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

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

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Can we trust markets where traders have a say in fixing prices, including the oil market? Plus, why Australians have lost their breezy optimism. Show more

Pascale Harter with dispatches from Michael Bristow, wondering about China's future as he leaves after 7 years there, and Craig Jeffrey, tracking the fungus trade making some Himalayan villages rich. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Shanghai-based journalist Duncan Hewitt concludes his look at the burgeoning microblogging trend in China and the profound effect it is having on society and culture. Show more

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We review the new Hollywood blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises, directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman. Show more

In July 1997 the Italian fashion designer, Gianni Versace, was shot dead.

His murder set off a huge manhunt across the US and shocked the tightly-knit world of fashion. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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Prof Andrea Sella reports on the race to better nature at harnessing the sun's energy, using cheap inorganic chemistry to turn photons into useable fuels. Show more

Pascale Harter with dispatches from Michael Bristow, wondering about China's future as he leaves after 7 years there, and Craig Jeffrey, tracking the fungus trade making some Himalayan villages rich. Show more

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Is scepticism the default position in the run up to the International coverage of the Olympics? How did journalists perceive their countries readiness before the opening? Show more

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Can we trust markets where traders have a say in fixing prices, including the oil market? Plus, why Australians have lost their breezy optimism. Show more

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

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Shanghai-based journalist Duncan Hewitt concludes his look at the burgeoning microblogging trend in China and the profound effect it is having on society and culture. Show more

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The corrupt American police officer who spent 22 years on the run. Show more

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We talk to the director of a new play opening in London this week which was created from verbatim interviews conducted in Syria by journalists and the director herself, Zoe Lafferty. Show more

Pascale Harter with dispatches from Michael Bristow, wondering about China's future as he leaves after 7 years there, and Craig Jeffrey, tracking the fungus trade making some Himalayan villages rich. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Shanghai-based journalist Duncan Hewitt concludes his look at the burgeoning microblogging trend in China and the profound effect it is having on society and culture. Show more

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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

In July 1997 the Italian fashion designer, Gianni Versace, was shot dead.

His murder set off a huge manhunt across the US and shocked the tightly-knit world of fashion. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

BBC News reports from around the world.

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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

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There have been negative press reports over security, transport and the weather - is this changing the world's view of London? Has your view of London changed? How do you think London has coped? Show more

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BBC News reports from around the world.

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News of the application that converts images into sounds that may help blind people better navigate their surroundings; Imagine Cup winners convert sign language into speech. Show more

Pascale Harter with dispatches from Michael Bristow, wondering about China's future as he leaves after 7 years there, and Craig Jeffrey, tracking the fungus trade making some Himalayan villages rich. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Shanghai-based journalist Duncan Hewitt concludes his look at the burgeoning microblogging trend in China and the profound effect it is having on society and culture. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

The corrupt American police officer who spent 22 years on the run. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Damascus violence: a turning point? Olympics uniform battle; Elton 'fight Aids with love'

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

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BBC News reports from around the world.

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We talk to the director of a new play opening in London this week which was created from verbatim interviews conducted in Syria by journalists and the director herself, Zoe Lafferty. 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.

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

The corrupt American police officer who spent 22 years on the run. 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 latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

Pascale Harter with dispatches from Michael Bristow, wondering about China's future as he leaves after 7 years there, and Craig Jeffrey, tracking the fungus trade making some Himalayan villages rich. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

Shanghai-based journalist Duncan Hewitt concludes his look at the burgeoning microblogging trend in China and the profound effect it is having on society and culture. Show more

Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.

The corrupt American police officer who spent 22 years on the run. 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.

We talk to the director of a new play opening in London this week which was created from verbatim interviews conducted in Syria by journalists and the director herself, Zoe Lafferty. Show more

In July 1997 the Italian fashion designer, Gianni Versace, was shot dead.

His murder set off a huge manhunt across the US and shocked the tightly-knit world of fashion. 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.

News of the application that converts images into sounds that may help blind people better navigate their surroundings; Imagine Cup winners convert sign language into speech. Show more

How is the world shaping up for the London Olympics and Paralympics in the build up to the greatest show on earth.