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Author Andrew Keen discusses some possible adverse effects of social networking; Technological help for sailors with spinal cord injuries; CERN openlab – science data-crunching on a giant scale. Show more
In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.
The attack took place at a press conference and several journalists were killed and injured. Show more
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The World Today Weekend Archive
03/06/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
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.
Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss Europe, and the risks and opportunities in the global economy. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The World Today Weekend Archive
03/06/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Live news and current affairs, business and sport from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Sharon Mascall meets Australians from all walks of life who have met Queen Elizabeth II during her many visits to the country. Show more
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BBC Ukraine in the spotlight as the country faces a deluge of bad press; motorbikes, voodoo, and a subversive grandmother in Benin; and royal dos and don'ts from Burundi, Iran and Afghanistan 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.
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Jim al-Khalili talks to Cern physicist Tejinder Virdee, about the search for the elusive Higgs boson or "God" particle at the Large Hadron Collider. Show more
Over to You
Facebook IPO and Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar explores the implications of the recent Facebook IPO and hears of the World Service's plans for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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The Strand Weekend Archive
03/06/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Highlights of the best of what's been broadcast on The Strand during the week. Show more
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What, in 2012, is the purpose of tradition and convention: in politics, art and in language? Show more
More or Less
Counting images of Queen Elizabeth II
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How many images of the Queen have ever been created? And is Facebook really worth more than twice as much as every company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Rob Broomby and Ros Atkins report live as a spectacular flotilla of 1000 boats sail down the River Thames in London to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss Europe, and the risks and opportunities in the global economy. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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BBC Ukraine in the spotlight as the country faces a deluge of bad press; motorbikes, voodoo, and a subversive grandmother in Benin; and royal dos and don'ts from Burundi, Iran and Afghanistan Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 2 June 2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter with wit and insight from correspondents around the world. Includes items on fraud in Nigeria, Mafia stereotypes broken in Sicily, bizarre Cuban names and China's universal plug socket. Show more
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Heart and Soul
Marseille: France's Muslim City
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Immigration is a central issue as French people go back to the polls. John Laurenson travels to Marseille, which could soon become the first Muslim-majority city in Western Europe. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Sharon Mascall meets Australians from all walks of life who have met Queen Elizabeth II during her many visits to the country. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Author Andrew Keen discusses some possible adverse effects of social networking; Technological help for sailors with spinal cord injuries; CERN openlab – science data-crunching on a giant scale. Show more
Witness History
The Lod airport massacre
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport, killing 26 people. Hear an account from one of the survivors. Note that some people might find this programme distressing. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss Europe, and the risks and opportunities in the global economy. 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.
Jim al-Khalili talks to Cern physicist Tejinder Virdee, about the search for the elusive Higgs boson or "God" particle at the Large Hadron Collider. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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BBC Ukraine in the spotlight as the country faces a deluge of bad press; motorbikes, voodoo, and a subversive grandmother in Benin; and royal dos and don'ts from Burundi, Iran and Afghanistan Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Sharon Mascall meets Australians from all walks of life who have met Queen Elizabeth II during her many visits to the country. Show more
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The Transit of Venus will occur next week, the last time until 2117; A novel water filter made from rice husks and clay in use in Cambodia; It's 80 years since the discovery of the neutron. Show more
Sporting Witness
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Coronation Derby
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A few days after Queen Elizabeth II was crowned, she had her best chance of owning the winner of the derby, but first the horse would have to beat the British public's favourite jockey. 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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Evan Davis and his executive panel discuss Europe, and the risks and opportunities in the global economy. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Strand Weekend Archive
03/06/2012
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Highlights of the best of what's been broadcast on The Strand during the week. Show more
