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`Pakistan 2nd most negatively perceived country`

`Pakistan 2nd most negatively perceived country`


Pakistan was rated mostly negative by 51% of the respondents, getting placed just one spot above the...
Prince Charles reading weather report goes viral

Prince Charles reading weather report goes viral


Prince Charles read the weather report with a flourish while on a visit to BBC Scotland and joked: "...
Prince Charles presents weather on BBC

Prince Charles presents weather on BBC


Prince Charles delivered the lunchtime weather bulletin when he and the Duchess of Cornwall visited ...
Complaints against BBC for showing sex, violence

Complaints against BBC for showing sex, violence


The BBC has been hit with a flood of complaints after a crime drama showed a prison guard sexually a...
BBC chief plans iTunes-style TV download service

BBC chief plans iTunes-style TV download service


The plan, named Project Barcelona, would allow viewers to purchase a digital copy of a programme to ...
`BBC suffers cyber attack following Iran campaign`

`BBC suffers cyber attack following Iran campaign`


The BBC has suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack following a campaign by Iranian authorities agains...
Wave of nostalgia as BBC leaves Bush House

Wave of nostalgia as BBC leaves Bush House


The iconic home of the BBC World Service was designed by Harvey Corbett and built in 1923 with furt...
BBC apologises for broadcasting paid documentaries

BBC apologises for broadcasting paid documentaries


The BBC has apologised for broadcasting documentaries made by a TV company that was paid millions of...
Iran arrests several on links to BBC Farsi service

Iran arrests several on links to BBC Farsi service


Tehran has accused the BBC of operating as a cover for British intelligence and of hosting Iranian d...
Gilani wants BBC World News back on air in Pak

Gilani wants BBC World News back on air in Pak


Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he wants to see BBC World News back on cable tel...
`BBC must promote excellence, not vulgarity`

`BBC must promote excellence, not vulgarity`


BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten warned against a "lowering of cultural standards" or an "acceptance o...

Did not insult India, insists BBC Top Gear


The producers of the controversial Top Gear BBC programme have defended itself against a complaint f...
British PM refuses to apologise for BBC show

British PM refuses to apologise for BBC show


British Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to apologise for an offensive BBC show, which portr...

Apologize for offensive show, India tells BBC


India has demanded an apology from the BBC over its presenter Jeremy Clarkson mocking Indian cultu...
BBC asked to axe `freak` sex show: Report

BBC asked to axe `freak` sex show: Report


The BBC has been reportedly slammed for an upcoming documentary about teenage sex and asked to axe ...

Apologise to India, Keith tells BBC`s Clarkson


Furious over controversial BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson mocking Indian culture during a Christmas...
BBC`s Clarkson mocks Indian culture

BBC`s Clarkson mocks Indian culture


Controversial TV personality Jeremy Clarkson has once again been accused of racism after mocking In...
BBC in hot water over `pandagate` sexism row

BBC in hot water over `pandagate` sexism row


BBC`s inclusion of a panda in its "faces of the year" has kicked up a storm.
BBC welcomes Pakistan PM pledge to look into ban

BBC welcomes Pakistan PM pledge to look into ban


The BBC said it welcomed a promise by Pak`s PM to probe the blocking of the BBC World News channel.
UK strikers should be shot: BBC presenter

UK strikers should be shot: BBC presenter


Jeremy Clarkson said public sector workers who took part in yesterday`s strike over pension reforms ...

Pakistani cable TV blocks BBC over documentary


Tensions are especially high after NATO airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers Saturd...
BBC reporter arrested in Iran

BBC reporter arrested in Iran


A man who secretly worked for the BBC Persian TV channel in Iran has been arrested on charges of spr...
BBC slashing 2,000 jobs amid budget cuts

BBC slashing 2,000 jobs amid budget cuts


BBC must make budget cuts of 20% following a freeze in the licence fee, which all Britons with a te...
More summoned in Iran for BBC ties: Minister

More summoned in Iran for BBC ties: Minister


The BBC Farsi service does not have an office in Iran.
Iran arrests five for working for BBC

Iran arrests five for working for BBC


Iran has blocked the channel and accused it, alongside the British government, of fomenting the mass...
Ferguson agrees to speak to BBC after 7 years

