BBC World News, Aug 30, 2011

BBC World Service presents 'The Road to Tripoli' WBEZ Events in Libya reached a dramatic conclusion over the past week. After a six month uprising, rebel forces swept into the capital Tripoli and forced Leader Colonel Gaddafi from power after almost 42 years. For the BBC World Service program Assignment, ... See all stories on this topic »

Irene: Death toll reaches 40 as recovery begins BBC News Are you in Canada or the US? Have you been affected by the storm? Are you involved in the clear-up effort? Send us your comments: Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

World Athletics 2011 - Jessica Ennis struggles in heptathlon BBC Sport The results leave Ennis needing to beat Chernova by highly unlikely nine seconds in the final event, the 800m, to take gold. Listen to the race live at 1200 BST on Tuesday on BBC 5 live sports extra and theBBC Sport website. See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

Paralympic stars BBC Sport But there will also be a host of international names hoping to finish on top of the podium in London. BBC Paralympic sports reporter Elizabeth Hudson profiles some of those going for gold in London while 11-time Paralympic champion Baroness Tanni ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

World Athletics 2011: Oscar Pistorius misses out on 400m final BBC Sport "My biggest goal here was to try and make the semi-final which I was able to do," Pistorius told BBC Radio 5 live. "To have made the final would have been not impossible but it would have taken a miracle." Olympic and world champion LaShawn Merritt of ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

BBC Radio 5 live football pundit BBC Sport Who have been the best, the most exciting and the most creative football players in the world over the past 25 years? Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Zinedine Zidane perhaps? How about Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten and Michel Platini? ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

Naming the dead BBC News By Imogen Foulkes BBC News, Bogota For 47 years, government forces, rebel groups, paramilitaries and drug cartels have battled for control of large parts of the country. Atrocities have been committed by all sides, and tens of thousands of people have ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

BBC Announce Super HD Big Screens For London Olympics World Internet TV on PC (blog) With the 2012 Olympics likely to witness athletes attempt to push the boundaries of their sports to new limits (with the world especially wanting to see dominant Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt break his 100m record (9.58 seconds)), will similar efforts ... See all stories on this topic » World Internet TV on PC (blog)

The Daleks are doing what, darling? Daily Mail At its best, the BBC produces some of the finest TV in the world. It is also capable of churning out appalling dross, most of it in pursuit of the elusive 'yoof' demographic. So when a senior figure acknowledges that the corporation's main channel ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Landslide kills Uganda villagers BBC News Are you in the affected area? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. Send your pictures and videos to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124 (UK) or +44 7624 800 100 (International). If you have a large file you can upload here. See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Crime against taste? BBC News "They wanted the world at one point to stand with them against apartheid," commented UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox on Pretoria's position, "I think they now need to stand with the Libyan people." It was a trite and unhelpful comparison which annoyed ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Syrian town of Rastan 'surrounded by tanks' BBC News Meanwhile, Syrian opposition leaders meeting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, have announced the formation of a Transitional National Council to provide political leadership for the uprising, reports theBBC's Jim Muir in Beirut. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

'Rare pleasure' BBC News ... upon subjects that would not have caught the eye of the other, more traditional BBC outlets. Film, literature, the arts, architecture, history and the kind of day-to-day politics that, for the most part, goes unnoticed by the rest of the world. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

OMG! Absolutely Fabulous is coming back to TV! heatworld That's right, International PR guru Edina Monsoon and booze-soaked magazine editor Patsy Stone are going to be back in our lives! Yay! The BBC have announced the return of Ab Fab saying that while it might be a few years down the line, our comedy faves ... See all stories on this topic » heatworld

Macarthur Coal backs Peabody and ArcelorMittal's bid BBC News At the end of the day Macarthur has decided to move on." Jonathan Barratt of Commodity Broking told the BBC. Peabody is the largest coal company in the US, while ArcelorMittal is the world's largest steel maker. Analysts said the deal is likely to ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Libya: rebels demand return of Gaddafi's family - live updates U.TV They were received on "humanitarian grounds" Algeria's ambassador to the UN told the BBC World Service. The NTC accused Algeria of an "act of aggression" against the Libyan people. There were reports on Monday night that another of Gaddafi's sons, ... See all stories on this topic »

