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A report on Virtual Futures, the Glastonbury rock festival of cyberculture; The results from World IPv6 Day and governing internet addresses; Ultra-thin notebooks on show at the COMPUTEX Taipei Expo Show more

In June 1953 East German workers went on strike in protest at Soviet rule.

Demonstrations spread throughout the country but they were soon crushed by Communist troops. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Evan Davis asks his guests about the importance of the right contacts in business. Is it who you know that counts, as the cliche goes? They also reveal their greatest regrets. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Ruth Evans reports on a unique dot.com venture providing jobs for the poor. Show more

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Cathy Fitzgerald hears the war stories of the living - and the dead - in Vietnam, a country crowded with wandering souls.

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Peter Day gets some ideas about no less a subject than the future of capitalism from a leading management guru. Show more

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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.

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Evan Davis asks his guests about the importance of the right contacts in business. Is it who you know that counts, as the cliche goes? They also reveal their greatest regrets. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.

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Mishal Husain at the World Economic Forum hosts a debate that asks - how should new prosperity be sustained and shared in Asia? Show more

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This week's Forum is part of the BBC's Power of Asia Season and looks at innovation as the world is moving East. Show more

Rachel Beer challenged the prejudices of Victorian England and reached the top of journalism, only to be engulfed by disaster and lose everything. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.

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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.

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Football and more - the fan's phone-in from the BBC.

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Explore music from around the world, with presenter Lucy Duran Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Cathy Fitzgerald hears the war stories of the living - and the dead - in Vietnam, a country crowded with wandering souls.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Ruth Evans reports on a unique dot.com venture providing jobs for the poor. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Peter Day gets some ideas about no less a subject than the future of capitalism from a leading management guru. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

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NASA's Swift satellite records a new astronomical phenomenon - a star falling into a black hole; A tiny fish helping scientists assess damage in the Gulf of Mexico; The science of tennis Show more

In June 1953 East German workers went on strike in protest at Soviet rule.

Demonstrations spread throughout the country but they were soon crushed by Communist troops. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

The programme looks at public perceptions of vaccines, why despite their strong safety record there is still resistance amongst some people to vaccination campaigns Show more

On 16 June 1961 the great ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev cut his ties with the Soviet Union.

He escaped his KGB minders at an airport in Paris. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Cathy Fitzgerald hears the war stories of the living - and the dead - in Vietnam, a country crowded with wandering souls.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Ruth Evans reports on a unique dot.com venture providing jobs for the poor. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Evan Davis asks his guests about the importance of the right contacts in business. Is it who you know that counts, as the cliche goes? They also reveal their greatest regrets. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

The best of the world's arts, film, music, literature and music brought to you every day. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Emma Joseph reports for Assignment from Antigua on how people are rebuilding their lives two years on from the collapse of Allen Stanford's business empire. Show more