Australia: Mass Gaza Protest Marches Across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge

Tens of thousands marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge in the rain on Sunday, August 3, demanding peace and aid access to Gaza amid a worsening hunger crisis. Police say 90,000 joined, far surpassing initial estimates.

Int'l journalists conclude trip to Xinjiang

STORY: Int'l journalists conclude trip to Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the trip of international journalists 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FAISAL SAID MOHAMMED MASOOD SAADI, Journalist with the View newspaper from Oman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AIDAN JONAH, Editor-in-chief of The Canada Files 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NATALIE BENELLI, Founder of independent media "neue presse" from Switzerland STORYLINE: A group of 17 journalists from 16 countries concluded a trip to NW. China's Xinjiang on Sunday. The trip started on June 15, taking the journalists to various places across Xinjiang. The journalists gained first-hand knowledge about Xinjiang via the trip. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FAISAL SAID MOHAMMED MASOOD SAADI, Journalist with the View newspaper from Oman "I have personally experienced the Chinese government's concern for Muslims and ethnic minorities. The government attaches great importance

Foreign athletes, officials impressed by Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony

STORY: Foreign athletes, officials impressed by Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. pics of Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): KIRILL STANIK, Kazakh athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARNAB SHARAR, Bangladeshi athlete 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MASOOD ALI, Pakistani delegation official 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOOSA ALHARRASI, Qatari athlete STORYLINE: Many foreign athletes and officials have showered praises for the amazing performances and technological innovations at the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): KIRILL STANIK, Kazakh athlete "The opening ceremony was amazing. It's the first time I've seen such a performance and I thought it was very cool. The level of performance was very high." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARNAB SHARAR, Bangladeshi athlete "We are really amazed as China hosts it (the Asian Games) very nicely. So we are really pleased. The services

China's achievements human miracle: Pakistani diplomat

STORY: China's achievements human miracle: Pakistani diplomat DATELINE: July 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:35 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's achievements in various fields 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China 3. various of China's achievements in various fields 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China STORYLINE: Masood Khalid, former Pakistani ambassador to China, has praised China's achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which celebrated its 102nd birthday on Saturday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China "The transformation which China has achieved in the last 40 years or 40 years plus is, I call it no less than a human miracle. And China has established, the CPC has established, the leadership has established what hard work can bring to a country of the size and magnitude of China, which is 1.4 billion people. And nobody is

102-year-old CPC leads China to achieve more miracles

STORY: 102-year-old CPC leads China to achieve more miracles DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:54 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenery of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMB JOSEPH MUTABOB, Expert in international politics and diplomacy 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STHEMBISO BHENGU, Director, Chris Hani Institute, South Africa 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States international University-Africa (USIU-Africa) 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Spanish): CRISTIAN MEJIA, Ecuadorian international journalist 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ISAAC KARANI MUTHAMIA, Founder and director, China Africa Liaison Center 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): AMB JOSEPH MUTABOB, Expert in international politics and diplomacy 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China 11. SOUNDBITE 10 (Tur

2 killed, 8 injured in Islamabad suicide attack

STORY: 2 killed, 8 injured in Islamabad suicide attack DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the blast site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): MUHAMMAD USAMA, local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): QASIM KHAN, local resident STORYLINE: Two people including a policeman were killed and eight others injured in a suicide bombing attack in Islamabad on Friday morning, hospital sources said. Khalid Masood, the spokesperson of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, where all the injured people were shifted to, told Xinhua that the injured included four policemen and four civilians. Friday morning incident happened in sector I/10-4, located at the border of Islamabad and the neighboring city Rawalpindi, near a crowded wholesale vegetable and fruit market of the capital which thousands of vendors from the twin cities visit every day. In a statement, the Islamabad Police said that during routine checking in the area, a car was stopped by the police

WFP calls for urgent supply of food aid to N. Korea

WFP calls for urgent supply of food aid to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Masood Hyder, the World Food Program's representative for North Korea, calls for urgent international food assistance to North Korea at a news conference in Beijing on Feb. 9. He said the WFP's 2004 operation in North Korea needs 485,000 tons of commodities but so far only 140,000 tons have been secured and much less has been delivered.

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan - Supporters surround the grave of Ahmad Shah Masood, the leader of the Afghan anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, in the Panjshir Valley in northern Afghanistan. The picture was taken Sept. 29. Masood was killed last month in a bomb explosion.

