 APRIL 2010)
MIR TV - NO ACCESS RUSSIA
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - April 8, 2010
1. Wide of exterior Bakiyev's family house
2. Tilt up of entrance porch
3. Mid interior of people inside picking up ceiling lamp
4. Tilt up of burnt staircase
5. Pan right of Bakiyev family houses and garden
6. Mid pan of burnt and damaged roof
7. Mid of woman holding large photo of son of Bakiyev, Maksim, zoom in to photo
(FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 8 APRIL 2010)
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - April 8, 2010
8. Exterior of hospital
9. Various of wounded people inside wards
10. Various of wounded patients
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Ilichbek Blagodiev, Deputy Chief Doctor:
"During the past night we received 135 patients. One hundred were hospitalised. Thirty-one patients got medical assistance, surgeries or manipulations, or refused treatment or will undergo treatment in their district outpatient clinics. Four deaths have been recorded. In fact, they were nearly dead when they were brought to the hospital."
12. Mid of hospital corridor
(FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 8 APRIL 2010)
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - April 8, 2010
13. Pan right of crowd in central square
14. Mid of crowd
15. Mid of Temir Sariyev, Kyrgyzstan Interim Finance Minister, being interviewed
16. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Temir Sariyev, Kyrgyzstan Interim Finance Minister:
"A criminal case has been launched with regards to those individuals who gave the shoot-to-kill orders. A commission will present its findings within a brief period. After the commission ends its work we'll be able to say about the degree of responsibility. But I can say: they will be brought to account."
17. Cutaway of crowd
18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Temir Sariyev, Kyrgyzstan Interim Finance Minister:
(Asked about the whereabouts of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev)
"According to rumours, he remains on the territory of Kyrgyzstan."
19. Mid of people cutting up white material to make armbands in support of the interim government
20. Tracking shot of people making armbands
21. Push in to crowds running away fearing gun fire
22. Rear angle of crowds running away
++NEW
(FIRST RUN 1830 NORTH AMERICA PRIME NEWS - 8 APRIL 2010)
MIR TV - NO ACCESS RUSSIA
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - April 8, 2010
23. Mid of men outside morgue talking
24. Wide of exterior hospital
25. Mid of morgue medical staff in front of morgue entrance
26. Wide of medical vehicle pulling up to morgue entrance
27. Body in medical vehicle, seen through vehicle doors
28. Body being carried out from vehicle into morgue
(FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 8 APRIL 2010)
RU-RTR - NO ACCESS RUSSIA
Chkalovsky airport, near Moscow, Russia - 8 April 2010
29. Mid of airplanes on runway and military vehicles
30. Mid of soldiers carrying boxes into airplane
31. Mid of soldiers inside airplane putting boxes in place
32. Mid of soldier helping military vehicle to drive up inside airplane
33. Mid of military vehicle driving up inside airplane
34. Mid of soldier putting box into airplane
35. Wide of paratroopers inside airplane
36. Close of soldiers taking some things out from his bag pack, pull out
STORYLINE:
The president of Kyrgyzstan declared from hiding on Thursday that he would not surrender to a bloody uprising that put the opposition in control of
much of the country, home to a US air base key to the war in nearby Afghanistan.
Just after he spoke, automatic weapons fire broke out in the capital miles from the Manas facility, where flights were at least temporarily halted and troops were confined to the base.
It was not clear if Kyrgyz forces controlled by the opposition in Bishkek were battling loyalists of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, or simply firing to deter looters after nightfall.
There appeared to be little evidence of armed men loyal to Bakiyev in the capital before dusk.
The opposition has seized vital official buildings in Bishkek and elsewhere and was giving orders to at least some security forces, declaring it controlled four of the nation's seven provinces.
Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva said parliament had been dissolved and she would head an interim government that would rule for six months until elections were held.
She blamed Bakiyev for the week's violent clashes and urged him to resign.
Speaking to Ekho Moskvy radio station, Bakiyev said he did not admit defeat "in any way" but recognised he had lost power.
On Thursday, crowds converged on the central square in Bishkek, ripping up white material to wear as armbands in support of the opposition and newly formed interim government.
But Bakiyev was emphatic that he was still the elected leader of the nation of 5 (m) million people that has been courted by China, Russia and the US for its strategic location.
