NAME: SKO OBA3 20091118Ix TAPE: EF09/1081 IN_TIME: 10:14:32:22 DURATION: 00:02:37:10 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Various - 18 Nov 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: Osan Air Base, 18 November 2009 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Air Force One taxiing 2. US President Barack Obama exiting aircraft, waves, zoom in as he walks down the steps 3. South Korean honour guards wearing traditional uniforms 4. Obama walking with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, honour guards present arms, bow 5. Close up of Obama walking, meets South Korean Ambassador to Washington Han Duk-soo 6. Close up of Obama 7. Obama meeting military officers, walking away 8. Obama boards Marine One helicopter ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Near Osan Air Base, 18 November 2009 9. Close up of protest sign reading (English) 'Obama. Start peace talks at demonstration by anti-US protesters 10. Pan from riot police to protesters 11. Protesters holding signs, chanting 12. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Kim Jong Il, South Korean anti-US protest group People for Peace and Unification: "About the elevation in the South Korea-US alliance for strategic reasons, we believe it is becoming more violent and eventually turning out to be a war alliance and an invasion alliance. South Korea's redeployment of troops to Afghanistan is evidence of this, so we are thoroughly against it." 13. Close of sign reading (English) 'end S.Korea-US Strategic Alliance,' tilt up to manipulated photo depicting Obama with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il 14. Protesters with signs ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Seoul, 18 November 2009 15. Police clashing with protesters 16. Various of protesters being detained and taken away from protest by police 17. Police trying to detain protesters, protesters resisting 18. Wide of police detaining protesters 19. Close of a sign reading (English) 'Troops Out of Afghanistan' 20. Wide of protesters with signs 21. Close up of a protester holding candle and a sign 22. Close up of candle, pull focus 23. Close up of protesters holding signs and candle 24. Close up of a protester holding candle UPSOUND: chanting 25. Tilt down, showing riot police in a line and protesters with candles and signs STORYLINE: US President Barack Obama landed at a US airbase in South Korea on Wednesday, for a two-day visit to the country which is host to 28,500 US troops. He arrived at Osan Air Base following a four-day visit to China and was greeted by South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan. He is expected to meet with his counterpart Lee Myung-bak on Thursday to discuss the nuclear stand off with North Korea and efforts to persuade the reclusive communist country to return to negotiations. The two Koreas remain in a state of war because their conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. Outside the base, around 20 anti-US protesters gathered, holding signs and demanding an end to the Afghanistan war. The demonstrators said they were against South Korea's redeployment of troops to Afghanistan. In the capital Seoul, riot police detained an unknown number of protesters opposed to the government's plan to send troops back to Afghanistan. About 50 protesters turned out ahead of Obama's arrival. South Korea pulled its troops out of Afghanistan in 2007 following a hostage crisis in which two South Koreans were killed. However, Seoul announced last month it intended to expand a South Korean team helping to rebuild the country and would dispatch police and troops to protect them. The plans are subject to approval by the National Assembly, where the ruling Grand National Party has enough seats to guarantee its passage. This is Obama's first visit to South Korea, the last stop on an Asian tour that also took in Japan and Singapore.

NAME: TAI PROTEST 20091114I TAPE: EF09/1067 IN_TIME: 11:14:35:06 DURATION: 00:01:20:07 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Taipei - 14 Nov 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Wide pan of anti-US beef protesters marching 2. Mid protesters holding poster reading: (Mandarin) "Protest against US beef to protect our health" 3. Close-up protesters wearing yellow ribbon on forehead reading: (Mandarin) "Anti-diseased beef " 4. Tilt-up on "No US beef " poster 5. Wide of anti-US beef protest 6. Close-up opposition party leader, Tsai Ying -wen, woman in black, marching in crowd 7. Close-up man holding poster reading "Mad Cow Ma" 8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mr Lin, local resident "We are protesting against US beef imports. We don't want diseased beef because we are afraid of mad cow disease." 9. Wide of opposition party leader giving speech 10. Wide of journalists 11. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Tsai Ying-wen, Opposition Democratic Progressive Party leader: "The government should renegotiate with the US on beef imports to better guard against mad cow disease and protect the health of Taiwanese people. If the government fails to do so we would call on the president to step down." 12. Wide of protesters on truck before crowd chanting slogan UPOUND: chanting (Mandarin) "President Ma, step down " 13. Close-up child sitting on father's shoulders 14. Wide of anti-US beef protest STORYLINE Thousands took to the streets of the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday to protest against a government decision to lift a long-standing ban on the import of certain US beef cuts. In the opposition-led protest, the demonstrators demanded that the government renegotiate beef imports with Washington to better guard against mad cow disease. Last month the Taiwan government decided to end the six-year-old ban on bone-in beef, minced beef and offal. Health experts say while bone-in beef may be safe, minced beef and offal carry higher mad cow risks. The US is one of Taiwan's biggest trade partners and President Ma Ying-jeou has rejected demands to renegotiate the issue for fear it could hurt the island's international credibility.

Slow Motion along Washington Monument in DC blue sky

Large American flag waves behind the Capital Building

NAME: LATAM URIBE2 20090805I TAPE: EF09/0745 IN_TIME: 11:15:01:22 DURATION: 00:02:58:09 SOURCES: VARIOUS DATELINE: Various, 4/5 Aug 2009 RESTRICTIONS: See Script SHOTLIST: AP Television Buenos Aires, Argentina - 5 August 2009 1. Exterior of Argentine Presidential Palace Argentine Government TV 2. Various of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe meeting with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Channel 7 - No Access Chile/ Internet Santiago, Chile - August 5, 2009 3. Wide pan of Uribe and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet walking into government building 4. Medium of Bachelet and Uribe shaking hands 5. Wide of protester shouting, pulls back to show Uribe arrival 6. Various of security forces arresting protesters with sign urging Uribe to leave Chile and opposing US bases AP Television La Paz, Bolivia - August 4, 2009 7. Pan of Colombian President Alvare Uribe and Bolivian President Evo Morales meeting ++NIGHT SHOT++ 8. Medium of Morales walking to microphone 9. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Evo Morales, Bolivian President: "I said that I feel attacked by the military presence of the United States in Colombia. We don't accept North American forces in Bolivia and the same applies to all for Latin America, because the empire always has its objectives." 10. Medium of cameras 11. Zoom out as Morales leaves VTV Caracas, Venezuela - August 5, 2009 12. Medium of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez handling rocket launcher 13. Tilt down of launchers 14. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President: "It's Uribe. This is Uribe's game. That's the type of person Uribe is. His personality. It's a way of being. How many senators in Colombia are imprisoned for drug trafficking? Do you know? How many deputies? You don't know? You have to know. Aha. Aha. Aha. And how many from Uribe's party? Most of them." AP Television Tachira, Venezuela - August 4, 2009 15. Pan of security forces in riot gear 16. Various of protesting businessmen facing off with security 18. Wide of border from Venezuela to Colombia STORYLINE: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe continued his whirlwind tour of Latin America on Wednesday with a stop in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, where he met with his counterpart Cristina Fernandez . Uribe is visiting various countries in the region to defend his plans to expand the US military presence in Colombia, a prospect that worries even friendly nations in the continent. While Colombia's ties with most of the continent have been on the whole cordial, it has feuded with Ecuador and Venezuela over their leftist leaders' alleged ties with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which has been seeking to overthrow Bogota governments for 45 years. Neither country is on Uribe's itinerary. Uribe arrived in Buenos Aires from Santiago, where he met with Chilean president Michelle Bachelet. On Tuesday he met with Bolivian President Evo Morales, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. In La Paz, Morales said he told the Colombian president he would oppose any agreement to expand US bases because he feels "threatened" by a US military presence. "We do not accept US troops in Bolivia, and we do not accept them in Latin America," he told reporters afterwards. Morales and Uribe met for more than an hour in the presidential palace in La Paz. In Caracas, Chavez criticised the impending Colombian deal with Washington, saying it would threat Venezuelan sovereignty." He also personally lashed out at Uribe. "It's Uribe. This is Uribe's game. That's the type of person Uribe is. His personality. It's a way of being," he said. He further asked: "How many senators in Colombia are imprisoned for drug trafficking? Do you know? How many deputies? You don't know? You have to know. Aha. Aha. Aha. And how many from Uribe's party? Most of them." Chavez pulled his ambassador from Bogota last week after Colombia complained that three Swedish anti-tank rocket launchers bought by Venezuela's military in 1988 wound up in a FARC weapons cache seized in October. Also on Wednesday, hundreds of Venezuelan businessmen protested at the border with Colombia to call for the border to remain open so trade can continue. They had planned to meet up with businessmen from Colombia, but Venezuelan riot police blocked their path. Venezuela is Colombia's second biggest market after the United States. The other country missing from Uribe's Latam itinerary, Ecuador, had its own spat with the Colombian government, after a FARC video - given to The Associated Press last month - showed a rebel commander discussing making contributions to Correa's 2006 election campaign. Ecuador is hosting a summit on August 10 of South America's fledgling UNASUR defence community, which most of the continent's presidents are expected to attend. Uribe and his foreign minister, Jaime Bermudez, plan to be absent.

