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Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that matter to you
The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that matter to you
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Did strong eurozone nations like Germany help cause the crisis by lending too much to the weak ones? Plus what do management consultants and buffaloes have in common? Answer - they both charge a lot. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sri Lanka and India
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insights from BBC correspondents around the world, with Owen Bennett Jones. Charles Haviland sees the aftermath of Sri Lanka's war near Mullaitivu; Hasit Shah reflects on the lore of one Delhi home. Show more
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Rendezvous With Zeinab Badawi
Can business deliver both prosperity and fairness for Africans?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineZeinab Badawi talks to Botswana's former president Festus Mogae; Eleni Gabre-Madhin, who set up Ethiopia's Commodities Exchange; and Cameroonian-born banker, Ebenezer Essoka. Show more
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A Simple Life, Rough Guide to China, and Tania Kovats. Show more
Witness History
Omarska concentration camp
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Omarska was the first concentration camp discovered in Europe since World War II. One survivor tells of the torture and beatings inmates suffered during his ten weeks of incarceration. Show more
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News and issues making the headlines each day.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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The Why Factor
A Global Audience With Sir David Attenborough
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One Planet looks at how we use our planet, and how what we do affects our lives. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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World Have Your Say
WHYS 30: Bolt the "legend", Russian woe & #ThankYouLeeChongWei
55 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
You're still talking about the 100m Olympic final & an epic end to the men's badminton
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HARDtalk
Nigel Farage - Leader of the UK Independence Party
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In Europe's crisis he sees political opportunity - but is he playing with fire? Show more
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"Sport is my saviour," Olympic medallist Fatima Whitbread on being abandoned as a child. Show more
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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.
Filmmaker Tony Gilroy, the threat of the civil war to Syria's archeological treasures, Edinburgh's Speed of Light project. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sri Lanka and India
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insights from BBC correspondents around the world, with Owen Bennett Jones. Charles Haviland sees the aftermath of Sri Lanka's war near Mullaitivu; Hasit Shah reflects on the lore of one Delhi home. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Rendezvous With Zeinab Badawi
Can business deliver both prosperity and fairness for Africans?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineZeinab Badawi talks to Botswana's former president Festus Mogae; Eleni Gabre-Madhin, who set up Ethiopia's Commodities Exchange; and Cameroonian-born banker, Ebenezer Essoka. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
Witness History
Omarska concentration camp
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Omarska was the first concentration camp discovered in Europe since World War II. One survivor tells of the torture and beatings inmates suffered during his ten weeks of incarceration. 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.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
World Have Your Say
WHYS 60: Syrian Prime Minister defects to join 'the revolution'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineThe Syrian Prime Minister has defected to join "the revolution".
This is the highest-profile defection from President Bashar al-Assad's government since the uprising began in March 2011. 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.
Discovery
Nasa's Curiosity robot lands on Mars
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nasa's Curiosity robot lands on Mars. Jonathan Amos explores the billion dollar roving laboratory's mission to discover whether the Red Planet was once hospitable to to life. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sri Lanka and India
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insights from BBC correspondents around the world, with Owen Bennett Jones. Charles Haviland sees the aftermath of Sri Lanka's war near Mullaitivu; Hasit Shah reflects on the lore of one Delhi home. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
HARDtalk
Nigel Farage - Leader of the UK Independence Party
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In Europe's crisis he sees political opportunity - but is he playing with fire? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
"Sport is my saviour," Olympic medallist Fatima Whitbread on being abandoned as a child. 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.
London Calling: World Have Your Say
London Calling: Bolt strikes again
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineReaction as Usain Bolt becomes the first ever man to defend the 200m Olympic crown - and Kenya's David Rusdisha wins the 800m in a word record time.
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.
Filmmaker Tony Gilroy, the threat of the civil war to Syria's archeological treasures, Edinburgh's Speed of Light project. 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.
"Sport is my saviour," Olympic medallist Fatima Whitbread on being abandoned as a child. 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.
From Our Own Correspondent
Sri Lanka and India
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insights from BBC correspondents around the world, with Owen Bennett Jones. Charles Haviland sees the aftermath of Sri Lanka's war near Mullaitivu; Hasit Shah reflects on the lore of one Delhi home. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Rendezvous With Zeinab Badawi
Can business deliver both prosperity and fairness for Africans?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineZeinab Badawi talks to Botswana's former president Festus Mogae; Eleni Gabre-Madhin, who set up Ethiopia's Commodities Exchange; and Cameroonian-born banker, Ebenezer Essoka. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
"Sport is my saviour," Olympic medallist Fatima Whitbread on being abandoned as a child. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that matter to you
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Filmmaker Tony Gilroy, the threat of the civil war to Syria's archeological treasures, Edinburgh's Speed of Light project. Show more
Witness History
Omarska concentration camp
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Omarska was the first concentration camp discovered in Europe since World War II. One survivor tells of the torture and beatings inmates suffered during his ten weeks of incarceration. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The global radio news programme, covering the latest developments and stories, that matter to you
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Discovery
Nasa's Curiosity robot lands on Mars
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nasa's Curiosity robot lands on Mars. Jonathan Amos explores the billion dollar roving laboratory's mission to discover whether the Red Planet was once hospitable to to life. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sri Lanka and India
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insights from BBC correspondents around the world, with Owen Bennett Jones. Charles Haviland sees the aftermath of Sri Lanka's war near Mullaitivu; Hasit Shah reflects on the lore of one Delhi home. Show more