VIDEO: Libya water shortage 'price we have to pay' BBC News International organisations are calling for a concerted effort to return the capital to normal. But Triploli resident Bassem al-Mansuri told theBBC that water and electricity shortages in Libya were "the price we have to pay for liberation". See all stories on this topic » BBC News

BBC plans to cancel fruitful Wildlife Conservation Fund Mongabay.com The fund, which raises money largely from BBC viewers—especially those watching its renowned wildlife documentaries—has financed 87 programs around the worldto date, including providing homes for dwindling dormice populations in the UK, ... See all stories on this topic »

World Athletics 2011: Steve Cram on a dramatic night in Daegu BBC Sport BBC Sport's Steve Cram gives us his views on an exciting and controversial night on the third day of the World Athletics Championships in Daegu. Cram feels some sympathy towards hurdler Dayron Robles, who was disqualified after clashing with Liu Xiang ... See all stories on this topic »

One in seven believe US government staged the 9/11 attacks in conspiracy Daily Mail BBC Radio 2 quoted him as saying this morning: 'Private, corporate,world networks working in US, British, Israeli intelligence - all three groups - have been found to have fingerprints but the main driver was rogue networks at the top of the US ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

BBC America Launches on Cablevision iO TV News On News As part of the company's agreement to launch BBC America, Cablevision has also extended its carriage agreement for BBC World News, currently found on iO TV's channel 104. BBC America brings US audiences the latest hits and biggest stars from the UK ... See all stories on this topic »

Arsenal close to signing Brazilian defender Andre Santos BBC Sport By David Ornstein Arsenal are set to sign Brazilian international left-back Andre Santos from Fenerbahce for £6.2m, BBC Sport understands. The 28-year-old from Sao Paulo was bought by the Turkish club in 2009 from Corinthians in his homeland. ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

ITV1 Named Terrestrial Channel of the Year World Screen By Kristin Brzoznowski EDINBURGH: ITV1 received its first win as the terrestrial channel of the year at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, while BBC Three won in the digital channel category. This is BBC Three's second win ... See all stories on this topic »

breaking sports news as it happens BBC News Jessica Ennis set to miss out on World Championship gold, the latest football transfer news and gossip, plus more. 0808 BST With transfer deadline day looming on Wednesday, a couple of other football stories to alert you of. First, BBC Sport ... See all stories on this topic »

Record police numbers at carnival BBC News One carnival goer told the BBC: "The police have been fantastic today, there's people from all over the world here representing the carnival and we're having a good time despite the London riots." Another said: "It's absolutely fantastic, ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Unseen face of the Libyan conflict Deccan Herald Take the BBC, for instance. As Britain's national state broadcaster, it is duty bound to provide impartial news coverage — after all, it is the ordinary person who funds it. However, the question to be asked is why folk should pay for a 'service' that ... See all stories on this topic »

Friends in the north BBC News ... whose recent BBC One three-parter Exile earned rave reviews. "I grew up under Thatcher in the 80s, a bit of a crappy time for the north, especially Manchester and Liverpool. "You have an attitude and a way of looking at the world that I think lends ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

US Open 2011: Heather Watson/Laura Robson how it happened BBC Sport Remember, you can listen to this match on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra. Jeremy Bates on 5 live sports extra: "There's no question Heather can win this match. She's been the better player so far, serving consistently, while Sharapova has been erratic... See all stories on this topic »

Euro politicians 'ignore markets' BBC News "Jean-Charles Juncker, the president of the Eurogroup... said, 'We shouldn't believe the markets,' and he got big applause," she told BBCNews. She added that the big problem was that politicians thought the markets would do nothing while they went on ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Factual Tops Bill for BBC NI Autumn Schedule The Irish Film Television Network The films aim to tell stories of significant events in recent history such as 'At the Crossroads', which meets four of the mothers and daughters who were caught up in the events of the Holy Cross protest 10 years after it shocked the world. ... See all stories on this topic » The Irish Film Television Network

World track championships off to a rocky start National Post (blog) “The council has the power to change rules and meets two or three times a year, the next being here on Sunday,” IAAF spokesman Nick Davies told BBC Sports. “There's no doubt it [the false start rule] will be on the table.” Jamaica's Yohan Blake ended ... See all stories on this topic »

Kim Andrew Elliott reporting on International Broadcasting By Kim Andrew Elliott Ibid, 29 Aug 2011, comment from HKGooner: "Sad to say, but BBC World News, which we get here in Asia is also very poor, I hardly ever switch it on anymore. Both CNN and Sky trump it on keeping on top of stories, and making their coverage ... Kim Andrew Elliott reporting...

