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Rioting in Kabul; Dozens Killed in New Waves of Attacks in Iraq; Indonesia Earthquake

Aired May 29, 2006 - 12:00   ET

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We want America out of this country. We hate America.

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JIM CLANCY, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: Called to account, the Afghan president now demanding an explanation from the United States after a military vehicle was involved in a crash, and that sparked riots in Kabul.

ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: More misery in Java. Weather hampers quake relief efforts in Indonesia.

And...

CLANCY: An overwhelming mandate for Alvaro Uribe. The Colombian president deals his opponents a crushing defeat at the polls.

CHURCH: It's 8:30 in the evening in Kabul, 11:00 at night in Yogyakarta.

I'm Rosemary Church.

CLANCY: I'm Jim Clancy.

Welcome to our viewers throughout the world and the United States.

This is YOUR WORLD TODAY.

CHURCH: Welcome everyone. Well, there's a lot happening this hour.

Humanitarian groups are scrambling to deliver aid to tens of thousands of victims of Saturday's massive earthquake in Indonesia.

CLANCY: Aid workers say there are many, many, many people in misery there right now.

CHURCH: We're also keeping a close eye on a tense situation in Kabul.

CLANCY: That's right. Angry Afghans exploding into an anti- American rampage after a U.S. military traffic accident. Now, the violence in Kabul being called the worst unrest in the Afghan capital since the fall of the Taliban regime. There have been deaths and many injuries and rioting across the country.

Barbara Starr joins us now from Kabul. She has an update on the latest -- Barbara.

BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Well, Jim, people here are very surprised and very dismayed about what has happened here today. Afghan soldiers, Afghan security forces, in fact, taking to the streets, firing their weapons into and over the heads of crowds of Afghan civilians.

All of this emerging as earlier today there was a serious traffic accident involving a U.S. military convoy. The U.S. tried to render medical assistance, but then, when the convoy moved out, as you can see from video being shown, there was a good deal of trouble that erupted. Hundreds of Afghanis throwing rocks at the U.S. military convoy, and at least one U.S. soldier firing his weapon back in the direction of the crowd.

All of that, Jim, then leading to a day of violence and gunfire across Kabul. According to latest reports, at least eight people were killed. More than 100 injured. Several compounds attacked.

Here, where we have been for the last couple days, at Camp Eggers, the U.S. military and coalition headquarters, the camp went into immediate lockdown. But a military spokesperson did come out in front of a camera and talked a bit about the incident and that they will investigate exactly what happened with the U.S. military personnel.

I think we have a bit of sound for you on that.

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COL. TIM COLLINS, COALITION SPOKESMAN: This was a tragic incident, and we deeply regret any deaths or injuries resulting from this incident. Although this incident is very regrettable, the coalition remains committed to working together with the Afghan people to build a better future.

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STARR: But let's be realistic. There is a good deal of unhappiness in some sectors of Afghanistan. There have been a number of incidents recently in which Afghan civilians have been inadvertently killed by military forces.

Many people are upset about that, and it's very important to note some of that chanting on the streets in Kabul today was against Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who is viewed in some quarters as being very close to the United States. President Karzai coming out later today saying he believed the violence was the work of so-called agitators -- Jim.

CLANCY: All right. Barbara Starr reporting to us there live from Kabul.

Thank you, Barbara.

CHURCH: And from violence in Kabul, to the worst wave of violence in Baghdad in days. Explosions echoed across the city, beginning just after dawn, leaving dozen of people dead. Among the casualties are members of an American news crew.

Ryan Chilcote joins us now from Baghdad with more.

And Ryan, we will talk in just a moment on that U.S. news crew, but, of course, many lives lost today, this violent day in Baghdad.

RYAN CHILCOTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right. It has been an exceptionally violent day in Iraq. At least 43 Iraqis killed around the country, at least 71 Iraqis wounded. All of that in attacks, dozens of attacks around the country since dawn.

We start off in the province of Diyala, just north of the Iraqi capital there. That is where a roadside bomb hit a commuter bus as it was taking workers to an organization that it is known for its stance against the Iranian government. At least 10 of the people on that bus, 10 of the Iraqis on that bus were killed in that attack. Another 12 wounded.