NAME: HON CRISIS 20090831I TAPE: EF09/0827 IN_TIME: 10:48:38:22 DURATION: 00:02:37:04 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Tegucigalpa - 31 Aug 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Wide of demonstration by supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, protesters chanting 2. Wide of protest march 3. Protesters walking behind large red banner 4. Mid of Zelaya supporters marching 5. Mid of chanting protester 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ammo Sadloo, Zelaya supporter: "How are we going to allow the two main parties, the Liberal and the National parties? How are we going to allow these two coup-backing parties to compete without the (support of) the people? Without the people there is no democracy." 7. More of march 8. Protester holding placard announcing that it has been 65 days since military coup that ousted Zelaya 9. Honduran Interim Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez arriving at news conference 10. Mid of Lopez and aide 11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Lopez, interim foreign minister of Honduras: "Said proposals are perfectly consistent with the reports presented by the state, regarding the proposal from July 22nd, presented by (Costa Rican) President (Oscar) Arias. With that, I mean that there is no proposal for amnesty, nor is there acceptance for former president Zelaya to reassume power at any time." 12. Cutaway cameras 13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Lopez, interim foreign minister of Honduras: "What is happening with the OAS (Organisation of American States) is very interesting because on one hand Honduras is suspended, yet they will have people there, supposedly representing Honduras. It is one of two things: Honduras is either suspended or it is not suspended, but it cannot be halfway there." 14. Various of newspaper headlines announcing beginning of electoral campaign STORYLINE Honduras' interim foreign minister on Monday denied that three new proposals presented by his government as a way to solve the political crisis in his country included the acceptance of the return of ousted president Manuel Zelaya. Speaking at a news conference in the capital, Tegucigalpa, Carlos Lopez said the proposals made no mention of amnesty for the deposed leader. The interim government handed the proposals to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who has been acting as a mediator in the crisis. Lopez did not explain what the new proposals entailed. The interim Honduran government, led by Roberto Micheletti, has rejected Arias' proposed Jan Jose Accord, which would reinstate Zelaya to power and give political amnesty to both sides of the conflict. A Micheletti envoy said last week during a meeting in Washington that a proposal was on the table which included the interim leader's resignation as well as amnesty for Zelaya as long as the ousted leader agreed to not reassume the presidency of the Central American nation. However, Lopez noted that because the negotiations in the US did not reach a favourable agreement, the possibilities discussed did not form a part of what was proposed to Arias. Hundreds of Zelaya supporters, meanwhile, marched in the capital for the 65th consecutive day to demand his return to power. Despite worldwide condemnation of the coup, Micheletti insists Zelaya was legally removed from office by the Honduran Congress for defying a Supreme Court order to drop efforts to change the constitution.

NAME: HON TENSION 3 200908012I TAPE: EF09/0767 IN_TIME: 11:15:30:16 DURATION: 00:03:01:00 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Tegucigalpa, 12 Aug 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: 1. Long shot Vice President of Honduran congress Ramon Velasquez walking away as anti-coup demonstrators throw objects and water at him, kick him, grab him and beat him 2. Wide pan of riot police walking onto street, zoom in to demonstrators; UPSOUND gun fire 3. Riot police as demonstrators approach down the street 4. Various of soldiers in the street 5. Anti-coup demonstrators 6. SOUNDBITE Luis Ramirez, Anti coup demonstrator "We are asking for the support of the international community because if they want to massacre our people we are going to come out armed as well." 7. Woman screaming after being sprayed with pepper spray, zoom in 8. Injured man being put into ambulance 9. Man after being sprayed with pepper spray 10. Pan of street with tear gas and soldiers 11. Man being taken away by soldier 12. Woman screaming at soldiers; UPSOUND (Spanish) "If my sister turns up missing, it was them!" 13. Close up of soldier's eyes 14. Various of supporters of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya marching, police patrolling 15. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Vox Pop, Zelaya Supporter "With the OAS (Organisation of American States), the UN (United Nations), the United States, this government will fall fast, this de facto government will fall immediately." 16. Wide of presidential palace 17. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Marcia Villeda, Presidential aide: "I was informed by this commission (representatives of interim president Roberto Micheletti's government) that they were leaving for Washington, and that they will be coming back on Friday. They have requested these meetings (with US representatives) through Roberto Flores Bermudez that is serving as a liaison with Washington." 18. Zelaya supporters marching STORYLINE Hundreds of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya clashed with police in the capital Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, a day after 43 people were arrested after similar demonstrations turned violent, police said. Tear gas was fired as riot police and military clashed with hundreds of protestors who demanded the return of Zelaya to power. The Vice President of the Honduran congress, Ramon Velasquez, spotted by anti coup demonstrators as he walked toward his office, was attacked and beaten. Following the incident Velasquez told The Associated Press he was okay. A total of ninety five protestors were reported arrested in Tegucigalpa throughout Wednesday, police said. The government also reinstated a night-time curfew for the capital after Tuesday's anti-coup protests to demand Zelaya's return. Meanwhile, presidential aide Marcia Villeda told journalists that a commission representing the Micheletti government was travelling to Washington to meet with government officials. That same commission travelled to Costa Rica late last month for the negotiations being led by Costa Rica President Oscar Arias. Almost seven weeks after the ousting of Zelaya, neither the diplomatic efforts of the Organisation of American States nor the mediation by Arias has achieved any significant result. Soldiers arrested Zelaya and flew him into exile in Costa Rica after he ignored a Supreme Court order to cancel a referendum asking Hondurans if they wanted a special assembly to rewrite the constitution. Zelaya is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election. Opponents say his real motive for the referendum was to abolish term limits so he could run again. Zelaya denies that was his intention.

Seamless Loop. Wintertime in the Nation's Capitol. Spotlights add a splash of color to the Capitol Building. Look out for Secret Service on the rooftop. Shot in 1080p30 with effects in-camera.

