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The spectacular fall of Bo Xilai; reporting from the world's highest battleground; reporting by proxy & explosive vodka in Kazakhstan. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by guests Lindsey Hilsum and Nisreen Malik.
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Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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Mark Dowd speaks to Edward Turner, who witnessed the peaceful assisted death of his mother at a Dignitas clinic in Zurich in 2006. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by guests Lindsey Hilsum and Nisreen Malik.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories from Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
In the Balance
The Value of Technology
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Facebook buys photosharing company Instagram, Lesley Curwen and guests discuss whether we're seeing another technology bubble in the making. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Why Factor
Pricing nature and protecting journalists
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How to value natural capital, threats to environment reporters, and a land grab in Africa. Show more
Sporting Witness
Bob Champion wins the National
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981. 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.
Two contrasting views on Japan and its economy. Does Japan have lessons for us all? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
Global Perspectives: Chatsworth - A Chance For Change
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
'Sugars' addiction in the township of Chatsworth near Durban and the hallucinogenic detox which gives addicts the chance to change their lives. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Mark Dowd speaks to Edward Turner, who witnessed the peaceful assisted death of his mother at a Dignitas clinic in Zurich in 2006. Show more
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.
BBC News reports from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The spectacular fall of Bo Xilai; reporting from the world's highest battleground; reporting by proxy & explosive vodka in Kazakhstan. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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.
In the Balance
The Value of Technology
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Facebook buys photosharing company Instagram, Lesley Curwen and guests discuss whether we're seeing another technology bubble in the making. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Documentary
The School To Prison Pipeline
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nina Robinson reports from Texas on how the heavy hand of the law in some US schools is criminalising the very young. Show more
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The BBC's Sean Coughlan narrates the Marconi wireless operators' version of the Titanic disaster. Morse code becomes speech synthesis, 100 years on, and provides us with a "black-box recording". Show more
Sporting Witness
Bob Champion wins the National
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981. 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.
Two contrasting views on Japan and its economy. Does Japan have lessons for us all? Show more
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.
Assignment
Forcible Sterilisation In Uzbekistan
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Natalia Antelava uncovers evidence that women are being sterilised, often without their knowledge, in an effort by the Uzbek government to control the population. Show more
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Can baboons read? A new study shows they can recognise some words; Why the latest Indonesian earthquakes did not cause a tsunami; Are older drivers the worst? Ducks – rare and plastic. Show more
Witness History
The sinking of the Titanic
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 100 years since the great ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage. Over 1,500 people died after the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Show more
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We explore why nations fail, why diplomacy fails and why design fails, and ask if failure can be the starting point for success. Show more
More or Less
Eurostats - true or false?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ruth Alexander and Wesley Stephenson take a very close look at some widely reported Eurostats to see whether they stand up to scrutiny. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
In the Balance
The Value of Technology
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Facebook buys photosharing company Instagram, Lesley Curwen and guests discuss whether we're seeing another technology bubble in the making. 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 Why Factor
Pricing nature and protecting journalists
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How to value natural capital, threats to environment reporters, and a land grab in Africa. Show more
In 1961, Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi official in charge of concentration camps, was put on trial in Israel. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
We explore why nations fail, why diplomacy fails and why design fails, and ask if failure can be the starting point for success. Show more
This week on Over To You, presenter Rajan Datar explores how war reporting has changed in the 30 years since the Falklands conflict. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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The BRICS report on funding global health. A novel solution to the lack of supplies of blood in South Sudan. And effective pain relief when you’ve got a bad headache Show more
More or Less
Eurostats - true or false?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ruth Alexander and Wesley Stephenson take a very close look at some widely reported Eurostats to see whether they stand up to scrutiny. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents stories from Uzbekistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Mozambique, Togo and Vietnam. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Two contrasting views on Japan and its economy. Does Japan have lessons for us all? Show more