That organization known as the Mujahedeen Hawk (ph) is now blaming Iran for being behind that attack. And there were plenty of attacks in the Iraqi capital as well, at least by our count.

Seven bombings taking place today. One of them again targeting a bus. This time full of civilians in a Shiite neighborhood. At least seven Iraqis killed in that attack. Another nine wounded.

CLANCY: Ryan, we mentioned that American news crew. It does -- it does put a human face on this conflict, doesn't it? What information do you have on that incident?

CHILCOTE: Sure. What we know at this point is that took place as a result of one of the more recent bombings.

It was about eight hours ago a U.S. military patrol moving through one of Baghdad's central squares. What we understand at that point was that military patrol had a news team from CBS News embedded with it. CBS News reporting that two members of their team were killed, that being cameraman Paul Douglas and sound technician James Brolan.

A third member of the team, Kimberly Dozier, a CBS News correspondent, was seriously injured in that attack. She is now getting some medical attention at one of the combat hospitals here in the Iraqi capital.

The U.S. military saying that one of their soldiers and one military contractor, one Iraqi military contractor, were also killed in that attack. They are also saying that by their count at least six U.S. soldiers were wounded in what appears to be a makeshift bomb going as their patrol moved through that square.

CHURCH: All right. Ryan Chilcote bringing us up to date on that violent day in Baghdad.

Thanks so much.

Well, rain and roads littered with debris are hampering relief efforts in Indonesia.

CLANCY: Tens of thousands of people, many of them injured in central Java, now spending yet another night in makeshift shelters. There was heavy rain there earlier. The earthquake struck at daybreak on Saturday. People were sleeping, of course, then.

Help is on the way, but for many it's not arriving fast enough.

CHURCH: Well, U.N. agencies and aid organizations have rushed in emergency supplies, and world governments have pledged millions of dollars. An aid agency estimates that at least 100,000 people are homeless.

CLANCY: Now, tents, blankets, generators, medical supplies, all the most pressing needs followed closely, of course, by food and clean drinking water.

CHURCH: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono acknowledged a lack of coordination in aid distribution as he toured the hard-hit town of Bantul on Monday.

CLANCY: Hospitals are overwhelmed by the scale of this disaster. The official death toll now rising above 5,000. Another 6,500 said to be seriously injured.

CHURCH: Well, the main hospital in Bantul, the most heavily damaged region, was destroyed by that quake. The hospitals and the medical staff who remain are at breaking point.

Dan Rivers reports.

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DAN RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In the chaotic aftermath of this earthquake, the local hospital is a living hell. Every single piece of floor is occupied by injured survivors waiting for treatment. Corridors and walkways choked with hundreds of patients, many of whom have not seen a doctor yet.

Some are now being evacuated to other Indonesian provinces, ferried past those who have been waiting for days.

"We were sleeping when the house collapsed and I managed to protect my wife from the falling debris," says 35-year-old Hatando (ph). He has a nasty leg fracture. There are no painkillers and he's been waiting out here for two days.

Thirty-five-year-old Juniken (ph) has just arrived with a broken hip. She's gently lifted onto a makeshift bed in a parking lot. The vehicles cleared out to make room for patients, each parking bay marked by an intravenous drip.

She's fed by her 14-year-old son. There aren't enough nurses for even the most basic care. She says the roof of her house collapsed on her and she's been too scared of aftershocks to come to hospital.

(on camera): This hospital is at breaking point. There are only enough beds for 750 patients, but yet there are 1,700 people spilling out into walkways like this awaiting treatment. Five hundred people need urgent operations and there are critical shortages of basic drugs.

And what will happen if they don't get those supplies?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I think people will die. But I don't think any of us are expecting that. I mean, certainly there are many humanitarian aid organizations here on the ground and there's also a very strong response from -- from Indonesians.

RIVERS (voice over): Help is on the way. But for those writhing in agony, enduring operations without anesthetics, it can't come soon enough.

Dan Rivers, CNN, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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CLANCY: Not surprisingly, the Indonesian government has declared a three month state of emergency. Now, earlier, we spoke with Andi Mallarangeng, a spokesman for the Indonesian president, on earthquake relief.

