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Business Daily
Afghans' Economic Future
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As foreign troops prepare to pull out of Afghanistan, they may leave not just a security vacuum, but an economic one too. So what are the prospects for business in the country? Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sima Samar – Chairperson, Afghan Human Rights Commission
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
She has been a pioneer for human rights in Afghanistan but does Sima Samar have the right strategy to win greater freedoms for Afghan women? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Graphic Storytelling
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Today a special focus on comic books,cartoons and graphic storytelling for adults. Show more
How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war.
Fritz Lustig is one of the last surviving members of the secret "M Room" Show more
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World Have Your Say
WHYS 30: US School shooting - What should America do in reaction to the killings?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We discuss what the US can do to better protect its children after twenty young students and six adults were killed at a mass shooting at a School in Newtown, Connecticut. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why do human beings find the beat of the drum so intoxicating? No other animal is able to synchronise their whole body to a beat in the way we do. Where does this come from? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Imogen Foulkes asks how much, if anything, has changed for Tunisia's youth two years after the Arab Spring toppled former President Ben Ali? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Clearing the Deadly Legacy of Libya's Revolution
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister speaks to Ali Abohajar: the man who clears unexploded weapons left behind after Libya's revolution Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Graphic Storytelling
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Today a special focus on comic books,cartoons and graphic storytelling for adults. Show more
How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war.
Fritz Lustig is one of the last surviving members of the secret "M Room" Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sima Samar – Chairperson, Afghan Human Rights Commission
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
She has been a pioneer for human rights in Afghanistan but does Sima Samar have the right strategy to win greater freedoms for Afghan women? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Afghans' Economic Future
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As foreign troops prepare to pull out of Afghanistan, they may leave not just a security vacuum, but an economic one too. So what are the prospects for business in the country? Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Newtown holds first funerals
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Funerals for school victims; Depardieu quits France over tax; brain-controlled robotic arm
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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Outlook
Politician Defies Violence to Stand in Kenyan Elections
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A Kenyan political candidate who was caught up in the violence after the 2007 election says it won't stop her from standing again next year. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sima Samar – Chairperson, Afghan Human Rights Commission
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
She has been a pioneer for human rights in Afghanistan but does Sima Samar have the right strategy to win greater freedoms for Afghan women? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
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World Business Report
Change of course for Japan?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Shinzo Abe becomes Japan's new Prime Minister and is now expected to tell the central bank to focus on growth. Why Sri Lanka is suffering because of sanctions on Iran and Argentina's numbers problem.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
What do you understand about the American attitude to guns?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We speak to gun-owning Americans about why they feel it necessary to be armed and we hear from those outside the US who fail to understand why America is so fond of its firearms. Show more
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BBC News reports from around the world.
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Piltdown Man – the greatest science fraud in history. A century on, who did it and why? And could something like it happen again in human evolution science? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Imogen Foulkes asks how much, if anything, has changed for Tunisia's youth two years after the Arab Spring toppled former President Ben Ali? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sima Samar – Chairperson, Afghan Human Rights Commission
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
She has been a pioneer for human rights in Afghanistan but does Sima Samar have the right strategy to win greater freedoms for Afghan women? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Grimms' Fairy Tales
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
On the 200th Anniversary of the first publication of Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm, we take a look at the many ways in which they’ve been adapted over the years. Show more
How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war.
Fritz Lustig is one of the last surviving members of the secret "M Room" Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Newtown grieves as funerals begin
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
First funerals of shooting victims held in Connecticut; a rare interview with the controversial president of Equatorial Guinea; and why are Hollywood films so long?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Politician Defies Violence to Stand in Kenyan Elections
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A Kenyan political candidate who was caught up in the violence after the 2007 election says it won't stop her from standing again next year. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Afghans' Economic Future
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As foreign troops prepare to pull out of Afghanistan, they may leave not just a security vacuum, but an economic one too. So what are the prospects for business in the country? Show more
How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war.
Fritz Lustig is one of the last surviving members of the secret "M Room" Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Piltdown Man – the greatest science fraud in history. A century on, who did it and why? And could something like it happen again in human evolution science? Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
From Our Own Correspondent
Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Imogen Foulkes asks how much, if anything, has changed for Tunisia's youth two years after the Arab Spring toppled former President Ben Ali? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sima Samar – Chairperson, Afghan Human Rights Commission
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
She has been a pioneer for human rights in Afghanistan but does Sima Samar have the right strategy to win greater freedoms for Afghan women? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Politician Defies Violence to Stand in Kenyan Elections
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A Kenyan political candidate who was caught up in the violence after the 2007 election says it won't stop her from standing again next year. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Grimms' Fairy Tales
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
On the 200th Anniversary of the first publication of Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm, we take a look at the many ways in which they’ve been adapted over the years. Show more
How exiles from the Nazis helped British intelligence listen in on German prisoners-of-war.
Fritz Lustig is one of the last surviving members of the secret "M Room" Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Piltdown Man – the greatest science fraud in history. A century on, who did it and why? And could something like it happen again in human evolution science? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Imogen Foulkes asks how much, if anything, has changed for Tunisia's youth two years after the Arab Spring toppled former President Ben Ali? Show more