U.S. abuses imprisonment, torture in Middle East: experts

STORY: U.S. abuses imprisonment, torture in Middle East: experts DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (DARI): ABDUL QADIR HIJRAN, Former Bagram prisoner 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): ALAAH KARIM AHMED, Former Iraqi detainee in Abu Ghraib prison STORYLINE: The U.S. has created "clash of civilizations," and abused imprisonment and torture, violating freedom of religion and human dignity in the Middle East and surrounding areas. This is according to a report released by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) on Tuesday. The report said the U.S. has been hostile to Islamic civilization, destroyed the historical and cultural heritage of the Middle East, imprisoned and tortured Muslims recklessly, and seriously violated the basi

U.S. violation of human rights in Middle East denounced by experts

STORY: U.S. violation of human rights in Middle East denounced by experts DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraq 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HASSAN ASLAM SHAD, International lawfare specialist and legal director, CMS Pakistan STORYLINE: A report released Tuesday by a Chinese NGO revealed a series of crimes committed by the U.S. in the Middle East and surrounding areas. The report by the China Society for Human Rights Studies focused on Washington's systematic violations of human rights, including launching wars, massacring civilians, unilateral sanctions, and abusing prisoners and torture. Observers in various countries have also

Chinese company CREC donates relief materials to flood-hit people in Bangladesh

STORY: Chinese company CREC donates relief materials to flood-hit people in Bangladesh DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hand-over ceremony of relief materials donated by CREC in Keraniganj, Bangladesh 2. various of CREC's Project Director Shi Yuan handing over relief materials at a ceremony in Keraniganj, Bangladesh 3. various of workers loading relief materials 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD AFZAL HOSSAIN, Project director of CREC 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): KHALED MASOOD, Material engineer of CREC 6. various of workers loading relief materials 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SHI YUAN, Chinese project director of CREC 8. various of workers loading relief materials STORYLINE: The China Railway Group Limited (CREC) has donated relief materials to flood-hit people in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka. According to the United Nations, an estimated 7.2 million people have been severely affected following devastating flash floods which began in May

Prisoner abuse at CIA black sites barbaric violation of human rights: experts

STORY: Prisoner abuse at CIA black sites barbaric violation of human rights: experts DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan STORYLINE: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has set up black sites in many countries under the pretext of its "War on Terror." The black sites, caught up in prisoner abuse scandals, have drawn widespread criticism from the international community. Raul Capote, editor-in-chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International, points out that prisoner abuse at CIA black sites constitutes one of the most barbaric violations of human rights. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RAUL CAPOTE, Editor-in-Chief of Cuban newspaper Granma International "There have been many prisoners from many regions of the world, not only from the Middle East, who hav

China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of anti-pandemic efforts in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEBRATU MASSEBO, Ethiopia's National COVID-19 Response Task Force CoordinatorSOUNDBITE 3 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholarSOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies STORYLINE: In its fight against the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, China sticks to its dynamic zero-COVID policy. Experts say the policy is necessary and effective for the country with a population of some 1.4 billion and also benefits the global fight against the virus as well as economic recovery. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "China has been contributing immensely to controlling this pandemic, not only nationally, b

China's whole-process people's democracy in eyes of observers

STORY: China's whole-process people's democracy in eyes of observers DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation, India 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): EDUARDO TZILI-APANGO, Professor and researcher, Mexico's Autonomous Metropolitan University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at International Policy Research Center of Cuba 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): JEAN CHRISTOPHE ISEUX VON PFETTEN, President of Institute for East-West Strategic Studies in Britain 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United Sta

GLOBALink | China contributes immensely to controlling pandemic: Pakistani experts

STORY: China contributes immensely to controlling pandemic: Pakistani experts DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of street view in Chinavarious of medical workersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHZAD ALI KHAN, Vice Chancellor, Pakistan's Health Services Academy STORYLINE: China has been effectively controlling COVID-19. That contributes immensely to the global fight against the pandemic, said former Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khalid. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "China has been contributing immensely to controlling this pandemic, not only nationally, but also globally. I'm sure all Chinese have done, Chinese people, the Chinese government, have done quite well, actually, in controlling the pandemic." In response to sporadic outbreaks in some 30 provincial areas in the country since March, China has been adhering to a dynam

Pakistani expert slams U.S. black jails for torturing detainees

STORY: Pakistani expert slams U.S. black jails for torturing detainees DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. screen shot of the Guardian's report 2. various of the Pentagon 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan 4. various of the U.S. troops in Afghanistan 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan STORYLINE: British media the Guardian reported Monday that at a secret CIA detention site in Afghanistan, a Pakistani citizen was used as a living prop to teach interrogators torture techniques. A Pakistani expert has slammed the U.S.'s appalling atrocity in torturing detainees in its black jails around the world, saying "you can't even imagine what methods were used in prisons." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan "When the U