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ANDI MALLARANGENG, PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN: Well, we are coping as fast as we can. We are mobilizing all resources we have at the local level, at the national level. The first two days we are fully prioritizing the evacuations, search and rescue, and hospitalization, bringing people from the location of the disaster to the hospitals. And then the hospital (INAUDIBLE). That's why we need a few hospitals and medical teams and supplies.

Now we are focusing more on people who survived the disaster but their house is destroyed. So they need -- they need a place to stay, pans and food supplies, et cetera.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Why hasn't the Indonesian government appealed for help from the U.N.?

MALLARANGENG: Well, we welcome to any international assistance. As a matter of fact, the prime ministers, presidents are all offering us help, and then we are welcome all the international aid that is being offered to us.

(END VIDEO CLIP) CLANCY: Looking for help. That was Andi Mallarangeng. He's a spokesman for the Indonesian president, talking there a little bit earlier about earthquake relief.

CHURCH: And if you want to help donate money or even your time, you can log on to CNN.com for a complete list of the aid organization that is are helping the Indonesian quake victims.

CLANCY: Here are some of them. You can donate to Oxfam, through their Web site at oxfam.org.uk.

CHURCH: The U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The U.N.'s Children's Agency is accepting donations by unicefusa.org.

CLANCY: Or you could get to the International Medical Corps. They're also active in this crisis, as in so many others. They are at imcworldwide.org.

All good organizations there, and the help is always needed.

CHURCH: Yes.

CLANCY: You know, in some ways the giants tsunami had a lot of groups that were geared up for all of this and familiar with getting the aid in. Maybe it's going to go a little more smoothly. Still, they're in desperate need of getting some fresh supplies.

CHURCH: Indeed. And that's certainly the hope.

All right. Well, coming up on YOUR WORLD TODAY, rioting sparked by anti-U.S. Anger sweeps through Kabul.

CLANCY: Some amazing scenes. We're going to the capital for an update on what's happening. Enraged Afghans were roaming the streets there. Angry at the U.S., they are angry at their own president.

Details ahead.

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CLANCY: These were the incredible scenes on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, the Afghan capital this day. Security forces said that they were shooting over the heads of those protesters. That in an attempt to get them to disburse. There had been widespread rioting in Kabul, all of it sparked by an incident that involved a U.S. military convoy and an auto accident at rush hour.

Welcome back to CNN International. This is YOUR WORLD TODAY, and in your world today the violence that began early Monday after that U.S. military truck crashed into a group of pedestrians has sparked some major concerns in Kabul. They were chanting, "Death to Americans," "Death to President Karzai."

Joining me now from Kabul, Sam Dealey from "GQ" magazine.

You were there. You saw what was happening in the aftermath. Just describe it.

SAM DEALEY, "GQ" MAGAZINE: Well, we got there just after the Americans had pulled out. The police force had deployed. They had pulled back from the actual accident site and were remaining in the square, I think in a way to just contain what was clearly starting to boil over.

A number of police cars and police huts and other things set on fire -- large black plumes that were coming from several spots in the city. The rioters started moving more towards the city along the lines, and it gathered strength.

The cell phone networks were almost all down. They were so jammed with calls, and pretty soon, you know, it was a very sizable riot going on in the streets of Kabul.

CLANCY: Was there any...

DEALEY: When they pulled back, it seemed the main destination -- yes?

CLANCY: At any point though were you able to ascertain how many people had actually been injured in this incident that now we believe was -- involved pedestrians being hit by U.S. military vehicles?

DEALEY: Yes. Well, it was -- it was at least 12 cars that were hit by an American convoy, and perhaps some pedestrians. The numbers of deaths have been hard to come by.

The U.S. military says one person died. The palace says that five people died. The ministry of health has put the number at seven or eight. And if you ask anyone on the street, it goes from 20 to 50.

So, you know, somewhere in there is the right number, supposedly.

CLANCY: Now, one would like to think that this wasn't sparked by a single incident, that there must have been some pent-up anger here. Or was it simply that big of an incident, like you say, involving perhaps a dozen cars?

DEALEY: Well, it's hard to say, because Kabul has really been a success story as far as the reconstruction and the rebuilding of Afghanistan. There hasn't been a whole lot of violence here. But, of course, the country is changing, and down in the south, particularly in the past two weeks, there's been a very violent up tick in the insurgency.

