Read more BBC stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1204/bbc.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:50:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71730/sources-obama-will-send-40-45k-more-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will announce a troop surge in Afghanistan next week, sources tell the BBC, with Afghanistan’s ambassador to the US saying Obama will commit as many as 45,000. The White House says there’s been no decision, with spokesman Robert Gibbs sniffing that the BBC wouldn’t be the first...http://www.newser.com/story/71730/sources-obama-will-send-40-45k-more-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 21:00:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70414/bbc-journo-stuns-brown-with-pill-popping-question.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon Brown's office and the British Labor Party are furious with the BBC after the host of the channel's flagship political program asked the prime minister if he took prescription painkillers. Downing Street had already denied the rumor, which began on the Internet. A shocked Brown responded: "No! I think...http://www.newser.com/story/70414/bbc-journo-stuns-brown-with-pill-popping-question.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 3:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68784/giant-rat-found-in-lost-volcano.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new species of giant rat with no fear of humans has been discovered in a volcanic crater deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. It's the same kind of rat "you find in city sewers"—except it's 32 inches long, said a scientist traveling with a BBC film...http://www.newser.com/story/68784/giant-rat-found-in-lost-volcano.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 11:01:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResponding to viewers’ concerns, the BBC will no longer give free rein to potentially offensive material after 9pm, the Telegraph reports. A network survey of 2,700 people age 11 and up found that its audience, especially older viewers, is unhappy with the content. Now, foul language may be subject...http://www.newser.com/story/62786/no-sex-after-9-please-were-the-bbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 8:52:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58072/meet-the-first-european.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeet the first modern European. His face—or hers, as researchers have been unable to determine the sex—was reconstructed by a forensic artist based on a partial skull and jawbone discovered in a Romanian cave. The facial features linked to the 35,000-year-old bones recall the continent's immediate African...http://www.newser.com/story/58072/meet-the-first-european.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 3:09:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53840/jacko-wants-apology-for-ira-joke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson was “appalled” after BBC comedians compared him to the IRA, and he wants an apology, the Mirror reports. Just days after three IRA-related murders, the comedians noted that both Jacko and the terrorist organization are “80s celebrities” making a surprise comeback. “To compare him to cold-blooded murderers is...http://www.newser.com/story/53840/jacko-wants-apology-for-ira-joke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 8:57:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52165/us-journalist-vanishes-after-wine-buying-bust-in-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA North Dakota woman working as a freelance journalist has disappeared in Iran following her arrest for buying wine, her distraught dad told the New York Daily News . Roxana Saberi, 31, called her father from an Iranian jail in January and he hasn't heard from her since. A store owner...http://www.newser.com/story/52165/us-journalist-vanishes-after-wine-buying-bust-in-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 3:20:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52036/u2-plays-surprise-rooftop-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagU2 treated London fans to a surprise concert from the rooftop of BBC headquarters last night. The band, promoting the launch of new album No Line on the Horizon, played two new songs and two old ones as thousands of fans filled the street below. "This is the first time...http://www.newser.com/story/52036/u2-plays-surprise-rooftop-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Feb 2009 8:56:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49977/queen-sorry-for-golliwog-dolls-in-gift-shop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagQueen Elizabeth issued a rare apology after the revelation that a shop at one of her estates was selling "golliwogs"—a kind of blackface minstrel doll. The dolls, made in China, have frizzy black hair and beady eyes, and are prominently displayed at the gift shop at Sandringham, in the...http://www.newser.com/story/49977/queen-sorry-for-golliwog-dolls-in-gift-shop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 7:29:24 CST