How the BBC spends Britain's international aid Telegraph.co.uk By Jason Lewis, Investigations Editor 8:30AM BST 22 May 2011 The charity, the BBC World Service Trust, employs nearly 600 staff based in London and around the world. It gets a further £800000 a year in financial backing from the BBC, as well as funding ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Saudi woman says she was detained for driving CNN (CNN) -- A 32-year-old Saudi Arabian who has crusaded for women to drive in her country said she was stopped Saturday for driving a car, even though there is no law against it. Manal al Sharif, a mother of a 5-month-old boy, told CNN that authorities ... See all stories on this topic » |
Afghan hospital assaulted amid fears of 'high-profile attacks' CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Members of the Afghan military on Saturday stand guard on the road that leads to the military hospital that was attacked. A memo from Gen. David Petraeus says big attacks are likely this summer Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Former U.S. congresswoman McKinney speaks on state TV in Libya CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A former US congresswoman slammed US policy on Libyan state TV late Saturday and stressed the "last thing we need to do is spend money on death, destruction and war." The station is fiercely loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and ... See all stories on this topic » |
New tape says NATO wants to 'steal Libya's resources' CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Ayman al-Zawahiri as seen in a photo obtained March 3 when an earlier audio speech by him was posted on jidhadist forums. (CNN) -- A jihadist website on Saturday posted an audio message purportedly from key al Qaeda figure Ayman ... See all stories on this topic » |
UN delegation arrives in Khartoum for government peace talks CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A UN Security Council delegation arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, on Saturday to discuss with government officials the ongoing peace process in the country following a referendum in January that split the north from the south. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Whitewater wins D-3 Regional, earns trip to World Series WMTV ... of the Bloomington, Illinois Regional at 4:30 Friday at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton (Grand Chute), Wisconsin. Buena Vista College, 31-16, is playing Carthage College, 32-11, for the Bloomington Regional title and the berth in the World Series. ... See all stories on this topic » |