And, you know, pressures are mounting. I think there are some folks who are very dissatisfied with President Karzai. There's a feeling that perhaps he's not doing too much, perhaps he's not really there for the Afghan people.

You know, but this is -- everyone seems to have their opinion. But there really isn't a general sense of anti-Americanism you can really feel, although there have been stones thrown at cars. That is increasing. But this really did I think take a lot of people by surprise.

CLANCY: In taking people by surprise, what do you see as the reaction? I understand the U.S. military locked down their bases. Other coalition troops may have done the same. I don't know, but the military response to all of this, what is the strategy that they seem to be employing?

DEALEY: Well, absolutely. The Americans have always tried not to have a large presence here in Afghanistan. I mean, a visible street patrol presence.

The street patrols by American Humvees are very, very rare. Mostly, they want the Afghans policing themselves, and they want that to be the public persona.

So the fact the Americans are locked down -- and they certainly are -- really doesn't mean that it's less of a presence of the Americans on the streets. But the police certainly fanned out.

We actually -- my photographer and I actually took -- hid out in a house during the worst part of the riot. And there was a senior police commander who was in there hiding with us. That doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

CLANCY: All right. Sam Dealey with "GQ" magazine there in Kabul, Afghanistan.

I want to thank you very much for taking the time to get us up to date, abreast of what it's like on the ground there in the Afghan capital.

DEALEY: Thank you, Jim.

CLANCY: Thank you again.

CHURCH: All right. To business news now.

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CLANCY: All right. We've got to take a short break here But still ahead on YOUR WORLD TODAY...

CHURCH: Grannies on the march. Senior citizens in the United States make their opinions on the Iraq war crystal clear. Hear their views in just a moment.

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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: And hello, everyone. I'm Tony Harris at the CNN Center in Atlanta. More of YOUR WORLD TODAY in just a few minutes. But first, a check of stories making headlines here in the United States.

CBS News is reporting that two of its crew members have been killed. The team's correspondent, Kimberly Dozier, is seriously injured. She and her colleagues were embedded with a military unit when their convoy was attacked. The CBS Web site identifies the dead as cameraman Paul Douglas and sound tech James Brolan.

The military says one U.S. soldier was killed, along with an Iraqi contractor. Six other American soldiers were wounded.

Dozier has reported on the Iraq war for almost three years now. She's the former Jerusalem chief correspondent for the network's flagship station, WCBS-TV, and she is a former anchor for BBC radio's "World Update."

These are new images of the attack site. They just fed into CNN just minutes ago, and as you may remember, in January an ABC News crew was hit by a roadside bomb. Anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt both survived the attack.

The grim tradition carried on at the nation's most sacred military cemetery just last hour. President Bush laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. He said he was there to "honor this place where valor sleeps."

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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Our nation is free because of brave Americans like these who volunteer to confront our adversaries abroad so we do not have to face them here at home. Our nation mourns the loss of our men and women in uniform. We will honor them by completing the mission for which they gave their lives by defeating the terrorists, by advancing the cause of liberty, and by laying the foundation of peace for a generation of young Americans.

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HARRIS: Since the attacks, some 270 men and women...

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BUSH: A few moments ago I placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. I was honored to do so on behalf of the American people as a sign of our solemn gratitude and our deep respect. The names of those buried there are known only to god, yet their souls have entered into the spirit of America, and they will never be forgotten by our nation.

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HARRIS: Since the 9/11 attacks, some 270 men and women killed in action are now buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

One lawmaker says it's a case that could be more damaging than the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. At issue, whether U.S. Marines gunned down some two dozen innocent Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha, then whitewashed the atrocity. The allegations are grave enough to launch swift action.

The military is already investigating. And for the last several days, the commandant of the Marine Corps, General Michael Hagee, has been in Iraq talking to the troops about their responsibilities during war. Also, a Senate panel vows to hold hearings.

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BRIG. GEN. JAMES MARKS, U.S. ARMY (RET.): What it tells you is that there's the commandant of the Marine Corps who understands how this type of incident can be extremely divisive and how you have to get to the bottom of it. And here is the guy at the top saying, look, I'm in charge, I want to make sure you guys know that we may have an incident here. We have to hold together.

