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Green shoots or poisoned weeds? On the week that General Motors declared itself bankrupt, we sift for clues that the global economy has turned the corner in America, eastern Europe and Peru. Show more

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David Kilcullen is an counterinsurgency expert. He has worked in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. He tells Lyse Doucet about the need to try to understand the culture of the enemy. Show more

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Since the beginning of last year, pirates have succeeded in seizing more than 70 ships off the coast of Somalia. Rob Walker gains exclusive access to the story of one hijack. Show more

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Personal approaches to religious belief from around the world.

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Evan Davis and guests Shumeet Banerji, Rita Clifton and Hugh Hendry consider whether we have entered a new era of austerity. Is there light at the end of the economic tunnel? Show more

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Sue Broom looks back over the research, discoveries and breakthroughs that have brought us to a new understanding of how these cells can be used in our bodies and in the laboratory to cure diseases. Show more

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In an age obsessed with the extraordinary lives of celebrities, how can we learn to appreciate the riches to be found in the ordinary? Show more

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Green shoots or poisoned weeds? On the week that General Motors declared itself bankrupt, we sift for clues that the global economy has turned the corner in America, eastern Europe and Peru. Show more

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Alan Johnston with insights into world events from BBC correspondents.

A roundup of all the football action, plus all the day's other sporting action.

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Environmentalist SUNITA NARAIN on wasting water; physicist & science historian ARTHUR I MILLER on science genius & the visual arts; physicist & writer PAOLO GIORDANO on prime numbers & human nature. Show more

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Centre-right parties gain ground in Europe, plus the closely-fought Lebanese election.

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In an age obsessed with the extraordinary lives of celebrities, how can we learn to appreciate the riches to be found in the ordinary? Show more

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Harriett Gilbert talks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about lives upturned by the Biafran War in Nigeria. Show more

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Environmentalist SUNITA NARAIN on wasting water; physicist & science historian ARTHUR I MILLER on science genius & the visual arts; physicist & writer PAOLO GIORDANO on prime numbers & human nature. Show more

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BBC News reports from around the world.

BBC News reports from around the world.

The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.

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Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

Contemporary and classic tracks from around the world. Playlist at bbcworldservice.com Show more

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