"I do not intend to relinquish power. I see no point," he said, adding that his re-election nine months ago proved he still had popular support.
Interim Finance Minister, Temir Sariyev, said Bakiyev was thought to still be in the country but refused to speculate or mention any specific location.
Otunbayeva, the former foreign minister, said the president was in the southern region of Jalal-Abad, the heart of his political stronghold, raising concerns that Bakiyev could try to secure his own survival by exploiting the country's traditional split between the more urban north and the rural south.
Eyewitnesses in southern Kyrgyzstan told The Associated Press that the situation there was tense and unstable, and armed men who appeared to be still supporting Bakiyev were present in the region along with others who seemed to be supporting the opposition.
Resistance from Bakiyev could raise the prospect of continued instability in the impoverished Central Asian nation, home to both a US air base key to the Afghan war and a Russian military facility.
The dissolving of parliament follows days of violence after angry protesters stormed government buildings in the capital and riot police fired straight into crowds, leaving dozens dead and hundreds wounded.
On Thursday, most of the government buildings in the capital, as well as Bakiyev's houses, had been looted or set on fire and two major markets were burned down.
A paper portrait of Bakiyev at government headquarters was smeared with red paint, and obscenities about him were spray-painted on buildings nearby.
The Health Ministry said at least 74 people were killed and 400 people hospitalised in the clashes.
At Bishkek's Hospital No. 4, Deputy Chief Doctor Ilichbek Blagodiev said 135 patients had been received during the course of Wednesday night.
Speaking amongst the crowds in the capital, the Interim Finance Minister said a criminal case had been launched to unearth who had given "shoot-to-kill orders," following the president's security forces firing into crowds of demonstrators on Wednesday, killing dozens and wounding hundreds.
"They will be brought to account," Sariyev said.
The bodies of victims from Wednesday's violence continued to arrive at Bishkek morgues on Thursday, many still unidentified.
The new Interim Defence Minister Ismail Isakov said the armed forces had now joined the opposition and would not be used against protesters.
Otunbayeva also said there were no immediate plans to revisit the current one-year lease on the Manas US air base, which runs out in July.
The opposition, which had previously voiced objection to Manas, said there were no plans yet to review the lease and said they would meet US diplomats for talks in Bishkek.
US military officials said Kyrgyzstan halted flights for 12 hours on Wednesday at the base during the uprising, and were evasive on Thursday when asked if flights had resumed.
In 2009, Kyrgyzstan said US forces would have to leave Manas, a decision made shortly after Russia granted Kyrgyzstan more than two (b) billion US dollars in aid and loans.
The government later reversed its stance and agreed to a one-year deal with the US that raised the rent to about 63 (m) million US dollars a year from 17 (m) million US dollars.
The US is also paying 67 (m) million US dollars for airport improvements and navigation systems and another 51.5 (m) million US dollars to combat drug trafficking and "terrorism" and promote economic development.
Kyrgyzstan, which shares a 533-mile (858-kilometre) border with China, is also a gateway to other energy-rich Central Asian countries where China, Russia and the US are competing fiercely for dominance.
It is a predominantly Muslim country, but it has remained secular.
Russia on Thursday sent in 150 paratroopers to its base to ensure the safety of the 400 military personnel and their families there, Russian state media reported.
Since coming to power in 2005 amid street protests known as the Tulip Revolution, Bakiyev had ensured a measure of stability, but the opposition said he did so at the expense of democratic standards while enriching himself and his family.
He gave his relatives, including his son, top government and economic posts and faced the same accusations of corruption and cronyism that led to the ouster of his predecessor, Askar Akayev.
The interim government brings together a wide spectrum of opposition leaders whose differences have undermined them in the past.
One thing they all do agree on is repealing the soaring increases in utility taxes that went into effect in January and have provoked widespread anger.
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AP-APTN-1830: Sudan Hunger
Thursday, 8 April 2010
STORY:Sudan Hunger- REPLAY UN mission warns of famine in southern Sudan
LENGTH: 03:20
FIRST RUN: 1730
RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only
TYPE: English/Nat
SOURCE: AP TELEVISION
STORY NUMBER: 642398
DATELINE: Juba/Akobo - 7/8 Apr 2010
LENGTH: 03:20
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SHOTLIST
Akobo, southern Sudan - 8 April 2010
1. Wide exterior of Akobo Hospital
2. Close of sign reading (English): "Akobo County Hospital, Funded by BPRM/UNHCR"
3. Wide of interior of hospital ward
4. Various of mothers holding malnourished children
5. Close of malnourished child
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Galiek Galou, doctor at Akobo Hospital:
"When these children are brought late in the hospital here sometimes they die. And sometimes those who are at home who are not identified they die of this malnutrition. But of course some people they are ignorant, they don't consider it a disease, just an infection. If you go to these houses, one by one, you can even collect about 10 or 20 people who need admission here."
