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Ethel Kennedy Dead At 96

File photo - Washington, D.C. on May 12, 1968 shows Mrs. Martin Luther King (Coretta Scott), left, and Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy (Ethel), right, together as they join the first contingent of the Poor People's March to arrive in the Nation's Capital. Earlier the welfare mothers marched through Washington to kick-off the march that Dr. King conceived before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. This photo was taken less than a month before United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Democrat of New York) was shot in Los Angeles, California on June 5, 1968. - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Photo by Arnie Sachs / CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese peacekeepers safeguard peace, development in DR Congo: governor

STORY: Chinese peacekeepers safeguard peace, development in DR Congo: governor DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese peacekeepers at Congolese province of South Kivu 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): THEO NGWABIDJE KASI, Governor of Congolese province of South Kivu 3. various of Chinese peacekeepers at Congolese province of South Kivu 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): THEO NGWABIDJE KASI, Governor of Congolese province of South Kivu STORYLINE: The governor of the Congolese province of South Kivu has said that Chinese peacekeepers, which have been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the last 20 years, have helped the Congolese people safeguard peace and development. In April 2003, coordinated by the United Nations, China sent its first contingent of blue helmets, made up of an engineering company and a medical company, to the South Kivu province. According to the governor, since then, about 3,000 Chinese peacekeepers ha

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DRC-GOMA-SOUTH SUDAN-EAC REGIONAL FORCE

(230403) -- GOMA, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 2, 2023 shows soldiers of South Sudan at the Goma airport in east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The first contingent of South Sudan's army arrived Sunday in Goma, capital of North Kivu Province in east DRC, under the mandate of the regional force of the East African Community (EAC). (Xinhua/Alain Uaykani)

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DRC-GOMA-SOUTH SUDAN-EAC REGIONAL FORCE

(230403) -- GOMA, April 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 2, 2023 shows soldiers of South Sudan at the Goma airport in east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The first contingent of South Sudan's army arrived Sunday in Goma, capital of North Kivu Province in east DRC, under the mandate of the regional force of the East African Community (EAC). (Xinhua/Alain Uaykani)

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Burundi troops arrive in DR Congo under EAC mandate

STORY: Burundi troops arrive in DR Congo under EAC mandate DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Burundi troops arriving at Goma international airport 2. SOUNDBITE (French): PLACIDE NZILAMBA, Civil society member STORYLINE: The first contingent of Burundian soldiers arrived Sunday in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), under the mandate of the regional forces of the East African Community (EAC). Emmanuel Kaputa Kasenga, deputy commander of the contingent, greeted the Burundian soldiers arriving at the Goma International Airport and said the Burundian troops are set to end the violence in the eastern DRC. Last year, the EAC member countries set up a regional force to end the activism of armed groups, particularly the advance of the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). The Burundian troops will join forces with a Kenyan army contingent of about 1,000 men already deployed i

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1st batch of troops of Japan's 9th contingent back home from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The first batch of ground troops of Japan's ninth contingent returned home from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah May 20 after a three-month mission. About 150 Ground Self-Defense Force troops were welcomed by their relatives and colleagues at a garrison in Tokyo's Nerima Ward.

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Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Hideyoshi Haraoka, a member of Japan's eighth GSDF contingent to be sent to Iraq for reconstruction assistance, smilingly watches as his family members talk to each other during a ceremony held at a garrison in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto to deliver a unit flag to his unit on Oct. 22. The first batch of the 500-member contingent, mostly drawn from units in Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, is scheduled to leave for Iraq later in the day.

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Japan's relief team back from Pakistan

NARITA, Japan - Members of the first contingent of Japanese relief workers return to Narita airport after their operation in earthquake-devastated Pakistan on Oct. 18.

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(2)GSDF's 4th contingent set to leave for Iraq

HIGASHINE, Japan - Members of the fourth contingent of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force troops to be sent to Iraq are seated with their family members at a ceremony held in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, on Nov. 13. The first batch of the GSDF troops were scheduled to leave for Iraq later in the day.

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(1)1st batch of 3rd replacement ground troops leaves for Iraq

AOMORI, Japan - The first batch of a third replacement contingent of Ground Self-Defense Force troops leaves Aomori airport Aug. 8 for Iraq via Kuwait to continue carrying out Japan's humanitarian aid operations in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Pool photo)

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(2)1st batch of 3rd replacement ground troops leaves for Iraq

AOMORI, Japan - A member of the first batch of a third replacement contingent of Ground Self-Defense Force troops waves to his family as he leaves Aomori airport with other members Aug. 8 for Iraq via Kuwait to continue carrying out Japan's humanitarian aid operations in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Pool photo)

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Last group of 1st GSDF contingent to Iraq returns home

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A member of the first Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent to Iraq is reunited with his daughter at a GSDF base in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on May 31 after some 140 members of the last group of the contingent returned home from a three-month mission.

