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Reporting Assam - a despatch from one of India's most under-reported conflicts; a correspondent back home in Beirut; a quick dash to Addis; and has Gu Kailai got a body double? Show more
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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A review of the week with the latest news.
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In the first of a three part series, Edward Stourton travels along the Bosphorus exploring its history, religion and mythology. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
A review of the week with the latest news.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 25/08/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The pick of this week's global dispatches, presented by Pascale Harter. With stories on Syrian Kurds, multifaith Sierra Leone, French rioters, Malaysian orang utans and the pitfalls of learning Farsi. Show more
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In the Balance
Biofuels and Food Prices
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
High food prices are again a cause for concern. In the Balance debates to what extent it's the result of food crops being used to make biofuels. And do holidays do us, or our bosses any good at all? Show more
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BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Team
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Gareth Mitchell reports from Canada where he has exclusive access to one of the world's leading wheelchair rugby teams as they complete their last minute training before the Paralympics. Show more
In August 1965, at the age of just 20, the British cellist Jacqueline Du Pre played the Elgar cello concerto. It became one of the most famous classical recordings of the 20th Century. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if coal can ever go green. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium, and its blurring boundaries with other cultural forms. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
In the first of a three part series, Edward Stourton travels along the Bosphorus exploring its history, religion and mythology. 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.
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Reporting Assam - a despatch from one of India's most under-reported conflicts; a correspondent back home in Beirut; a quick dash to Addis; and has Gu Kailai got a body double? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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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.
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In the Balance
Biofuels and Food Prices
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
High food prices are again a cause for concern. In the Balance debates to what extent it's the result of food crops being used to make biofuels. And do holidays do us, or our bosses any good at all? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Nina Robinson returns to East London, to see how its residents feel post-Olympics. Show more
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Intellectual Disabilities: Back In The Fold
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Meet the athletes with learning disabilities, competing in the Paralympics after a 12 year ban. Show more
Witness History
The Death of Getulio Vargas
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1954 the president of Brazil, Getulio Vargas, chose to die rather than submit to the military. His legacy was a letter to the Brazilian people that has passed into history. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if coal can ever go green. 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.
No fewer than 15 football bosses have been murdered in Bulgaria in the last decade. Margot Dunne explores reports of deep rooted corruption and matchfixing in the country's top league. Show more
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Cheating In The Paralympics
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
BBC World Service Science Correspondent Matt McGrath investigates how cheating will be caught and finds out how concerned officials are about the potential for cheating. Show more
Witness History
Windies Make England Grovel
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In the summer of 1976 the England cricket captain, Tony Greig, said he was going to make the West Indies "grovel" in the upcoming series of Test matches. It was a remark he came to regret. Show more
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The Forum
Technology. Does it connect or divide us?
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What effect does digital technology have on how we think? Insights from MIT's Joi Ito, Director Julie Taymor, games supremo Mike Gallagher plus an audience from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Show more
More or Less
Are African leaders more likely to die in office?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the fourth African premier to die this year alone. Are African leaders more likely to die in office, than their counterparts elsewhere? 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
Biofuels and Food Prices
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
High food prices are again a cause for concern. In the Balance debates to what extent it's the result of food crops being used to make biofuels. And do holidays do us, or our bosses any good at all? 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.
Inside The Paralympics Archive
Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Team
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Gareth Mitchell reports from Canada where he has exclusive access to one of the world's leading wheelchair rugby teams as they complete their last minute training before the Paralympics. Show more
In August 1965, at the age of just 20, the British cellist Jacqueline Du Pre played the Elgar cello concerto. It became one of the most famous classical recordings of the 20th Century. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
The Forum
Technology. Does it connect or divide us?
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What effect does digital technology have on how we think? Insights from MIT's Joi Ito, Director Julie Taymor, games supremo Mike Gallagher plus an audience from the Aspen Ideas Festival. Show more
Over to You
Lord Williams - BBC Trust's International Trustee
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This week on Over To You, Rajan Datar talks to Lord Williams - the International Trustee of the BBC Trust - about his responsibilities and his views about the World Service.
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Inside The Paralympics Archive
Ukraine's Success
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In Beijing in 2008, the Ukrainian Paralympic team came fourth in the medal table. Andriy Kravets discovers how they managed it. Show more
More or Less
Are African leaders more likely to die in office?
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the fourth African premier to die this year alone. Are African leaders more likely to die in office, than their counterparts elsewhere? Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 25/08/2012
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The pick of this week's global dispatches, presented by Pascale Harter. With stories on Syrian Kurds, multifaith Sierra Leone, French rioters, Malaysian orang utans and the pitfalls of learning Farsi. Show more
Only the BBC brings you World News every half hour.
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel and the dirtiest. With insatiable demand from growing emerging economies, it's here to stay. Peter Day asks if coal can ever go green. Show more