7. Close of malnourished child lying on the bed
8. Another malnourished child and mother sitting on bed
9. Various of severely malnourished child
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Galiek Galou, doctor at Akobo Hospital:
"We suspected that she was suffering from malnutrition. She was weighed, it was identified that the child was severely malnourished and she was admitted to the hospital here, like any other child."
11. Close of severely malnourished child
Juba, southern Sudan - 7 April 2010
12. Set up of Lise Grande, chief United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Southern Sudan
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lise Grande, chief United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Southern Sudan:
"We are seeing very worrying signs. When you have a population 46 percent of the children are malnourished, you know something is wrong. We also know from the assessments that half the population roughly is going to need some kind of food. When you are looking at those kinds of indicators this is a signal that you have to move. This is the green light to show that you have to move fast in order to address that."
14. Cutaway of hands
Akobo, southern Sudan - 8 April 2010
15. Various of malnourished child inside hospital
16. Various of mother feeding malnourished baby
17. Mother who gave birth to triplets chasing flies away with a handkerchief
18. Close of newly born triplet
19. Close of another severely malnourished child
20. Wide of village
21. Children playing in the village
22. South Sudan Liberation Army soldier walking with children
STORYLINE
The United Nations mission in Sudan is warning of an impending food crisis in the south, with failed rains and tribal clashes laying the foundation for a humanitarian crisis.
In the southern Sudanese town of Akobo, labelled the "hungriest place on earth" by the UN's top official in the region, scenes of suffering hold hints of impending tragedy.
Skeletal children with pencil-thin arms, exposed ribs and distended stomachs fill a local hospital ward, while outside elderly villagers too frail to walk lie in the shade.
Akobo is in southeastern Sudan on the border with Ethiopia. The isolated region suffers from tribal warfare, violence that has displaced almost 400-thousand people.
Following two years of failed rains, the World Food Programme quadrupled its assistance levels from January to March and is now feeding 80-thousand people here.
Even if spring rains materialise this year, the harvest won't come in until fall, creating a critical situation over the next several months that has international aid officials bracing for the worst.
Dr. Galiek Galou, one of three doctors at the local hospital, said many children are admitted to hospital too late for treatment.
"Of course some people they are ignorant, they don't consider it a disease, just an infection," Galou said.
"If you go to these houses, one by one, you can even collect about 10 or 20 people who need admission here."
In one of the wards, about 10 tiny infants and young children lie almost motionless, with exposed ribs and gaunt faces.
With worried mothers sitting nearby, these emaciated children may be only the leading edge of a looming famine.
The aid groups Save the Children and Medair have canvassed the Akobo community over the last week, searching for children in the most desperate need of assistance.
They found 253 that they have classified as severely malnourished, meaning that they will die without immediate intervention.
The children are now enrolled in a feeding programme that relies primarily on fortified peanut butter.
A recent survey by the two groups found that almost 46 percent of children in the region are malnourished.
Lise Grande, the top UN official in southern Sudan, who has labelled the Akobo region the hungriest place on earth, said most humanitarian agencies regard a malnutrition rate of 15 percent at an emergency threshold.
Grande said that this year 4.3 (m) million people in southern Sudan will need some sort of food assistance.
That could be as much as nearly half of the population in the south.
"When you have that many people who need food you can see the dimensions of the crisis we're trying to address here," Grande said.
Southern Sudan lies in a drought-prone belt of Africa but the situation there has been exacerbated by rising intertribal violence that has claimed
more than 2-thousand lives in 2009.
A budget crunch on the government of southern Sudan because of the financial crisis means fewer available resources.
The food crisis is also a legacy of a devastating north-south civil war of over 21 years that left 2 (m) million people dead and many more displaced.
That conflict is separate from the war in the western Sudanese region of Darfur.
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