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BBC apology demanded for ‘racist’ show
Manila :: Philippines | about 1 year ago
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The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) should apologize for airing a segment of a comedy show last month that was a "racist, humiliating, and disgusting" portrayal of a Filipina domestic helper, a lawmaker at the House of Representatives demanded Monday.
Tags: BBC, British Broadcasting Co., British Broadcasting Corp., domestic worker, comedy showing, Philippines, British Embassy, Paul Show, filipina domestic, Alberto Romulo
Sudan expells two bodyguards of UK ambassador
Khartoum :: Sudan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Sudan has expelled two bodyguards working for the British ambassador after their car injured two security officers in a UN car park, a Foreign Ministry official said on Sunday. British Embassy vehicle hit them while maneuvering in the UN headquarters'...
Tags: Sudan, British Embassy, sudan expells, Khartoum, car parking
Former Chechen rebel assassinated in Moscow
Moscow :: Russia | about 1 year ago
Credibility A former Russian parliamentarian and one-time Chechen rebel fighter whose brother has been involved in a long-running feud with the Kremlin-backed Chechen president was shot and killed in the heart of Moscow late Wednesday by an unknown assailant, the...
Tags: Moscow, Ruslan Yamadayev, Sergei Kizyun, Hero Ruslan Yamadaev, Chechnya, Issa Yamadaev, United Russia Party, Russian, shot dead, British Embassy
The Nation, Thailand: Some 2,000 protesters gather in front of Central World for marching to British Embassy
Bangkok :: Thailand | about 1 year ago
Credibility Some 2,000 protesters gather in front of Central World for marching to British Embassy Some 2,000 protesters led by the People's Alliance for Democracy gathered in front of Central World at 9:30 am to march to the British Embassy. They plan to arrive...
Tags: protesters, Thaksin Shinawatra, protesters gather, central world, British Embassy, minister thaksin, prime minister
Protesters demand Thaksin extradition
Bangkok :: Thailand | about 1 year ago
Credibility Thaksin extradition, British Embassy in Bangkok Protesters have gathered outside the British Embassy in Bangok demanding the extradition of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Thai authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Mr Thaksin...
Tags: protesters, bangkok, Bangkok Post, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, British Embassy, Mr Thaksin, People's Alliance for Democracy, minister thaksin, prime minister
Russia accuses Britain of harbouring Kremlin critics
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility Russia's Ambassador to London, Yury Fedotov, has criticised the Gordon Brown Government for giving refuge to known critics of the Kremlin, and blamed it for not doing enough to mend the current poor state of Anglo-Russian relations.
Tags: Anglo-Russian, British Embassy, British Foreign Office, Britain, russia accusation, Moscow, bp oil, Alexander Litvinenko, London, jointly owned
Russia accuses UK diplomat of spying
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility An unnamed source within Russia's intelligence services is said to have accused the diplomat, who has been named in media reports as Chris Bowers, of being a high-ranking secret service officer. The source also claimed he worked undercover in the 1990s...
Tags: Russian-British, anti-Russia, British Embassy, British Council, British Foreign Office, BBC Litvinenko, UK Trade and Industry, russian special, special services, Interfax China
UK woman held for Dubai 'indecency'
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 1 year ago
Credibility Woman arrested for 'sex on beach' A British businesswoman is facing up to six years in a Dubai jail after she was allegedly caught having sex on a beach. Michelle Palmer, 30, was arrested on 5 July, along with another Briton believed to be a male tourist.
Tags: beach, couple, Dubai, having sex, police officer, Jumeirah Beach, British Embassy, Michelle Palmer, facing jailed
British official, journalist attacked in Sri Lanka
Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 1 year ago
Credibility A British High Commission employee and a journalist were assaulted in Sri Lanka on Monday, prompting media groups to say they feared it was the latest in a series of attacks against journalists. A Sri Lankan attached to the commission and a defence journalist...
Tags: sri lanka, Sri Lanka Press Institute, Sri Lankan Press Institute, tamil, Colombo, British High Commission, British Embassy, protest demonstration
Britain raises threat alert for UAE
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | about 1 year ago
Credibility ritain raises threat alert for UAE Britain has warned of a high risk of a terror attack in the United Arab Emirates, the booming oil-rich Gulf state and regional economic hub that is home to several million foreigners. "There is a high threat from terrorism.
Tags: UAE Britain, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, United Arab Emirates, threat alert, The Dubai Financial Market, British Embassy
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