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UK bank Standard Chartered denies US claims that it was a 'rogue institution' in its dealings with companies linked to Iran. Plus, how India's growing middle class creates power supply problems. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Syria and Germany
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insight and wit from correspondents around the world, presented by Pascale Harter. Mark Lobel hears Syrian rebels' concerns for the future; Stephen Evans shifts in his seat at the Bayreuth Festival. Show more
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In part one, financial journalist and broadcaster Max Flint investigates the negatives of inflation using the lessons of history by revisiting its bad reputation, in different parts of the world. Show more
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Filmmaker Tony Gilroy, the threat of the civil war to Syria's archeological treasures, Edinburgh's Speed of Light project. Show more
Witness History
Bering Strait Swimmer
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union in 1987. 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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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
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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The BBC news programme where you set the agenda.
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In part one, financial journalist and broadcaster Max Flint investigates the negatives of inflation using the lessons of history by revisiting its bad reputation, in different parts of the world. Show more
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Bruce Lee's daughter on keeping her father's legacy alive. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Writer Nirupama Subramanian, blind photographers and French harpist Xavier de Maistre. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Syria and Germany
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insight and wit from correspondents around the world, presented by Pascale Harter. Mark Lobel hears Syrian rebels' concerns for the future; Stephen Evans shifts in his seat at the Bayreuth Festival. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
In part one, financial journalist and broadcaster Max Flint investigates the negatives of inflation using the lessons of history by revisiting its bad reputation, in different parts of the world. 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
Bering Strait Swimmer
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union in 1987. 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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We are live in Weymouth talking about whether the 'TEAM GB spirit'. Will it last beyond the Olympics. Has the Olympics brought on a new sense of 'Britishness'? Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Researchers are exploring how tags can monitor our moods; A report on the technology that channels food to the needy; The sensory blanket that monitors your sleep Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Syria and Germany
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insight and wit from correspondents around the world, presented by Pascale Harter. Mark Lobel hears Syrian rebels' concerns for the future; Stephen Evans shifts in his seat at the Bayreuth Festival. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
In part one, financial journalist and broadcaster Max Flint investigates the negatives of inflation using the lessons of history by revisiting its bad reputation, in different parts of the world. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Bruce Lee's daughter on keeping her father's legacy alive. 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.
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Writer Nirupama Subramanian, blind photographers and French harpist Xavier de Maistre. 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.
Bruce Lee's daughter on keeping her father's legacy alive. 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
Syria and Germany
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insight and wit from correspondents around the world, presented by Pascale Harter. Mark Lobel hears Syrian rebels' concerns for the future; Stephen Evans shifts in his seat at the Bayreuth Festival. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
In part one, financial journalist and broadcaster Max Flint investigates the negatives of inflation using the lessons of history by revisiting its bad reputation, in different parts of the world. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Bruce Lee's daughter on keeping her father's legacy alive. 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.
Writer Nirupama Subramanian, blind photographers and French harpist Xavier de Maistre. Show more
Witness History
Bering Strait Swimmer
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How an American swimmer crossed the "Ice Curtain" between the USA and the Soviet Union in 1987. 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.
Researchers are exploring how tags can monitor our moods; A report on the technology that channels food to the needy; The sensory blanket that monitors your sleep Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Syria and Germany
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Insight and wit from correspondents around the world, presented by Pascale Harter. Mark Lobel hears Syrian rebels' concerns for the future; Stephen Evans shifts in his seat at the Bayreuth Festival. Show more