Ferguson agrees to speak to BBC after 7 years


Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has agreed to be interviewed by the BBC, ending a seven-year...
Egypt military arrests BBC journalist

Egypt military arrests BBC journalist


Shaimaa Khalil was detained yesterday after the military cleared the sit-in in Tahrir Square.
BBC for urgent probe into its reporter’s death

BBC for urgent probe into its reporter’s death


25 year old Ahmed Khpulwak died during a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan`s Uruzgan province.
Strike by BBC journalists disrupts programs

Strike by BBC journalists disrupts programs


BBC says it must cut staff because the government has reduced funding for its World Service.

BBC Hindi will survive funding cuts: Patten


Lord Chris Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, termed the BBC Hindi Service as "very important.

BBC told to apologise for Bangalore footage


The BBC Trust has sought an apology from the makers of BBC Panorama documentary.
BBC journalist detained in Tajikistan

BBC journalist detained in Tajikistan


Urunboi Usmonov is suspected of being a member of Islamic movement Hizb-ut-Tahrir, which is illegal ...
BBC secretly record Suu Kyi`s lectures

BBC secretly record Suu Kyi`s lectures


Aung San Suu Kyi`s lectures were recorded in Burma this week.
BBC is anti- Christian, ageist, says its own survey

BBC is anti- Christian, ageist, says its own survey


The BBC is anti-Christian and discriminates against people on the basis of their age, the corporatio...
BBC may have been al Qaeda’s ‘propaganda media network’: WikiLeaks

BBC may have been al Qaeda’s ‘propaganda media network’: WikiLeaks


Numbers from seized phones of extremist linked men are that of BBC, London.
BBC spends 2,000 pounds a year on biscuits

BBC spends 2,000 pounds a year on biscuits


BBC spends over 2000 pounds on biscuits & 32,500 pounds on flowers per year.
BBC spends 2,000 pounds a year on biscuits

BBC spends 2,000 pounds a year on biscuits


BBC spends over 2000 pounds on biscuits & 32,500 pounds on flowers per year.

World turns more `positive` about India


India is rising but how does the world view us and our growing say in global affairs?
BBC staff subjected to mock execution in Libya

BBC staff subjected to mock execution in Libya


The BBC said the men were held for 21 hours before they were released.
Reprieve for BBC Hindi service

Reprieve for BBC Hindi service


BBC said it will continue a one-hour broadcast in Hindi for another year.

Eminent persons pitch for continued transmission of BBC Hindi


Noted personalities asked the British government to re-think its decision to cut down funding to the...
BBC `sorry` for anti-Mexican remarks on `Top Gear`

BBC `sorry` for anti-Mexican remarks on `Top Gear`


Mexicans were stereotyped as "lazy" on a flagship motoring programme on BBC.
Japan protests BBC jokes about atomic bomb survivor

Japan protests BBC jokes about atomic bomb survivor


The host called Tsutomu Yamaguchi as "The Unluckiest Man in the World".
David Miliband approaches BBC for a TV role

David Miliband approaches BBC for a TV role


Labour leadership candidate`s move is seen in the line of Michael Portillo.
David Beckham to be conferred BBC lifetime achievement award

David Beckham to be conferred BBC lifetime achievement award


Former England football captain David Beckham will be conferred lifetime achievement award at the BB...
British PM criticises BBC for harming 2018 bid

British PM criticises BBC for harming 2018 bid


British PM David Cameron joins criticism of a BBC investigation into FIFA.
FIFA reports question World Cup co-hosting: BBC

FIFA reports question World Cup co-hosting: BBC


FIFA has questioned the idea of the World Cup being co-hosted in its technical reports on the four b...

Sri Lanka grants BBC access to cover war commission proceedings


Lankan Defence Ministry had denied access to BBC without giving any reasons.

Sri Lanka reverses ban on BBC covering war panel proceedings


Sri Lanka has reversed its decision not to allow the BBC to cover the proceedings of a government-ap...
Sri Lanka: BBC denied access to cover war commission proceedings

Sri Lanka: BBC denied access to cover war commission proceedings


In Sept, the BBC was denied coverage of similar proceedings in Kilinochchi.