We're not going to cover anything up. In fact, we're going to expose this to an increasingly large and open aperture. We're going to put lights on this thing. We're going to find out what happened, but we want to make sure that none of you guys hesitate and understand that we're going to paint you all with a brush that says you're all guilty. We're going to hold together, and we're going to continue to execute our tasks.

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HARRIS: The Pentagon vows to get to the bottom of the matter and take appropriate action.

A hunger strike at Gitmo. The military says about 75 detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are staging a hunger strike.

Military officials say it's part of an attention-getting move, and it may be time to coincide with upcoming military hearings. Most of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have been held more than three years without being charged.

Jacqui Jeras is watching hot and dry conditions in the Southwest.

Jacqui, it sounds like perfect conditions for wildfires.

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HARRIS: And coming up on CNN's "LIVE FROM," on this Memorial Day, honoring the fallen. Kyra Phillips with talk with family members and relatives of American troops who have made the ultimate sacrifice. That's "LIVE FROM" at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.

YOUR WORLD TODAY continues after a quick break.

I'm Tony Harris.

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CHURCH: Welcome back to YOUR WORLD TODAY. I'm Rosemary Church.

CLANCY: I'm Jim Clancy. These are some of the stories that are making headlines around the world.

Hundreds of people rioted in the Afghan capital after a U.S. military convoy smashed into some vehicles and pedestrians. One person was killed in that accident. At least eight other people were killed, more than 100 wounded, during the ensuing anti-U.S. riots.

CHURCH: A string of car bombings, shootings, and roadside attacks in and around Baghdad has killed at least 50 people. Some 81 people were wounded. Mosques, U.S. and Iraqi patrols and civilians heading to work all were among the targets. Members of a CBS news crew were also victims. A bombing killed cameraman and a sound tech and seriously wounded a correspondent.

CLANCY: Debris-choked roads and inclement weather all hindering earthquake relief efforts in Indonesia at this hour. The quake struck just before dawn on Saturday in the central part of Java. The official death toll now passing 5,100. More than 6,500 people have suffered serious injuries. More than 100,000 people are left homeless.

CHURCH: Well, while the quake rocked the old Javanese royal capital of Yogyakarta, the district of Bantul was hit hardest. Eighty percent of the houses have been flattened.

Victoria McDonald has more.

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VICTORIA MCDONALD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): There's nothing sophisticated about this rescue operation, just a plastic spoon to desperately dig at the rubble of the destroyed homes. Occasionally, a poignant reminder of life before the earthquake struck in the early hours of Saturday morning.

ARIWIBOWO SAHPUTRA, SEARCH AND RESCUE WORKER (through translator): There is no hope that survivors will be alive. Their chances are impossible, as you can see from the huge damage.

MCDONALD: The disaster area stretches hundreds of square kilometers across this Yogyakarta Province on the Indonesian island of Java, the worst devastation in the town of Bantul; eighty percent of the homes reduced to nothing. The death toll now stands at 4,600.

Local doctors have been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the injured being brought into the hospitals. Makeshift wards have had to be set up in the grounds, and by this morning, they had run out of vital supplies, including anesthetic.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We have the big problem with medicines. We have run out of medicines and blood for transfusions. Most of the wounded needed blood transfusions.

MCDONALD: Thousands of survivors spent the night under whatever shelter they could find, a roof if they were lucky or a piece of tarpaulin. By daylight, the search began again, not just for the living, but for a essential food, clothes, anything, to make their unbearable situation just a little more bearable.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): I feel thankful because God saved our lives. Even though my house is destroyed, I am still thankful because I am alive. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I feel bad, but it's our destiny. Now the most important thing for us is donations.

MCDONALD: Help is on its way, the same Singaporean medical personnel who came to the rescue when Banda Aceh was destroyed by the tsunami and aid agencies, some of whom had been in the region because of concerns over volcanic eruptions in the nearby Mount Merapi.

ANTON SUSANTO, UNICEF INDONESIA: We are looking to attend some of the basic, basic needs. Here we see severe need for water, so we would like to send in several platters of water for distribution, hygiene kits. Also tents. There's shortages of tents. We're talking big tents that can actually take in communities in there, as well as family tents. We're expecting around 20,000 people to be injured and 100,000 people displaced. And the number for children there is about 40 percent.