BBC News: 'Swift action needed for Greece' By BBC News European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet calls for swift action from eurozone leaders to help Greece. More... the Benche | Your Financial Community

BBC News - Taliban raid from Afghanistan kills 25 Pakistan troops At least 25 police and soldiers have been killed after hundreds of Taliban crossed the border from Afghanistan, Pakistan officials say. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14693079

BBC World News: Premier League Animation / Coverage Spot #1A ... A 2 minute Premier League facts animation filler, from BBC World News. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Qld8BNl44

JETwit.com - Job: Senior Broadcast Co-ordinator, BBC World News ... TVT Japan is responsible for providing the Japanese service of BBC World News . It is part of the TVT group of companies with headquarters in London and ... jetwit.com/.../job-senior-broadcast-co-ordinator-bbc-world-ne...

BBC World News - Comcast Help and Support Forums Why are you not offering BBC 24 hour Word News service. In fact it seems that we here in Chicago are getting less and less quality world news. Even CNN's ... forums.comcast.com/t5/Channels-and.../BBC...p/1035691

Dailymotion - Battle For Tripoli - BBC World News(22.Aug.2011) - a ... Gaddafi regime fell after 42 years of dictatorship today 22 August 2011. www.dailymotion.com/.../xknruz_battle-for-tripoli-bbc-world-...

Breaking News - BBC America Launches on Cablevision This Week ... As part of the company's agreement to launch BBC America, Cablevision has also extended its carriage agreement for BBC World News. ... www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/.../20110823bbca01/

BBC World News Story on Malawi Protests | MCC | Washington, DC BBC World News Story on Malawi Protests. 08/17/2011. On Monday, August 15, 2011, BBC World News ran this story on the recent protests in Malawi. ... www.mcc.gov/pages/press/video/video-081511-bbc-world

BBC World News comes to Flipboard « @DLIB MAGAZINE ... BBC Worldwide and BBC Global News announced a partnership with Flipboard outside of the UK, making the BBC one of the first international news ... adlibmagazine.wordpress.com/.../bbc-world-news-comes-to-fli...

BBC journalist tortured in Tajikistan | Media | guardian.co.uk He has maintained, as has the BBC World Service, that the charges against him.... Follow all the top stories of the day on Twitter with the Guardian's world news ... www.guardian.co.uk/media/.../aug/.../journalist-safety-tajikista...

BBC news 2011-08-24 加文本|BBC world news World News from the BBC. A court in New York has dismissed the sexual assault charges against the former head of the International Monetary Fund, ... www.hxen.com/englishlistening/bbc/20110824/152825.html

Libya Live - Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/ ... 15.47: The BBC's Wyre Davies tweets that not all Libyans have welcomed the rebels' ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/.../Libya-Live.html

BBC World Service presents 'The Road to Tripoli' For the BBC World Service program Assignment, Correspondent James Reynolds reports on the events happened and what were the key turning points in Libya's ... www.wbez.org/.../bbc-world-service-presents-road-tripoli-912...

Tripoli resident: Watching for snipers A resident of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, told the BBC World Service that the situation in her neighbourhood is much safer since rebel forces took over but ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14648718

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Challenge Cup final on the BBC - Worldnews.com The World News (WN) Network, has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to user privacy. The following discloses our ... article.wn.com/view/.../Challenge_Cup_final_on_the_BBC/

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BBC World News - Page 65 - TV Forum I've seen a few of the 22.00 BST editions of BBC World News this week - I quite like Mike Embley co-presenting with someone (it livens the channel up a bit, as it ... www.tvforum.co.uk/thenewsroom/bbc-world-news.../page-65

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