China's democracy explained, with President Xi's words

STORY: China's democracy explained, with President Xi's words DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation, India SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation, India SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): EDUARDO TZILI-APANGO, Professor and researcher, Mexico's Autonomous Metropolitan University SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China SOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) SOUNDBITE 7 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation, India SOUNDBITE 8(Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at International Policy Research Center of Cuba SOUNDBITE 9 (English): JEAN CHRISTOPHE ISE

GLOBALink | Pakistani expert slams U.S. private prisons for human rights violations

STORY: Pakistani expert slams U.S. private prisons for human rights violations DATELINE: March 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan STORYLINE: "They are blaming us for terrorism, actually they are themselves doing the terrorism," said a Pakistani expert, who slammed private prisons in the U.S. for human rights violations. SOUNDBITE (English): AMINA MASOOD JANJUA, Chairperson of Defence of Human Rights and Public Service in Pakistan "America has a history of human rights violations. When you look at the world and the kind of attacks and invasions and whatever, is happening in the world. You always see that there is the USA behind all the wrongdoings and all the fights and terrorism. They are blaming us for terrorism, actually they are themselves doing the terrorism. They used to bring slaves, African slaves, and used to torture them, and they used to take la

How to ensure safe "two sessions" amid pandemic

STORY: How to ensure safe "two sessions" amid pandemic DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. STANDUP 2 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 3 (English): QI XING, Xinhua correspondent 4. STANDUP 4 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenyan international relations scholar 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "China's annual sessions of the top legislature and national political advisory body are underway in Beijing. The 'two sessions' have seen thousands of national legislators and political advisors gather together to review and discuss the work of the central government, national legislature, top court and procuratorate over the past year and plan for the future. This is the third year that the sessions have been held amid

China's economy goal for 2022 unveiled

STORY: China's economy goal for 2022 unveiled DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Beijing 3. STANDUP 2 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TIMO HELOSUO, CEO of Kolster, Chairman of the Board of the Finnish-Chinese Trade Association 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PELAGIA KARPATHIOTAKI, Greek scholar STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "China's annual sessions of the top legislature and national political advisory body are underway in Beijing. The 'two sessions' are not only of great importance in China's political calendar, but also closely watched internationally. One of the things that attract global attention is, what impetus the world's second-largest economy will gen

What to expect at China's "two sessions" in crucial year

STORY: What to expect at China's "two sessions" in crucial year DATELINE: March. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Int'l relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PELAGIA KARPATHIOTAKI, Greek scholar STORYLINE: China's top political advisory body started its annual session on Friday, marking the beginning of the country's major annual political gatherings in a crucial year for its march toward realizing the second centenary goal of developing China into a modern socialist country. Dubbed the "two sessions," China's major political events also include the annual gathering of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature. The NPC session will open on Saturday. The "two sessions" are of great importance in the country's political calendar, during which a general national develo

Int'l experts attach great significance to China's "two sessions"

STORY: Int'l experts attach great significance to China's "two sessions" DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Athens/London/Washington/Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PELAGIA KARPATHIOTAKI, Greek scholar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): IVO JOSIPOVIC, Former Croatian president 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China STORYLINE: The forthcoming annual meetings of China's top legislature and national political advisory body, known as the "two sessions," will be closely followed overseas. According to some experts, decisions made at the gatherings will be very important to global economic recovery and world stability. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PELAGIA KARPATHIOTAKI, Greek scholar "China's two sessions that will be held in March 2022 for sure will attract global interest more than ever, a

WFP calls for urgent supply of food aid to N. Korea

WFP calls for urgent supply of food aid to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Masood Hyder, the World Food Program's representative for North Korea, calls for urgent international food assistance to North Korea at a news conference in Beijing on Feb. 9. He said the WFP's 2004 operation in North Korea needs 485,000 tons of commodities but so far only 140,000 tons have been secured and much less has been delivered. (Kyodo)

London assailant identified as British-born Khalid Masood

London assailant identified as British-born Khalid Masood

A housing complex in Birmingham seen in this photo taken on March 23, 2017, is believed to have been temporarily inhabited by British-born Khalid Masood, who was identified by police as the knife-wielding terrorist who killed four people near parliament in central London. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

Supporters surround Anti-Taliban resistance leader's grave

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan - Supporters surround the grave of Ahmad Shah Masood, the leader of the Afghan anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, in the Panjshir Valley in northern Afghanistan. The picture was taken Sept. 29. Masood was killed last month in a bomb explosion.