NAME: US IMMIGRAT 20091013I TAPE: EF09/0968 IN_TIME: 10:58:02:05 DURATION: 00:02:32:11 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Washington DC, 13 Oct 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST 1. Wide of protesters gathering in front of the Capitol 2. Protesters arriving with banners and chanting: (Spanish) "Obama, listen, we are in this fight" 3. Protesters getting banners from a protester 4. People arriving to the gathering, holding banners 5. Protesters gathered, George Washington monument in the background 6. Medium of banner reading (English): "Reform not raids" 7. Woman shouting: (Spanish) "Obama, listen, we are in this fight" 8. Pan of protesters 9. Woman at the podium, addressing the crowd in Spanish 10. Various of people at protest with banners 11. Men holding banner reading: (English) "We want to work without fear" 12. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Pablo Barabona, Honduran immigrant: "I came, as we all did, crossing the desert, I have been here for 7 years and the president promised to give us a reform so we could legally work in this country and we want him to fulfil his promise or to give us a deadline right away." 13. Protesters with banners 14. Protester with banner reading: (English) "no human being is illegal", chanting: (Spanish) "Obama, listen, we are in this fight" 15. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Luisa, no last name given, Salvadorean legal immigrant: "Many of my relatives are illegal, that's why I'm supporting this march. There are far too many separations of families, children are left here alone, the parents are deported and there is nobody to take care of those children-citizens and it is not right that they are left alone or that they are deported back to the countries their parents came from." 16. Medium of American flag among other banners 17. Wide of the protest STORYLINE Thousands of people gathered in front of the US Congress on Tuesday demanding a comprehensive immigration reform, promised by the Obama administration. Since he arrived to the White House, President Obama has publicly made a commitment to immigration reform and advocates for immigrants want to revive the debate. "I came, as we all did, crossing the desert, I have been here for 7 years and the president promised to give us a reform so we could legally work in this country and we want him to fulfil his promise or to give us a deadline right away", said Pablo, a Honduran worker. The meeting was sponsored by groups like the Reform Immigration for America campaign, the National Capital Immigration Coalition and Families United/Familias Unidas. Immigrants, religious leaders and members of Congress attended the meeting while similar rallies were being held in at least 20 cities around the nation. One of the main purposes of the rally was to highlight the way current immigration law splits families. Many of the protesters said that now that deportations are increasing an immigration reform is needed to allow illegal immigrants to obtain legal status and to stop families from being torn apart. "There are far too many separations of families, children are left here alone, the parents are deported and there is nobody to take care of those children-citizens, said Luisa, a Salvadorean legal immigrant, who has many of her relatives in the US without legal papers. Obama has recently said his administration would pursue reform this year but expected no action on legislation before 2010. President George W. Bush twice failed to get Congress to pass similar legislation.

Real time video of American flags waving in the wind at Washington Monument

Politics and Policy Impact on the stock market and economic recession crisis concept

NAME: US OBAMA 20090811Ix TAPE: EF09/0763 IN_TIME: 11:01:01 DURATION: 00:02:26 SOURCES: ABC/POOL DATELINE: Portsmouth, 11 Aug 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: POOL Portsmouth, New Hampshire - August 11, 2009 1. US President Barack Obama walks on stage 2. Pan, zoom out as Obama walks to podium 3. Mid of audience 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President: "I don't believe anyone should be in charge of your health insurance decisions but you and your doctor. I don't think government bureaucrats should be meddling, but I also don't think insurance company bureaucrats should be meddling. That's the health care system I believe in." 5. Side shot of Obama 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President: "Your health insurance should be there for you when it counts, not just when you're paying premiums, but when you actually get sick. And it will be when we pass this plan." 7. Wide of audience clapping 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barack Obama, US President: "Where we do disagree, let's disagree over things that are real. Not these wild misrepresentations that bear no resemblance to anything that's actually been proposed." 9. Wide of Obama and audience 10. Mid of Obama thanking audience and setting down microphone 11. Obama turning and shaking audience members' hands 12. Pan to follow Obama exit ABC - No Access NAmerica/Internet Portsmouth, New Hampshire - August 11, 2009 13. Pan from protesters in favour of health care reform to protesters opposed 14. Mid of protesters opposed to health reform efforts, one holding sign reading: "No, Nancy we aren't Nazis" (this refers to conservative allegations that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened protesters to Nazis when she noted that some carry signs with swastikas) 15. Protesters with signs against health reform efforts 16. Protesters carrying signs in favour of health reform 17. UPSOUND: (English) Demonstrator leading chant, no name given: "What do we want? Health care. When do we want it? Now" 18. Signs in favour of health reform, pans down to demonstrators 19. Tight of sign reading "It's time" pulls out 20. Demonstrators from opposing camps facing each over fence 21. UPSOUND: (English) Anti-health Reform Demonstrator, no name given: "Capitalism is America." 22. Anti-health reform demonstrators, one holding sign reading: "Stop Obama Care. Your Life May Depend On It" STORYLINE: Hoping to blunt the momentum of critics, President Barack Obama went on the offensive in support of his health care plan on Tuesday, urging the country not to listen to those who he said sought to scare and mislead the American people. Retooling his message amid sliding support, Obama poked at critics who he said were trying to scare people. He said there should be a vigorous debate over health care, but with each other, not over each other. "Where we disagree, let's disagree over things that are real, not these wild misrepresentations that don't bear any resemblance to anything that's actually being proposed," Obama said, trying to wrest back control over a debate at the core of his political agenda. Addressing a town hall in New Hampshire, Obama also flayed the insurance industry in an attempt to attract a vital - and sceptical - audience: the tens of (m) millions of people who already have health insurance and are just fine with the care they get. He said the overhaul is essential to them, too, contending it is the way to keep control in their hands. "Your health insurance will be there for you when it counts, not just when you're paying premiums," Obama said to applause at a local high school. "I don't think government bureaucrats should be meddling. But I also don't think insurance company bureaucrats should be meddling," he said. Obama's pitch came as angry crowds have put many lawmakers on the defensive as they try to talk about health care with their constituents, leading some to replace public forums with teleconferences or step up security to keep protesters at bay. The disturbances come at a critical time as lawmakers - mostly Democrats - return home for the August recess and host the meetings to boost support to overhaul the nation's costly health care system. The questions Obama faced were straightforward and there were no immediate outbursts. Toward the end of the session, Obama went so far as to ask for someone to give him a sceptical question. The best he got were queries about why he doesn't chastise Congress more and where the nation would find the additional doctors and nurses it needs. Heading toward a pivotal autumn debate, Obama is scrambling to get lawmakers and the public behind what would be the most ambitious and costly changes to the health care system in decades. Obama reiterated that the plan would be paid for without adding to the nation's soaring deficit. His broader mission amounted to try to shoot down what he described as erroneous claims that have risen as the debate in Washington and the nation has developed.

The Capitol in Washington DC - zoom in.

