When asked by Sky News whether the BBC needed more funding, the director general said: "I don't know the answer to that".

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In an interview with Britain's Sky News over the weekend, US President Barack Obama was asked whether he is planning to accept Syrian President Bashar Assad's invitation to visit Damascus.

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Virgin Media is suing BSkyB for damages over the spat, alleging that the satellite broadcaster abused its "dominant position in pay-TV" when it asked for more money to allow Virgin to broadcast the Sky One, Sky News and Sky Sports News stations.

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In the suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the environmental groups asked a judge to issue an injunction to stop construction of North Sky River.

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