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(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (top) addresses members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 before they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

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(3)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with a member of the 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo on May 8 as they board a plane to leave Japan for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

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(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent (C) are seen off by their families in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 as they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

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(3)Main Japanese ground troops arrive in Iraq's Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Members of the first batch of Japan's main Ground Self-Defense Force contingent line up after arriving at the Dutch military's Camp Smitty outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 8 to prepare for humanitarian and reconstruction aid activities.

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(1)Main Japanese ground troops arrive in Iraq's Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A resident in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah waves on Feb. 8 to members of the first batch of Japan's main Ground Self-Defense Force contingent heading to the Dutch military's Camp Smitty outside the city to prepare for humanitarian and reconstruction aid activities.

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(2)Main Japanese ground troops arrive in Iraq's Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - The first batch of Japan's main Ground Self-Defense Force contingent arrives at the Dutch military's Camp Smitty outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 8.

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(4)Main Japanese ground troops arrive in Iraq's Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Col. Yasushi Kiyota (R), who commands the first batch of Japan's main Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent, shakes hands with Col. Masahisa Sato, who heads the advance team for a GSDF mission to Iraq, at the Dutch military's Camp Smitty outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 8.

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(3)Main Japan ground troop contingent arrive in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Col. Yasushi Kiyota, who commands the first group of Japan's core Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent tasked with helping Iraq's reconstruction, fields questions from reporters at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base in Kuwait Feb. 4.

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(2)Main Japan ground troop contingent arrive in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Members of the first group of Japan's core Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent tasked with helping in Iraq's reconstruction arrive at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base in Kuwait Feb. 4.

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(4)Main Japan ground troop contingent arrive in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Members of the first group of Japan's core Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent tasked with helping Iraq's reconstruction head to the U.S. Army's Camp Virginia in western Kuwait after arriving at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base in Kuwait Feb. 4.

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Main Japan ground troop contingent arrives in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Members of the first group of Japan's core Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent tasked with helping Iraq rebuild arrive at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base on Feb. 4.

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(2)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - People see off buses carrying some 90 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on Feb. 3 as the first group of the GSDF contingent heading to Iraq leaves its garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido. Later in the day, the team left Japan on a government plane for Kuwait on its way to Samawah, southern Iraq.

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(5)1st group of core GSDF unit leaves Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Families of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) members see off a government plane carrying some 90 GSDF members leaving New-Chitose airport in Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 for Kuwait. They are the first group of the core GSDF contingent to be dispatched to Iraq to help in reconstruction efforts.

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(4)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - A government plane carrying some 90 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) takes off from New-Chitose airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 for Kuwait. They are the first group of the core GSDF contingent going to Iraq to help reconstruction there.

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(1)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) wave on Feb. 3 as they leave the GSDF's garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido, by bus. The 90-member first group of the core GSDF contingent going to Iraq is scheduled to arrive in Kuwait on Feb. 4 on its way to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, the base of the 550-strong GSDF mission.

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1st group of main GSDF unit for Iraq to leave Japan

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Members of the first group of the main Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent (L) are seen off by colleagues (R) at the GSDF station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 2 before leaving Chitose base, southwest of Asahikawa, on Feb. 3 for the southern Iraqi city of Samawah for an Iraqi reconstruction mission.

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(1)Colors handed to head of GSDF core unit

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba (L) presents the colors to Col. Koichiro Bansho, head of the core contingent of Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) nonbombat troops to take part in Iraq's reconstruction, in a ceremony at the GSDF garrison in Asahikawa on Feb. 2. The first batch of the 550-strong unit is due to leave for the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 3.

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(3)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - Col. Hironobu Mizoguchi, who is responsible for transport planning for the Air Self-Defense Force unit in Iraq, speaks to reporters at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Jan. 22 before the first unit of the main ASDF contingent leaves for Kuwait to help in the reconstruction of Iraq.

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(2)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - People opposing the dispatch of the Self Defense Forces to Iraq (L) and others supporting it (R) rally in front of the Air Self-Defense Force Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture Jan. 22. The first unit of a main ASDF contingent left Japan for Kuwait the same day.

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Japan's GSDF troops arrive in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - The first group of the main contingent of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops arrives at Dili Airport on March 23 to take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations (PKOs) in East Timor. They joined the 24 GSDF troops who arrived on March 4 as part of an advance team to prepare for the full contingent.

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Takei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon

OTSU, Japan - Ryuji Takei hits the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon on March 3 to make his case for a berth on Japan's team for the Asian Games this fall. Takei, pacing himself with the foreign contingent of runners in the race, clocked a personal best time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 35 seconds for his first triumph in the 42.195-km race in Shiga Prefecture.

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MSDF minesweeper tender arrives in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga, which is on a mission to deliver relief supplies for Afghan refugees, is anchored at Karachi port Dec. 12. The 5,650-ton Uraga set sail from Japan on Nov. 25 with two other ships, marking the first time for a Japanese military contingent to provide assistance to combat forces since the end of World War II.

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1st international police contingent arrives in E. Timor

The first contingent of an international civilian police force arrives at Dili airport in East Timor on June 21 ahead of the territory's August referendum on its status. The contingent consists of 15 officers from Australia, 10 from New Zealand, seven from Britain, six from Spain and three from Ireland.