AP-APTN-1430: Iran Europe 2 Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:Iran Europe 2- REPLAY Miliband on embassy arrests, newsreader, Khamenei LENGTH: 03:10 FIRST RUN: 1230 RESTRICTIONS: Part No Iran/No BBC Persian Service/No VOA Persian TV TYPE: Farsi/English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/PRESS TV/IRIB STORY NUMBER: 611134 DATELINE: Tehran/Corfu - 28 June 2009/ Fiile LENGTH: 03:10 ++NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV SERVICE/ VOA PERSIAN TV++ ++AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing BBC Persian or VOA Persian any coverage from Iran, and under this law if any media violate this ban the Iranian authorities can immediately shut down that organisation in Tehran.++ SHOTLIST: (FIRST RUN 1130 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 28 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY FILE: Tehran - 3 September 2003 1. Wide shot, British embassy in Tehran 2. British (Union Jack) flag outside embassy 3. Embassy building and flag 4. Diplomatic police vehicle outside embassy (FIRST RUN 1130 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 28 JUNE 2009) AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Corfu - 28 June 2009 5. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband waiting to speak to media 6. SOUNDBITE (English) David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary: "The United Kingdom is deeply concerned at the arrest and, in some cases, continued detention of some of our hard-working locally engaged staff in Tehran. This is harassment and intimidation of a kind which is quite unacceptable. These are hard working diplomatic staff. The idea that the British embassy is somehow behind the demonstrations and protests that have been taking place in Tehran in recent weeks is wholly without foundation. We have protested in strong terms directly to the Iranian authorities about the arrests that took place yesterday." 7. Wide of Miliband 8. SOUNDBITE (English) David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary: "Our top priority is the position of our locally engaged staff who we want to see released unharmed and back at work." 9. Wide of Miliband (FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE - 28 JUNE 2009) PRESS TV - NO ACCESS IRAN/ NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV SERVICE/NO ACCESS VOA PERSIAN TV Tehran - 28 June 2009 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Press TV Newsreader: ++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY VARIOUS FILE SHOTS OF BRITISH EMBASSY IN TEHRAN++ "At least eight Iranian employees of the British Embassy in Tehran have been arrested. According to Iranian sources, the personnel are accused of involvement in the post-election violence in the capital Tehran. Earlier the Iranian government had summoned the British ambassador over what it called London's interference in Iran's political affairs. Both sides have expelled diplomats in tit-for-tat moves. Iranian students staged a rally against what they called British meddling in Iran's affairs in front of the British embassy in Tehran earlier this week." (FIRST RUN 1030 NEWS UPDATE, 28 JUNE 2009) IRIB - NO ACCESS IRAN/ NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV SERVICE/NO ACCESS VOA PERSIAN TV ++AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING++ Tehran - 28 June 2009 11. Pull out to wide of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, speaking on stage 12. Close-up of Khamenei speaking 13. Pan of audience listening to Khamenei 14. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's SuUPDATE, 28 JUNE 2009) IRIB - NO ACCESS IRAN/ NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV SERVICE/NO ACCESS VOA PERSIAN TV ++AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING++ Tehran - 28 June 2009 11. Pull out to wide of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, speaking on stage 12. Close-up of Khamenei speaking 13. Pan of audience listening to Khamenei 14. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader: ++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SEVERAL CUTAWAYS OF AUDIENCE++ "I advise both sides (of election dispute) not to stoke the emotions of the young; not to stage people against each other. This nation is united and has a united faith too. It also has a heartfelt relation with the system and its symptom is the turnout at ballot boxes. This integrated nation must not be split andpreme Leader: ++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SEVERAL CUTAWAYS OF AUDIENCE++ "I advise both sides (of election dispute) not to stoke the emotions of the young; not to stage people against each other. This nation is united and has a united faith too. It also has a heartfelt relation with the system and its symptom is the turnout at ballot boxes. This integrated nation must not be split and a group must not be incited against another. There is a legal criterion for settlement of differences." 15. Wide of Khamenei speaking STORYLINE Iranian media reported on Sunday that authorities had detained eight local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran for an alleged role in post-election protests, signalling a hardening of Iran's stance toward the West. Britai a group must not be incited against another. There is a legal criterion for settlement of differences." 15. Wide of Khamenei speaking STORYLINE Iranian media reported on Sunday that authorities had detained eight local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran for an alleged role in post-election protests, signalling a hardening of Iran's stance toward the West. Britain's foreign secretary David Miliband, who is on the Greek island of Corfu for a meeting of foreign ministers' from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said Britain has lodged a protest with the Iranian authorities over the detentions. He described the step as "harassment and intimidation of a kind thatn's foreign secretary David Miliband, who is on the Greek island of Corfu for a meeting of foreign ministers' from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said Britain has lodged a protest with the Iranian authorities over the detentions. He described the step as "harassment and intimidation of a kind that is quite unacceptable." Miliband said some of the employees had been released following their detention, but that others continued to be held. He said "about nine" workers had initially been detained. It was not clear how many of those had been released. "Our top priority is the position of our locally engaged staff, who we want to see released, unharmed and back at work," Miliband said. The British Foreign Office said the Tehran embassy has a staff of more than 100, including at least 70 locally-hired Iranians. European ministers will hold a meeting about Iran in Corfu after the OSCE meeting Sunday afternoon, and the foreign secretary said he would bring up the detention of the embassy employees. Iran has accused the West of stoking unrest, singling out Britain and the US for alleged meddling. Last week, Iran expelled two British diplomats, and Britain responded in kind. Iran has also said it's considering downgrading diplomatic ties with Britain. The British have also drawn fire because of the BBC's prominent role as a trusted broadcaster in Farsi inside Iran. Iran's supreme ruler meanwhile called for national unity and urged both sides in a bitter election dispute "not to stoke the emotions of the young." Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's appeal was broadcast on Sunday on state TV. Khamenei has rejected demands by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to hold a revote. Still, Mousavi signalled he is not dropping his political challenge. In a new statement, he insisted on a repeat of the election and rejected a partial recount being proposed by the government. Mousavi's challenge seemed largely aimed at maintaining some role as an opposition figure. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-28-09 1033EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: Belgium Piracy Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:Belgium Piracy- REPLAY Ship hijacked off Somali coast is released, presser LENGTH: 02:11 FIRST RUN: 1330 RESTRICTIONS: See Script TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/AP PHOTOS STORY NUMBER: 611136 DATELINE: Brussels - 28 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:11 SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Brussels, Belgium - June 28, 2009 1. Wide exterior of government's crisis centre building in Brussels 2. Close of sign for crisis centre 3. Media interviewing Defence Minister Pieter de Crem 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Pieter de Crem, Belgian defence minister: "Well, the Pompei was released early this morning, so the hostages are freed. And that is a very important thing, it went through the whole organisation of Atalanta, which is an organisation of the European Union, and we could call upon European friends, especially on German and on Greek friends. So there is a German vessel really in the neighbourhood now of the Pompei and it will be escorted until safe haven by a Greek frigate." AP PHOTOS/BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HANDOUT - NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE FILE: Unknown location and date 5. STILL of Belgian dredger Pompei at sea AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Brussels, Belgium - June 28, 2009 6. Close of Pompei ship as seen on media screen - DATE AND EXACT LOCATION OF PHOTO UNKNOWN AP PHOTOS/BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HANDOUT - NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE FILE: At sea, off East African Coast, 19 April 2009 7. STILL of aerial of Pompeii being followed by unidentified smaller boat AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Brussels, Belgium - June 28, 2009 8. Close of Pompei ship as seen on media screen AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Brussels, Belgium - June 28, 2009 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Pieter de Crem, Belgian defence minister "Concerning negotiations, we really prefer to keep silent on that, because they lasted for a very long period. One thing is sure, it is in our policy, from the Belgian state, the Belgian government, that we do not pay ransoms. The ransom was paid by the insurance company of the ship owner." 