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Should the authorities get really tough on tax havens?

With the deficit in US public finances set to widen, Mr Obama has just spotted where some of that money could come from - tax havens. Show more

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Tariq Hayat Khan has a tough job. As the chief civilian in the Khyber area he deals with militants on a daily basis. On The Interview he tells Owen Bennett-Jones about his job and its challenges. Show more

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Emre Azizlerli continues his exploration of the sanctity of language, in the second of two Heart and Soul programmes on the Bible and the Koran. Show more

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The Large Binocular Telescope, the world's largest telescope is nearing completion. It will image the Universe with ten times the detail of the Hubble telescope. Show more

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The Infidelity Agency: Vivek Kumar thrives on infidelity. He runs India's number one detective agency and business is booming.

What is the difference between entitlements and rights and why is a sense of entitlement so closely related to privilege? Show more

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Should the authorities get really tough on tax havens?

With the deficit in US public finances set to widen, Mr Obama has just spotted where some of that money could come from - tax havens. Show more

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Entrepreneur IQBAL QUADIR on the impact of tiny loans; immunologist STEFAN KAUFMANN on why it’s hard to keep pandemics at bay; classicist JAMES O’DONNELL on the final years of the Roman Empire. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

In depth reporting and analysis of today's leading global news stories.

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BBC News reports from around the world.

What is the difference between entitlements and rights and why is a sense of entitlement so closely related to privilege? Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

Emre Azizlerli continues his exploration of the sanctity of language, in the second of two Heart and Soul programmes on the Bible and the Koran. Show more

Mike explores our love of carbon as he talks to Shell UK's James Smith, hears about diamond mining in Venezuela, and visits the graphite mine that gave birth to the pencil. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

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Entrepreneur IQBAL QUADIR on the impact of tiny loans; immunologist STEFAN KAUFMANN on why it’s hard to keep pandemics at bay; classicist JAMES O’DONNELL on the final years of the Roman Empire. Show more

Only the BBC brings you world news every half hour.

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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world. Show more

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