MCDONALD: The U.K. government has so far pledged four million pounds in aid and assistance. The most urgent need to be to rebuild the houses, many of them so flimsy they just crumbled during the quake, which measured 6.3 on the Richter scale.

Last night Indonesia's president visited survivors, promising help for the region.

SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, PRESIDENT OF INDONESIA (voice-over): The most important thing now is to concentrate on helping our brothers and sisters who are still able to be saved, to control the situation, secure the situation, speed up the emergency response and continue with reconstruction and rehabilitation.

MCDONALD: And today, more funerals for the victims. There are already fears that they're about to run out of body bags. Such is the scale of the disaster. While the region continues to experience aftershocks, some quite large, adding to the trauma of the population.

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CHURCH: Victoria McDonald reporting. Well, since that report was filed, officials have raised the death toll to more than 5,100.

CLANCY: It's important to note, too, Rosemary, that countries around the world now pledging millions of dollars, tons of supplies and hundreds of their own personnel to move in and help the quake victims.

Robin Oakley has more on the mission to meet the needs of so many.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning. Thank you for calling UNICEF Disaster Appeal. My name is Beau (ph), how can I help you?

ROBIN OAKLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Think of the agony of suddenly losing a wife, a father, a child, a home. Fortunately, when natural disasters strike, the world shows it cares.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you very, very much for your help and your support.

OAKLEY: Charities are already getting a response to their appeals.

ANDREW RADFORD, UNICEF: The most important thing we need in the short term is money. UNICEF has made an immediate request for $1.5 million, which will enable us to meet the short-term needs for shelter, water and sanitation, hygiene, health, cooking pots, that sort of thing that will meet people's needs straightaway.

OAKLEY: The first UNICEF plane landed in Indonesia Monday morning, with two more air lifts to follow. A convoy of trucks was due in later. But it's not just UNICEF who are mounting relief operations.

(on camera): And if you want to get involved in helping, there are plenty of aid organizations that can make good use of your money, all of them contactable through the Web site. Save The Children, for example, mounted a big operation after the tsunami. They can be contacted at www.savethechildren.org.

And then there's Islamic Relief. They're looking for $3.5 million, and have already dispatched tents from Dubai. They can be found at www.islamic-relief.org. And then there's the Red Cross, with 400 volunteers already in the region. They need your cash, too, and can be contacted at www.ifrc.org.

(voice-over): CNN's Web site, too, is doing all it can to help.

BARRY NEILD, CNN.COM: From our front page, you can click on a link which will take to you Web sites of major international aid agencies who are helping out in the area. And you can make your donations from there.

OAKLEY: Governments are pledging money and assistance, but non- governmental agencies tend to be quicker off the mark.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's great to see the money that the government's pledging. And that's vitally important for the success of the aid effort. But to get out there quickly, it's important to give money to organizations like UNICEF, who will be able to deliver the aid to people who need it.

OAKLEY: Fortunately for the devastated victims of the Indonesian earthquake, despite all the recent disasters, there's no sign of the public suffering from compassion fatigue.

Robin Oakley, CNN, London.

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CHURCH: Well, Saturday's earthquake sent shockwaves across a region that's already seen more than its share of disasters. The December 2004 tsunami cut a wave of destruction and death across the region. And late last year, a powerful earthquake shook Pakistan. With each disaster comes the pleas for help. Is donor fatigue beginning to set in?

Well, earlier, We spoke to Jan Egeland, the United Nations Undersecretary General for Humanitarian affairs.

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JAN EGELAND, U.N. EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR: I don't see donor fatigue. I see more compassion, more solidarity than ever before, and I think it is because people can see for themselves that the aid organizations have never been more effective. We are now able to help in the matter of hours after an earthquake strikes. We will in this one, we will in this next one, and we're better coordinated also now than ever before. So please give. It is going to effective use.

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CHURCH: Jan Egeland, the United Nations undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs speaking to us earlier from Oslo.

CLANCY: Well, let's shift our focus now to an area nearby, East Timor, where the prime minister and cabinet are set to continue for a second day on Tuesday in talks. Monday's cabinet session ended with no decision on just how they are going to end the violence that surged through the capital, Dili. The unrest began last month after disgruntled soldiers were fired and a riot erupted. The leader for the ex-soldiers now saying his group is willing to join the peace talks. Order slowly being restored to the capital as Australian and other foreign troops keeping up a tense peace with a presence on the streets.

