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BBC World Service Trust


Self Description

September 2001: English government's radio and television news and entertainment network. Provides international news, analysis and information in English and 42 other languages. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/index.shtml

Third-Party Descriptions

January 2009: 'A string of politicians, including International Secretary Douglas Alexander, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears and opposition spokesmen, have urged the corporation to reconsider its position. Their comments drew criticism from BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons who said some were "coming close to constituting undue interference in the editorial independence of the BBC".'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7850407.stm

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Owned by (partial or full, past or present) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Organization May 20, 2005
Owner of (partial or full, past or present) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Source
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Clark Boyd Person Dec 6, 2008
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Heather Brooke Person Jun 1, 2009
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Editorial Staff Person
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Dan Isaacs Person
Organization Head/Leader (past or present) Sir Michael Lyons Person Jan 30, 2009
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Saira Person
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Kathryn Westcott Person

Articles and Resources

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Oct 29, 2008 Former US mayor jailed for lying

QUOTE: The former mayor of the US city of Detroit has been sentenced to four months in jail for obstructing justice in connection with a sex scandal.

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Oct 24, 2008 'Race question mark' over US town

QUOTE: Fayette County residents on the race issue "I'm not voting for Obama, he's black."

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Oct 11, 2008 Palin abused power, probe finds

QUOTE: The running mate of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been found guilty of an abuse of power, according to a state legislature probe.

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Oct 06, 2008 Obama highlights McCain scandal

QUOTE: US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has attacked John McCain's links to a 1980s financial scandal.

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Sep 18, 2008 Hackers infiltrate Palin's e-mail

QUOTE: Hackers have broken in to the e-mail of the US Republican vice-presidential candidate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin

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Sep 11, 2008 Bush 'approved' Pakistan attacks

QUOTE: President George W Bush has authorised US military raids against militants inside Pakistan without prior approval from Islamabad, the BBC has learned.

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Sep 06, 2008 Polish agents tell of CIA jails

QUOTE: "Polish intelligence sources have for the first time confirmed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a secret prison facility on Polish soil."

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Sep 06, 2008 Tax rich at higher rate, says TUC

QUOTE: "People taking home more than £100,000 a year should pay higher tax rates, the Trades Union Congress has suggested."

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Jun 07, 2007 US Accused Over ‘39 Ghost Detainees’

QUOTE: Human rights groups have asked the US to reveal the whereabouts of 39 people who have allegedly been held in secret CIA-run prisons...The groups urged the US to stop using secret prisons for terror suspects.

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Sep 13, 2006 Judge accused of favouring Saddam

QUOTE: The chief prosecutor in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein has called for the judge to stand down, saying he is biased towards the former Iraqi leader.

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Jun 28, 2005 Supreme court rejects journalists' appeal:Reporters face jail for refusing to name source

QUOTE: Two US journalists were last night facing the possibility of spending 18 months in jail...The supreme court yesterday in effect rejected an appeal from the reporters against the prison term when it refused to hear the case.

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Feb 16, 2004 Troubled times for Ukrainian Liberty

QUOTE: President Kuchma's critics at home and abroad say Svoboda's difficulties are part of a campaign to muzzle the free media.

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Feb 13, 2004 Balancing act for Haiti opposition

QUOTE: On the issue of violence, a line has been drawn between the opposition coalition and the different rebel groups which have armed themselves and which have taken over parts of [Haiti--Ed.].

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Feb 05, 2004 Sarajevo massacre remembered

QUOTE: A mortar shell landed in the crowded market place just after noon, scything down the mainly civilian shoppers and traders between the tightly packed stalls...A report by United Nations peacekeepers at the time was inconclusive, although there have been persistent rumours that a secret UN report later pointed the finger of blame at the government.

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Dec 06, 2003 Haiti's 200 years of wasted hopes

QUOTE: Today in Haiti the cupboard is bare. Half the population is malnourished. It has been said that Haitians lack everything but imagination.

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Dec 05, 2003 Trafficked and trapped

QUOTE: The police say up to 1,400 women a year are brought into [Britain] illegally to be prostituted and that the trade has become as lucrative as drugs.

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Dec 04, 2003 Why Russian business votes with its wallet

QUOTE: More to the point, Mr Putin has done little to dismantle the less visible interface between politics and business - the relentless to-and-fro of threats and favours that makes investing in Russia so exhausting.

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Jul 26, 2003 Croatia's dance with the EU

QUOTE: General Gotovina stands accused of the murder and disappearance of hundreds of Serb civilians during the Croat offensive in the Krajina region in 1995.

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Jul 22, 2003 'Slave trade' of Chinese immigrants

QUOTE: "It's an easy sector in which to operate because [human traffickers] are not being chased hard enough and there doesn't seem to be the political will to crack it."

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Jul 15, 2003 Can Africa handle AIDS drugs?

QUOTE: Dr Gallo warned against irresponsibly doling out antiretrovirals - the drugs which can prevent HIV developing into AIDS....donors would be courting the risk of creating new strains.

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