10. Cutaway of map AP PHOTOS/BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HANDOUT - NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE FILE: At sea, off East African Coast - 19 April 2009 11. STILL of aerial of Pompeii being followed by unidentified smaller boat AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Brussels, Belgium - June 28, 2009 12. Jaak Raes, director general of crisis centre, being interviewed 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jaak Raes, Director general of crisis centre "The ransom was delivered by airplane, there was an airdrop. So yesterday, there was a small airplane, was flying above the Pompei, and then at a certain moment, there was a drop by parachute. There was a container, containing the money, and this container was dropped in the neighbourhood of the ship. Then the pirates got into their small skiffs and they got, they found the ransom." AP PHOTOS/BELGIAN GOVERNMENT HANDOUT- NO ACCESS CANADA/ FOR BROADCAST USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO ACCESS ONLINE OR MOBILE FILE: At sea, off East African Coast - 19 April 2009 14. STILL of aerial of Pompeii being followed by unidentified smaller boat STORYLINE Somali pirates have released the entire crew of a Belgian ship seized 10 weeks ago after a ransom was paid, the Belgian government confirmed on Sunday. The 10-member crew of the Pompei dredger was in good health and sailing the ship to an unidentified harbour where it was expected to arrive in a few days, the government said. The crew members would then fly home to their families. Talking to reporters in Brussels on Sunday, Defence Minister Pieter de Crem said the ship's owners had paid a ransom to release the ship and crew. He declined to say how much, but said pirates had demanded eight (M) million US dollars. A plane dropped the money into the sea near the Belgian vessel on Saturday, according to the director general of the crisis centre. Jaak Raes explained that a container with the ransom was dropped by parachute in the vicinity of the Pompei. "Then the pirates got into their small skiffs and they got, they found the ransom," he added. About 10 pirates on board abandoned the ship early on Sunday. The ship, its Dutch captain and crew of two Belgians, three Filipinos and four Croatians were seized on 18 April a few hundred miles (kilometres) north of the Seychelles islands as they were sailing from Dubai to South Africa. The pirates took the ship to the Somali coast where they and the crew stayed on board. Belgian officials said the ship's owners negotiated the release with a middleman who sometimes passed on messages from the captain. The pirates even contacted the crew's family members once to prove that they were still alive. De Crem on Sunday said the release of the ship and crew had been made possible because of Operation Atalanta - the European Union's first-ever naval operation and he paid tribute in particular to Germany and Greece for their assistance. Despite international navy patrols, piracy has exploded in the Gulf of Aden and around Somalia's coastline. Pirates are able to operate freely because Somalia has had no effective central government in nearly 20 years. Seasonal monsoons have hampered pirate activity recently and the relative lull is expected to continue until at least the end of August, when the rough weather subsides, according to the London-based International Maritime Bureau. 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APTN APEX 06-28-09 1034EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: US Obama HIV Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:US Obama HIV- REPLAY Images of Obamas tested released on national testing day LENGTH: 01:07 FIRST RUN: 1230 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: WHITE HOUSE HANDOUT STORY NUMBER: 611124 DATELINE: Washington DC/Kenya - 27 June 2009/ File LENGTH: 01:07 SHOTLIST FILE: Kisian, Kenya - 26 August 2006 ++SHOTS 1-9 ARE UNDERLAID WITH SOUNDBITE FROM US PRESIDENT OBAMA++ UPSOUND (English) Barack Obama, US President: "One of the reasons that we're here today is because HIV and AIDs have ravaged the community. That too many people have gotten sick, too many children have gotten sick. So one of the things that we're here in front of this band to do today is my wife and I are going to get tested for HIV/AIDs. Because if you know your status, then you can prevent illness. You can prevent passing it to your children and to your families and we can make everybody have happier, healthier lives." 1. Pull out of boy hanging onto pole during Obama's visit as senator 2. Close up two people listening 3. Mid shot group of people 4. Close-up onlooker 5. Close-up onlooker 6. Close-up of two children 7. Zoom into Obama speaking 8. Various of Barack and Michelle Obama getting tested for HIV/AIDS 9. Wide shot Obama being tested 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: ++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOTS OF CROWD LISTENING++ "I just want everybody to remember that if a US Senator of the United States can get tested and his wife can get tested then everybody in this crowd can get tested." Washington, DC - 27 June 2009 11. White House slate 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: "HIV/AIDS makes no distinction and knows no borders. The message I gave to the people of Kenya three years ago rings just as true for us here in the United States today. Get tested. By knowing your HIV status, you can take control, not only of your own health, but the health of those around you. Thanks for watching." STORYLINE US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on Sunday released pictures of them being tested for HIV/AIDS three years ago, in commemoration of the 14th Anniversary of National HIV Testing Day. The President and First Lady got tested on their trip to Kenya, in August 2006. The then US Senator spoke to a captivated audience, saying, "I just want everybody to remember that if a US Senator of the Untied States can get tested and his wife can get tested then everybody in this crowd can get tested." One in five Americans currently living with HIV doesn't know it, according to the White House. In a televised message on Sunday, Obama urged all Americans to get tested for the virus. "By knowing your HIV status, you can take control, not only of your own health, but the health of those around you." Although AIDS cases began to fall dramatically in 1996, when new drugs became available, today, more people than ever before are living with the virus, according to the US government. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 1 (m) million people in the United States are living with HIV. According to US government figures, over 14-thousand people with AIDS still die each year in the United States. The Word Health Organisation said that at the end of 2007, 33 (m) million people were living with HIV. Two-thirds of HIV infections are in sub-Saharan Africa. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS is caused by a virus that damages the body's immune system, leaving victims susceptible to infections and cancer. 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APTN APEX 06-28-09 1036EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: Bangladesh Protest Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:Bangladesh Protest- REPLAY At least one dead as police battle protesting garment workers LENGTH: 00:48 FIRST RUN: 1330 RESTRICTIONS: No Bangladesh/Must Onscreen Courtesy TYPE: Natsound SOURCE: BANGLAVISION STORY NUMBER: 611144 DATELINE: Dhaka - 28 June 2009 LENGTH: 00:48 ++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: NO ACCESS BANGLADESH ++ MUST ONSCREEN COURTESY BANGLAVISION++ SHOTLIST 1. Wide of police chasing fleeing protesters 2. Various of protesters 3. Mid of tear gas shell 4. Protesters throwing bricks at police, pan left to other protesters 5. Wide of police chasing people 6. Mid of people carrying injured protester to safety 7. Zoom out of protesters with sticks 8. Various of lines of riot police advancing 9. Wide of protesters, fire in background STORYLINE Bangladeshi police fired live rounds and rubber bullets on Sunday at some two-thousand stone-throwing garment workers, who were protesting the death of a fellow worker killed in a demonstration the day before. Another protester was killed and one-hundred injured, a police official and a domestic news agency said. On Saturday, police opened fire on a rally of garment workers demanding higher wages at an industrial park near the capital, Dhaka. A twenty-year-old who was shot, later died in the hospital. A local police chief said Sunday's victim could not immediately be identified. He would not say if the man was shot during the protest. He said the protesters attacked several factories, blocked roads and threw stones at the security officials, crippling the industrial zone. The United News of Bangladesh agency said thousands of protesters came out of their factories to protest Saturday's death. Bangladesh, an impoverished nation of 150 (m) million people, has some four-thousand garment factories, which have employed more than two (m) million workers, mostly women. A worker's minimum monthly wage is 23 US dollars. Labour rights watchdogs and unions often say many factories do not match that minimum standard. Complaints over factory working conditions are also rampant. Bangladesh annually earns about 12 (b) billion US dollars in exports of garment products, mainly to Europe and the United States. The amount accounts for 80 percent of the South Asian nation's total annual exports. 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APTN APEX 06-28-09 1037EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: ++France Iran Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:++France Iran- NEW Hundreds join demonstration backing protests in Iran LENGTH: 01:40 FIRST RUN: 1430 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: French/Natsound SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611146 DATELINE: Paris - 28 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:40 SHOTLIST: 1. Pan of protesters gathered in Bastille square 2. Protesters listening to speaker 3. Close of protesters holding roses, applauding 4. Back view of man draped in Iranian flag 5. SOUNDBITE (French) Paul, no second name given, protester: "We are here to tell the Iranian people we support them and that despite the fact the TV transmissions and similar are being disrupted, they will be able to see via the internet or similar that we support them across the world and in big numbers." 6. Man holding up banner poster 7. SOUNDBITE (French) Reza, no second name given, protester: "For a regime that got 63% of the vote, they seem to be really scared. And the repression will continue because this is a dictator's regime and dictators are always afraid. It's not a coincidence they've arrested staff from the UK embassy. I personally think they will arrest more embassy staff." 