CHURCH: Well, still ahead, a historic election day in Colombia.

CLANCY: And it was a landslide victory, really, for President Alvaro Uribe. Coming up, we'll take a look at some of the challenges that that U.S. ally faces.

CHURCH And it's been a topic for debate for 40 years. A controversial call that gave the World Cup to England. Now a definitive answer. That's coming up.

Stay with us.

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CHURCH: Welcome back to YOUR WORLD TODAY here on CNN international. The vote is finished in Colombia, and it wasn't even close. President Alvaro Uribe won a second term by a landslide. We finished about 40 points ahead of his closest competitor Carlo Gaviria, who conceded.

Karl Penhaul reports from Bogota.

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KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was a landslide victory, but no surprise. President Alvaro Uribe crushed a handful of also-rans, winning 2.5-times more votes than his closest rival.

ALVARO URIBE, COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): With the utmost love for our country, let's go forward, Colombia.

PENHAUL: So massive the margin, election officials have been counting ballots for an hour and a half after polls closed before it became clear Uribe had secured a second term.

In defeat, Uribe's nearest contender, leftist Carlos Gaviria, seemed pleased with his party's performance, and vowed to mount stiff opposition to Uribe's new government.

CARLOS GAVIRIA, FMR. CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRES.: We will stay on our course. Nobody from the (INAUDIBLE) we will allow to be appointed. No one will change their honest job in the opposition party for a job in an embassy, a consulate, or in the ministry.

PENHAUL: One potential worrying sign, however, the high abstention rate. Election officials say at least 55 percent of registered voters stayed away. Uribe's day began here, at a cardboard polling booth yards from the presidential palace.

URIBE (through translator): Democracy is a treasure, and we must care for that treasure.

PENHAUL: Communist rebels have standing orders to try to assassinate Uribe, a hardline conservative and close ally of the United States. So security was tight. The president candidates every step, shadowed by a guard with a bulletproof shield. And with thousands of soldiers and police on election guard duty, authorities reported no significant rebel sabotage attacks.

SANTIAGO MURRAY, HEAD OF OAS OBSERVER MISSION: The Colombian government has taken all the necessary measures to allow the Colombian people to vote today.

PENHAUL: Uribe won his first term in office, promising to crush the guerrillas. Four years on, national security issues remain a voter priority.

"I'm voting for the security of this country," he says. "The truth is we're happy with the government," he says.

Despite four years of sustained economic growth, others don't share that enthusiasm for Uribe's strong-handed rule.

"I'm voting for education and for the end of Uribe's dictatorial rule," she says.

PENHAUL (on camera): It's clear President Uribe's popularity's riding high, but there do seem to be serious challenges ahead. Political Analysts say he can count on continued U.S. funding. With that backing, Uribe must continue fighting a 20,000-strong guerrilla force, bankrolled by millions of dollars in drug money. And he must battle against booming drug plantations, cocaine production U.S. officials estimate at 550 tons a year.

But at campaign headquarters in the downtown Bogota hotel, Uribe's supporters were bent on celebration, not brooding about the challenges to come.

Karl Penhaul, CNN, Bogota.

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CLANCY: Well, some Namibians are suggesting that they should have a national holiday established in honor of the celebrity birth there over the weekend. In case you haven't heard, if you weren't anywhere on planet Earth this weekend, actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to a child fathered by her actor companion, none other than Brad Pitt.

Robyn Curnow has more on the blessed event from South Africa.

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ROBYN CURNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): The latest reports are that celebrity mom, Angelina Jolie, and her newborn daughter are doing just fine in a Namibian clinic. Their reports say that Brad Pitt was there throughout the birth this weekend.

Now a Namibian tourism minister, as well as a Namibian doctor, have both said that the birth was uncomplicated, that it went according to plan and that the baby girl is healthy.

Now her name is Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. And apparently Shiloh means peaceful one in Hebrew. And she can claim Namibian citizenship, if her parents wish.

Robyn Curnow, CNN, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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CHURCH: All right. Well, still ahead, a goal that never was.