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Cameroon marks 50th National Day with military, civilian parade

STORY: Cameroon marks 50th National Day with military, civilian parade DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:05 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the military, civilian parade 2 SOUNDBITE (French): Citizen STORYLINE: Cameroon marked on Friday the 50th anniversary of its National Day with a military and civilian parade for the first time since the first case of coronavirus was detected in the Central African nation in March 2020. In the capital, Yaounde, the country's leader Paul Biya presided over the event that saw hundreds of soldiers and civilians marched past in front of national and international dignitaries. A contingent of Para-commandos from the neighbouring Republic of the Congo also took part in the march-past during the event. SOUNDBITE (French): Citizen "It is a feeling of pride, joy and reunion after two years because of COVID-19, and fortunately it is the fiftieth anniversary of the celebration of unity in Cameroon. We are very happy to share these

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MSDF minesweeper tender arrives in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's (MSDF) minesweeper tender Uraga, which is on a mission to deliver relief supplies for Afghan refugees, is anchored at Karachi port Dec. 12. The 5,650-ton Uraga set sail from Japan on Nov. 25 with two other ships, marking the first time for a Japanese military contingent to provide assistance to combat forces since the end of World War II.

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Japan's GSDF troops arrive in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - The first group of the main contingent of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops arrives at Dili Airport on March 23 to take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations (PKOs) in East Timor. They joined the 24 GSDF troops who arrived on March 4 as part of an advance team to prepare for the full contingent.

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Ceremony held for Japan's 8th contingent of troops for Iraq

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Hideyoshi Haraoka, a member of Japan's eighth GSDF contingent to be sent to Iraq for reconstruction assistance, smilingly watches as his family members talk to each other during a ceremony held at a garrison in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto to deliver a unit flag to his unit on Oct. 22. The first batch of the 500-member contingent, mostly drawn from units in Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, is scheduled to leave for Iraq later in the day. (Kyodo)

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1st batch of troops of Japan's 9th contingent back home from Ira

TOKYO, Japan - The first batch of ground troops of Japan's ninth contingent returned home from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah May 20 after a three-month mission. About 150 Ground Self-Defense Force troops were welcomed by their relatives and colleagues at a garrison in Tokyo's Nerima Ward. (Kyodo)

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(2)GSDF's 4th contingent set to leave for Iraq

HIGASHINE, Japan - Members of the fourth contingent of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force troops to be sent to Iraq are seated with their family members at a ceremony held in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, on Nov. 13. The first batch of the GSDF troops were scheduled to leave for Iraq later in the day. (Kyodo)

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(5)1st group of core GSDF unit leaves Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Families of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) members see off a government plane carrying some 90 GSDF members leaving New-Chitose airport in Hokkaido, on Feb. 3 for Kuwait. They are the first group of the core GSDF contingent to be dispatched to Iraq to help in reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo)

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Japan's relief team back from Pakistan

NARITA, Japan - Members of the first contingent of Japanese relief workers return to Narita airport after their operation in earthquake-devastated Pakistan on Oct. 18. (Kyodo)

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Takei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon

OTSU, Japan - Ryuji Takei hits the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi marathon on March 3 to make his case for a berth on Japan's team for the Asian Games this fall. Takei, pacing himself with the foreign contingent of runners in the race, clocked a personal best time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 35 seconds for his first triumph in the 42.195-km race in Shiga Prefecture.

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(2)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - People opposing the dispatch of the Self Defense Forces to Iraq (L) and others supporting it (R) rally in front of the Air Self-Defense Force Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture Jan. 22. The first unit of a main ASDF contingent left Japan for Kuwait the same day. (Kyodo)

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(2)1st group of core GSDF unit leaving Japan for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - People see off buses carrying some 90 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on Feb. 3 as the first group of the GSDF contingent heading to Iraq leaves its garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido. Later in the day, the team left Japan on a government plane for Kuwait on its way to Samawah, southern Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(2)Main Japan ground troop contingent arrive in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Members of the first group of Japan's core Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent tasked with helping in Iraq's reconstruction arrive at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base in Kuwait Feb. 4. (Kyodo)

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(2)Main Japanese ground troops arrive in Iraq's Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - The first batch of Japan's main Ground Self-Defense Force contingent arrives at the Dutch military's Camp Smitty outside the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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(1)Main Japanese ground troops arrive in Iraq's Samawah

SAMAWAH, Iraq - A resident in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah waves on Feb. 8 to members of the first batch of Japan's main Ground Self-Defense Force contingent heading to the Dutch military's Camp Smitty outside the city to prepare for humanitarian and reconstruction aid activities. (Kyodo)

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(1)Colors handed to head of GSDF core unit

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba (L) presents the colors to Col. Koichiro Bansho, head of the core contingent of Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) nonbombat troops to take part in Iraq's reconstruction, in a ceremony at the GSDF garrison in Asahikawa on Feb. 2. The first batch of the 550-strong unit is due to leave for the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)