8. Banner showing photograph of bloodied face of music student Neda Agha Soltan who died from gunshot wounds during protests in Iran, a second banner appears to show violence at a protest in Iran 9. Wide of protest, pan left 10. Mid of protesters 11. Iranian flag fluttering STORYLINE: About 1,000 protesters gathered in Paris on Sunday to show their support for Iranians who have been taking to the streets to demonstrate their opposition to the disputed June 12 presidential election. Protesters, many holding banners and carrying flags, gathered in Bastille square to listen to speeches, opposing the Iranian election results which saw incumbent president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected with a large majority. Days of violent protests erupted in Tehran after supporters of the opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi accused the hardline Ahmadinejad of using fraud to steal election victory. Pictures posted on file-sharing websites have since shown protests being met with violence by armed police and pro-government militias. The Iranian authorities have responded by jamming mobile phone text services, blocking pro-Mousavi Web sites and Facebook and cutting off mobile phones in Tehran. Paul, one of those at Sunday's demonstration in Paris, said he hoped that protesters in Iran would be able to see how well they were supported around the world. Another demonstrator Reza referred to the arrest on Sunday of eight workers at the British embassy in Tehran, saying he expected further arrests from what he described as a "dictator's regime". The semi-official Iranian Fars news agency reported on Sunday that the embassy staffers were detained for what was described as a "significant role" in post- election unrest. However Britain's foreign secretary David Miliband described the move as "harassment and intimidation". 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APTN APEX 06-28-09 1055EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: Greece Summit 3 Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:Greece Summit 3- REPLAY EU ministers meet on Iran, Greek FM on OSCE meeting LENGTH: 01:33 FIRST RUN: 1330 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611141 DATELINE: Corfu - 28 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:33 SHOTLIST: 1. Wide of Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and others taking seat at news conference 2. Cutaway, media 3. Backdrop to news conference reading (English): "CORFU 2009 INFORMAL MINISTERIAL MEETING" 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dora Bakoyannis, Greek Foreign Minister: "While this is a time to celebrate the remarkable progress the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) states have achieved together over the past two decades, the ministers concurred that it is also time to consider that much work remains undone and that the vision of a united continent built on universal principles of an indivisible security remains a target rather than a reality." 5. Wide of press conference 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dora Bakoyannis, Greek Foreign Minister: "We agreed on the need for an open, sustained, wide-ranging and inclusive dialogue on security, and concurred that the OSCE is a natural forum to anchor this dialogue, because it is the only regional organisation bringing together all states from Vancouver to Vladivostok on an equal basis." 7. Pan from photographers to Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini speaking 8. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner 9. Wide of British Foreign Secretary David Miliband 10. Close-up of Miliband 11. Pan of European Union foreign ministers meeting on Iran STORYLINE: European countries must cut through a tangle of conflicting policies to build a single voice on security, the Greek chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) warned on Sunday. Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis held out a tentative hope that weekend ministerial talks on the western Greek resort island of Corfu could eventually lead to a joint approach to challenges ranging from Afghanistan to cyber crime. She said establishing solidarity among the 56-nation OSCE is easier said than done, when every state is concerned above all with its own problems. "Much work remains undone and that the vision of a united continent built on universal principles of an indivisible security remains a target rather than a reality," Bakoyannis told reporters. The foreign ministers also discussed a Russian proposal put forward by President Dmitry Medvedev last year for a new European security structure, including a treaty encompassing all of Europe and North America. The West's response has been wary amid concern that Moscow wants to neutralise NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) and other existing groups. One of the OSCE's toughest challenges this year has been to extend the mandate of its 16-year mission in Georgia, which expired in December. OSCE staff will pull out by Tuesday. Russia first blocked the extension late last year because other OSCE members refused to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent. The OSCE operates by consensus and opposition by one of its members can keep matters from moving forward. Held under heavy security, the OSCE meeting started with a dinner Saturday night. It was preceded by the first NATO-Russia foreign ministers' meeting since the alliance broke off ties after Russia's war in Georgia last summer, which resulted in an agreement to resume suspended military ties. Following the OSCE talks, EU foreign ministers met later on Sunday on Corfu to discuss relations with Iran after the post-electoral crackdown on protesters there. 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APTN APEX 06-28-09 1058EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: +Honduras President 2 Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:+Honduras President 2- WRAP Soldiers surround presidential home, Saturday Zelaya ADDS more LENGTH: 03:23 FIRST RUN: 1430 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: Spanish/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611147 DATELINE: Tegucigalpa - 27/28 June 2009 LENGTH: 03:23 SHOTLIST (FIRST RUN 1330 EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 28 JUNE 2009) Tegucigalpa - 28 June 2009 (Outside the president's residence shortly after the arrest of President Manuel Zelaya) 1. Soldiers moving back reporters: UPSOUND (Spanish) Reporter: "Excuse me, we were called here by the president...." 2. UPSOUND (Spanish) Soldier (as he puts hand over camera): "Get back, get back, get back all of you, get back, or else....." 3. Soldiers with weapons at the ready 4. UPSOUND (Spanish) Reporter (as soldiers aim guns at them) : "Calm down, calm down, we have been called here - why do you say that, sir?" 5. UPSOUND (Spanish) Soldier): "Get out of here, (expletives) get out of here." 6. Various shots of armed soldiers in the streets around presidential residence 7. Wide of people watching in street ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 28 JUNE 2009) Tegucigalpa - 28 June 2009 8. Various of soldiers driving through streets in white pick-up truck 9. Onlookers shouting at soldiers and pushing and hitting them as they walk past, outside gates to presidential palace 10. Shot through fence of soldiers on guard outside presidential palace 11. Wide angry crowd at gates of presidential palace 12. Shot of soldiers behind gate in presidential palace compound 13. Onlookers screaming at soldiers 14. Various of soldiers on guard outside presidential palace UPSOUND (Spanish) Members of the public: "Remember where you come from. You are being used. " 15. Angry people shouting UPSOUND (Spanish) "Criminals, criminals...." (shouting at soldiers) 16. Shot through fence of soldiers on guard outside presidential palace (FIRST RUN 0630 ASIA PRIME NEWS - 28 JUNE 2009) Tegucigalpa - 27 June 2009 17. Various of President Manuel Zelaya greeting ambassadors and international observers ahead of referendum vote 18. Cutaway photographer 19. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manuel Zelaya, Honduran President: "I think that tomorrow will be a historical moment in the history of our country." 20. Audience listening 21. Wide Zelaya addressing delegates 22. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manuel Zelaya, Honduran President: "In the process that will take place in our country tomorrow, the people will start voicing their opinion. They will start to participate. They begin to play a starring role, to feel a part of it, not only in electing people, but so that they are taken into account." 23. Audience applauding STORYLINE More than a dozen soldiers arrested Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and disarmed his security guards after surrounding his residence before dawn on Sunday, in an action that one supporter labelled a coup. Zelaya was taken to an air force base on the outskirts of the capital, Tegucigalpa, his private secretary Carlos Enrique Reina told The Associated Press. "We're talking about a coup d'etat," labour leader and Zelaya ally Rafael Alegria told Honduran radio Cadena de Noticias. Alegria said that shots were fired during the president's arrest "but we really don't know much about what happened." Honduran radio station HRN reported that Zelaya had been sent into exile, citing unidentified "trustworthy sources." The radio announcer said it was not known to what country he had been taken but "apparently he flew on the presidential plane to Venezuela." No one from the military or president's office would confirm the coup or exile reports. Shortly after Zelaya's arrest, dozens of white pick-up trucks packed with soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder sped to the presidential palace in downtown Tegucigalpa, blocked the entrances and closed a large chainlink gate on the hillside road leading to the national government's headquarters. About 100 Zelaya supporters, many wearing "yes," T-shirts for the referendum, blocked the main street outside the gates to the palace, throwing rocks and insults at soldiers and shouting "traitors! Traitors!" It was not immediately clear who was running the government. Soldiers appeared to be in control, but the constitution mandates that the head of Congress is next in line to the presidency, followed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Neither military nor presidential officials have said who's in charge. News media were also kept outside the gate. The president's arrest took place about an hour before polls were to open for the nonbinding referendum asking voters if they want to hold a vote during the November presidential election on whether to convoke an assembly to rewrite the constitution. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and former Cuban leader Fidel Castro have both expressed support for Zelaya, who insisted on holding a referendum on constitutional reform on Sunday even though the Supreme Court ruled it illegal and everyone from the military to Congress and members of his own party opposed it. However, many union and farm groups supported Zelaya's push for the referendum, which he said was not aimed at allowing him to run for another term, but rather to start the country on the road to reforming policies that have excluded the nearly three-quarters of Hondurans who live in poverty. Appearing on national television on Saturday with 34 election observers from the United States, Europe and Latin America late Saturday, the president said Honduras was undergoing a "peaceful, humane transition. ... Not violence." In his televised address, Zelaya said that if the measure passes, lawmakers will be called upon to craft an electoral system based on direct voter participation in place of the representative democracy the country has now. Zelaya has seen his approval ratings fall over the past year at home, amid soaring food prices and worsening drug violence that has given Honduras one of the highest homicide rates in Latin America. The European Union on Sunday condemned the military coup in Honduras and called for the immediate return of the deposed president. A statement released by the EU's 27 foreign ministers described the overthrow of Zelaya as an "unacceptable violation of the constitutional order in Honduras." The statement says the bloc wants his immediate release and "a return to constitutional normality." Honduras has a history of military coups: Soldiers overthrew elected presidents in 1963 and again in 1972. The military did not turn the government over to civilians until 1981, under US pressure. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-28-09 1102EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: +Iraq Violence Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:+Iraq Violence- WRAP A'math US patrol attack ADDS police academy attack a'math LENGTH: 01:36 FIRST RUN: 1430 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: Natsound SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611149 DATELINE: Baghdad - 28 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:36 SHOTLIST: ++NEW (FIRST RUN 1430 ME EUROPE PRIME NEWS - 28 JUNE 2009) Al-Furat neighbourhood, western Baghdad 1. Wide shot, burnt out cars 2. Pan across burnt out cars 3. Iraqi policeman examining burnt out car 4. Smoke rising from wreckage 5. Smoke rising from burnt out car 6. Iraqi policeman examining burnt interior of car 7. Iraqi police looking at the wrecked car 8. Wide shot, Iraqi police around burnt out van (FIRST RUN 1230 NEWS UPDATE - 28 JUNE 2009) Ur neighbourhood, northeast Baghdad 9. Wide of US and Iraqi troops at blast site amid sand and dust (Baghdad is currently blanketed by a heavy sandstorm) 10. Close up of damaged US military truck amid sand storm and dust 11. Various of US and Iraqi troops at the blast site 12. Wide of fire truck 13. Wide of military vehicle visible through dust and sand 14. Wide of fire engine at the scene STORYLINE: One policeman was killed and 12 civilians wounded in two bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital on Sunday. A parked car bomb exploded at a parking lot belonging to a police training centre in western Baghdad killing one policeman and wounding six civilians according to police. That blast, in the al-Furat neighbourhood of western Baghdad, also set fire to eight vehicles police said. Meanwhile, in the Ur neighbourhood in northeast Baghdad, at least six civilians were wounded by a car bomb targeting a US patrol. One of the US military vehicles in the patrol was damaged. A damaged US military truck was visible at the scene, with US and Iraqi troops sealing off the blast site. The blasts came two days ahead of US combat troops' withdrawal from Iraqi urban areas and cities on June 30 in accordance with a security pact concluded last year by Iraq and the US. The pact, which came into effect on January 1, is part of an agreement for a phased withdrawal of all American forces by the end of 2011. But after a week of attacks that left more than 250 people dead, there have been concerns that Iraqi forces will not be able to provide adequate security after the US troop withdrawal. Also on Sunday, Baghdad was choked by a heavy sandstorm, which caused Baghdad airport to close and dozens of people to seek treatment at the hospital with respiratory problems. Sandstorms are a regular occurrence in Baghdad although it is shielded from the desert by a thin strip of arable land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. 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APTN APEX 06-28-09 1109EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: ++Honduras President 3 Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:++Honduras President 3- NEW Troops at presidential palace, unrest, angry protesters LENGTH: 01:30 FIRST RUN: 1430 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: Natsound SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611154 DATELINE: Tegucigalpa - 28 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:30 SHOTLIST 1. Wide of military lined up in front of presidential palace 2. Medium same 3. Close of sign at entrance of presidential palace 4. Military outside presidential palace 5. Government supporters stopping military truck from advancing 6. Government supporters in street chanting "traitors" to military 7. Government supporters screaming at military inside presidential palace 8. Medium of soldier 9. Wide of military truck 10. Soldiers getting off trucks 11. Soldiers blocking street outside presidential palace 12. Soldiers entering presidential palace 13. Various of people following tank in street STORYLINE Unrest erupted on the streets of the Honduran capital on Sunday after more than a dozen soldiers arrested President Manuel Zelaya and disarmed his security guards. The president's private secretary said troops surrounded his residence just outside Tegucigalpa before dawn. He told the Assosiated Press that Zelaya was taken into military custody and whisked away to an air force base on the outskirts of the capital. Zelaya was detained shortly before voting was to begin on a constitutional referendum he had insisted on holding - even though the Supreme Court ruled it illegal and everyone from the military to Congress and members of his own party opposed it. The nonbinding referendum was to ask voters if they wanted to hold a vote during the November presidential election on whether to conv Zelaya was detained shortly before voting was to begin on a constitutional referendum he had insisted on holding - even though the Supreme Court ruled it illegal and everyone from the military to Congress and members of his own party opposed it. The nonbinding referendum was to ask voters if they wanted to hold a vote during the November presidential election on whether to convoke an assembly to rewrite the constitution. Protesters called the military's action a coup and flocked to the presidential palace as local news media reported that Zelaya was sent into exile. Tanks rolled through the streets and army trucks carrying hundreds of soldiers equipped with metal riot shields surrounded the presidential palace in the capital's centre. About 100 Zeoke an assembly to rewrite the constitution. Protesters called the military's action a coup and flocked to the presidential palace as local news media reported that Zelaya was sent into exile. Tanks rolled through the streets and army trucks carrying hundreds of soldiers equipped with metal riot shields surrounded the presidential palace in the capital's centre. About 100 Zelaya supporters, many wearing "Yes" T-shirts for the referendum, blocked the main street outside the gates to the palace, throwing rocks and insults at soldiers and shouting "Traitors! Traitors!" It was not immediately clear who was running the government. Soldiers appeared to be in control, but the constitution mandates that the head of Congress is next in line to the presidency, laya supporters, many wearing "Yes" T-shirts for the referendum, blocked the main street outside the gates to the palace, throwing rocks and insults at soldiers and shouting "Traitors! Traitors!" It was not immediately clear who was running the government. Soldiers appeared to be in control, but the constitution mandates that the head of Congress is next in line to the presidency, followed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Neither military nor presidential officials have said who's in charge. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtainedfollowed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. Neither military nor presidential officials have said who's in charge. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-28-09 1112EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: ++Greece Iran Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:++Greece Iran- NEW Miliband on Iran embassy arrests, on EU statement LENGTH: 01:31 FIRST RUN: 1430 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 611151 DATELINE: Corfu - 28 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:31 SHOTLIST 1. Wide of delegates arriving at talks venue 2. Police at venue 3. SOUNDBITE (English) David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary: "You'll see the unanimous statement that's going to be issued in a few moments from the presidency which expresses general concern about the overall situation in Iran on the lines of the statement from the heads of government at the European Council ten days ago. We also discussed in detail the harassment and intimidation that's been meted out to some of the locally engaged staff who work for the British Embassy. There was unanimous condemnation of, first of all, the expulsion of two British diplomats earlier this week. There was also unanimous condemnation of the harassment of the nine locally engaged Embassy staff and there was also a unanimous call from the 27 governments of the European Union for the immediate release unharmed of these diplomatic staff." 4. Cutaway mid of security officials 5. SOUNDBITE (English) David Miliband, British Foreign Secretary: "We're in continuous contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran. We look to them to make clear representations inside the Iranian system for the release of these diplomats, and we are awaiting developments." 6. Wide of delegates' cars outside venue STORYLINE Britain's foreign secretary condemned the detention of British Embassy employees in Iran, which he said occurred on Saturday. David Miliband, who is on the Greek island of Corfu for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said Sunday that Britain has protested to Iranian authorities and was awaiting further information. Miliband categorically denied that his country had helped foment post-election discontent in Iran. He said on Sunday that of nine people detained, four were released. Iranian media reported on Sunday that authorities had detained eight local employees of the British Embassy in Tehran for an alleged role in post-election protests, signalling a hardening of Iran's stance toward the West. European Union ministers, who held their own meeting about Iran on Corfu on Sunday afternoon, expressed support for Britain and called on Iran to respect international norms which ban harassment of diplomatic personnel. After the meeting, Miliband told AP Television that the ministers had expressed "unanimous condemnation of, first of all, the expulsion of two British diplomats earlier this week." Last week, Iran expelled two British diplomats, and Britain responded in kind. Miliband added that "there was also unanimous condemnation of the harassment of the nine locally engaged Embassy staff and there was also a unanimous call from the 27 governments of the European Union for the immediate release unharmed of these diplomatic staff." The British Foreign Office said the Tehran embassy has a staff of more than 100, including at least 70 locally-hired Iranians. Iran has accused the West of stoking unrest, singling out Britain and the US for alleged meddling. Iran has also said it's considering downgrading diplomatic ties with Britain. The British have also drawn fire because of the BBC's prominent role as a trusted broadcaster in Farsi inside Iran. Iran's supreme ruler meanwhile called for national unity and urged both sides in a bitter election dispute "not to stoke the emotions of the young." Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's appeal was broadcast on Sunday on state TV. Khamenei has rejected demands by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to hold a revote. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN APEX 06-28-09 1148EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-1430: ++US Jackson Reax Sunday, 28 June 2009 STORY:++US Jackson Reax- NEW Music stars talk about Jackson memories, Obama spokesman LENGTH: 02:58 FIRST RUN: 1430 RESTRICTIONS: See Script TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION/NBC STORY NUMBER: 611152 DATELINE: LA/Washington DC - 27/28 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:58 SHOTLIST AP Television - AP Clients Only Los Angeles, 27 June 2009 1. Medium shot US musician Sean "Diddy" Combs poses with guests at his pre-BET Awards party 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sean "Diddy" Combs, musician: "It's like my heart is hurting. There's few things in life that make your heart hurt and there are few things in life that change your life. Michael Jackson changed my life. When I saw him moon walk, when I heard him sing, when I seen him perform, he was life changing. He was the greatest artist of our time. Definitely, an inspiration for myself and all artists, all artists, all recording artists. I don't think there's nobody that can actually see a Michael Jackson and not say their life hasn't been changed and they haven't been inspired." 3. Singer Estelle posing, pull out to wide 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Estelle, UK singer: "Music, just pushing, just making sure everything single thing I did I looked at his stage show as the ultimate and to me, every move, every hand, everything, I kind of wanted to do that so to me it was kind of like, 'Who is there to look up to now?' So we're just going to have to keep going over the videos." 5. Painting showing Michael Jackson at various ages 6. Wide of media 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ray J, rap artist: "Michael was not only an inspiration but he was like the biggest guy on the planet. He was like your best friend. Growing up to Mike, it's devastating but at the same time, I've just been doing my moves. I've just been on like a little celebration tip, you know what I mean, just to kind of like send him off in a good way?" 8. Pull out of actor Mario Van Peebles 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mario Van Peebles, actor: "The tragedy is if you lived your life and didn't do what you came to do with it. Brother Michael Jackson? Hey. He did a lot with his life. Did he do all of it? That's for him to know and, you know, I'm not the one to judge that, but he did a lot, in that lifetime he did a lot, so there's no tragedy there." 10. Disc Jockey spinning records, pan across location, party goers NBC - MANDATORY COURTESY: Meet the Press/NBC News, 24hour News Access Only Washington, DC, June 28, 2009 11. Wide of White House Adviser David Axelrod (left), being interviewed 12. SOUNDBITE (English) David Axelrod, White House Adviser: "The President obviously believes that he was an important and magnificent performer and obviously he led a sad life in many ways." 13. Wide of Axelrod being interviewed 14. SOUNDBITE (English) David Axelrod, White House Adviser: "You know the President has written the family, and has shared his feelings with the family and he felt that was the appropriate way to go." 15. Wide of interview STORYLINE Top musical and acting stars paid tribute to King of Pop Michael Jackson at the pre-party to the annual BET (Black Entertainment Television) awards on Saturday Host of the event, US musician Sean "Diddy" Combs said Jackson changed his life and said he was an inspiration to all recording artists. "He was the greatest artist of all time," he said. The BET award function, being held in Los Angeles on Sunday, has been altered at the last minute to pay tribute to the Thriller star who died on Thursday. Speaking at the pre-party, British singer Estelle said Jackson had the "ultimate" stage show. Rap artist Ray J described him as the "biggest guy on the planet", while actor Mario Van Peebles refused to describe Jackson's death as a tragedy. "Brother Michael Jackson? Hey. He did a lot with his life. Did he do all of it? That's for him to know and, you know, I'm not the one to judge that, but in that lifetime he did a lot, so there's no tragedy there," he said. Meanwhile on Sunday top White House advisor David Axelrod said US president Barack Obama had sent his condolences to the Jackson family. Obama did not issue a statement following Jackson's death, but Axelrod told NBC's "Meet the Press" the president saw the pop star as a magnificent performer whose life had sad and tragic aspects. People close to Jackson have said since his death that they were concerned about his use of painkillers. Los Angeles County medical examiners completed their autopsy Friday and said Jackson had taken prescription medication. Medical officials also said there was no indication of trauma or foul play. An official cause of death could take weeks to determine. There was no word from the Jackson family on funeral plans. Many of Jackson's relatives have gathered at the family's Encino compound, caring there for Jackson's three children. It remains unclear who Jackson designated as potential guardians for his children. Those details - likely contained in the 50-year-old singer's will - have not been released. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. 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Timelapse of the US Capitol building at twilight from the National Mall

NAME: VEN PROTEST 20091003Ix TAPE: EF09/0938 IN_TIME: 11:16:14:07 DURATION: 00:02:03:05 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Caracas - 3 Oct 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: PLEASE NOTE: SHOT 16 CONTAINS NUDITY 1. Wide of protesters beginning march, to protest against what they say is the persecution of political opponents by President Hugo Chavez's government 2. Students walking holding banner 3. Close of students holding banner chanting, UPSOUND (Spanish) "They won't take away our right to protest." 4. Wide of protesters marching 5. Mid and close of protesters walking with gags on their mouths 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Yon Goicoechea, Student leader of protest: "We're here for what political prisoners represent, and to protest against the Venezuela that we don't want. And that's a Venezuela of discrimination, where the police, the courts, the attorney general's office spend their time pursuing people who think differently, instead of criminals who are killing people in the street." 7. Woman holding sign which reads (Spanish) "Freedom for my son" 8. Mid and close of students chanting 9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Enefa Palacios, Protester: "(We are marching against) the injustice that is being committed against every citizen in this country. Especially just now for political prisoners. Just for going out to protest and to defend our rights, injustice is being committed against every one of us. The right to protest, to express ourselves, the right to work, the right to dissent, are being lost completely." 10. People marching 11. Close of boy chanting, UPSOUND (Spanish) "Students!" 12. Wide of people marching 13. Students chanting, UPSOUND (Spanish) "Who are we? Students! What do we want? Freedom!" 14. Police standing in front of students 15. Students preparing to pull down their trousers 16. Wide of students pulling down their trousers and showing their behinds to the police ++PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS NUDITY++ 17. Close of placard reading (Spanish) "The people in action, 68 years of fighting." 18. Mid and close of students singing Venezuelan national anthem STORYLINE Venezuelans marched peacefully through the capital Caracas on Saturday to protest at what they say is the persecution of political opponents by President Hugo Chavez's government. The marchers called on the Organisation of American States (OAS) to visit Venezuela and investigate what they consider to be a deterioration of human rights in the country. Student leader Yon Goicoechea said he was there to protest against a Venezuela that he didn't want, "a Venezuela of discrimination." Goicoechea added that the government should focus on fighting criminals who are killing people in the street, and not "spend their time pursuing people who think differently." Among those on the march was Chavez opponent Enefa Palacios, who works for the Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas. She said she was concerned that "injustice is being committed against every one of us," and that the right to protest, to dissent, to express oneself, was being "lost completely." More than 2-thousand Chavez opponents have gone on trial in the last seven years on charges stemming from their participation in protests, and roughly 40 are still in prison, according to the Venezuelan Penal Forum, a local human rights group. Attorney General Luisa Ortega says Chavez adversaries who have been arrested committed crimes ranging from disturbing the peace to assaulting police officers. Chavez has denied bringing trumped-up charges against political opponents. But government opponents are increasingly speaking up against what they consider to be human rights abuses. Last week, more than 150 university students took part in a hunger strike to protest the arrest of opponents including Julio Rivas, a student leader charged with "inciting civil war" and "public disorder" during his participation in a protest. Rivas was released on Monday but still faces charges. Students ended the hunger strike on Wednesday after the OAS agreed to hear their concerns, saying representatives of the OAS's human rights agency had invited a delegation to Washington. Authorities did not provide estimates on the crowd size during Saturday's march, but AP reporters at the scene estimated the protesters to number about 2-thousand.