CLANCY: It was English football's finest moment, so they say, winning the 1966 World Cup, beating West Germany in the final. But should the controversial third goal have gone to Britain? An answer, thanks to technology, is straight ahead. I can't wait.

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CLANCY: Well, it's one of the big debates in football. I'm not sure it really makes any difference, but for 40 years, it's been there, this debate. International controversy about the football goal that gave the World Cup to England back in 1966.

CHURCH: Well, now what was in doubt is resolved by 21st century technology.

CLANCY: Jim Boulden relives the historic moment. I'm sure Jim really enjoyed this. And there were some rather unexpected findings.

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JIM BOULDEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was English football's finest moment, winning the 1966 World Cup at home and beating West Germany in the final. The game is still famous for England's controversial third goal in extra time.

ANNOUNCER: Geoff Hurst, cool and collected, had the ball in the net.

BOULDEN: Now, thanks to technology, Germany has a legitimate claim to say it was the goal that never was.

ANNOUNCER: And goal it was!

BOULDEN: These shots of the ball on the goal line were enhanced by high definition television. A sharply clearer picture is the main selling point for H.D.Technology, which is just hitting the U.K. TV markets.

(on camera): So British broadcaster ITN said why not advertise the advances of H.D. by investigating England's most controversial World Cup goal?

(voice-over): They dug through the vaults at Pinewood Studios to find the original 35 millimeter color film, then converted it to H.D. It may be hard for you to judge watching on a conventional screen.

CHRIS O'HEARN, ITN: It's pretty clear that the ball hasn't -- certainly hasn't completely crossed the line, so...

BOULDEN: But ITN's Chris O'Hearn is convinced.

O'HEARN: The law is that the ball has to completely cross the line to be a goal, and what's clear from here is that, at best, it's on the line, and that's not a goal.

BOULDEN (on camera): So does that make you a traitor?

O'HEARN: Well, the results there -- and a lot of people would point out that actually England won 4-2, so, you know, there was another goal.

BOULDEN (voice-over): Some football fans think it's time for the introduction of technology to second guess controversial refereeing decisions. The game's governing body has experimented with a ball that contains a microchip to show whether a goal has been scored, but rejected the idea for the upcoming World Cup. H.D. clarity may make it harder for officials to ignore instant replays much longer.

You may not hear many calls for replays in England, though. The English obsess about the 1966 World Cup because, well, it's the only thing they've won before or since. The Germans have raised the trophy three times.

Jim Boulden, CNN, London.

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CLANCY: Would it ruin the game? I don't think so. It's going to make it interesting.

CHURCH: It's going to cause a lot of trouble. But it's going to help those in the future, as well.

CLANCY: I looked at the shot and I still thought it was in.

CHURCH: Well, oxygen, hot tea, and a whole lot of luck. That's the winning combination that brought Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall back to life.

CLANCY: This is a controversial story, too. He -- his own team left him for dead on the peak after he suffered difficulties as he was coming down from Mt. Everest, and they said he was hallucinating and they had to leave him behind. Two sherpa guides tried to help. They had to leave him, they said, in order to save themselves.

CHURCH: They did, but they got a bit of a surprise. Hall reportedly told his rescuer the next day, I imagine you're surprised to see me here. He survived what's called the "death zone," where oxygen levels are so low they can't sustain life for long.

CLANCY: Then he Hall rode 22 kilometers down the mountain on the back of a yak. That couldn't have been much fun, either. He had severe frostbite. A friend telling the Associated Press he's got that frostbite, but still, he's in great spirits. This comes after another climber was left on the mountain, and Sir Edmund Hillary, you know, really came out against the climbers. You're not supposed to leave somebody there on the mountain.

CHURCH: No, absolutely.

CLANCY: But they said they couldn't do anything about it.

CHURCH: Extraordinary.

CLANCY: This guy, they left him for dead, and then he walks down, he comes back down.

Well, just this reminder. Always go to our Web site. You can find out more about all the stories you see here on CNN.

CHURCH: The address is CNN.com/international.

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CHURCH: All right, well, that's it for this hour.

CLANCY: LIVE FROM is up next for our viewers in the United States.

CHURCH: And for our viewers elsewhere, another half hour of YOUR WORLD TODAY is coming up next. I'm Rosemary Church.

CLANCY: I'm Jim Clancy and this is CNN.

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