The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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An insight into Islamabad; reporting on events in Mali; a diary from the Central African Republic; and drugs trafficking in Tajikistan Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Cañada Real, just outside Madrid is Western Europe’s biggest shantytown. John Laurenson finds out what role religion plays for the Christians and Muslims who live there. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Amy Cordell's family still cleaves to the ancient traditions of her Bukharian grandparents who were once part of a 95,000-strong community of Jews, living in Uzbekistan. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
How the body copes with extremely high temperatures currently occurring in Australia. New family planning services in South Sudan. Treating gun violence as a public health issue Show more
The growing demand for podcasts and on-demand listening. How does BBC World Service make decisions about which programmes are podcast? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
The quest for energy security
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The attack on the gas field in Algeria is a reminder of the risks we take to secure our energy sources. In the Balance looks at the quest to make energy production more secure. 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.
Peter Day travels to the British Midlands, the country's manufacturing heartland, to find out how businesses are coping with the New Normal, an economy with no growth. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Appeals to safeguard hostages; Armstrong on road to redemption?; and celebrating death.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
What’s the best way to build up new markets?
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Are you a budding entrepreneur? This week’s programme might give you some useful insights into the challenges of breaking into new markets. Show more
This week Ruth Alexander is looking at farmer suicides in India. But is it any more prevalent than in any other area of Indian society? 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.
An insight into Islamabad; reporting on events in Mali; a diary from the Central African Republic; and drugs trafficking in Tajikistan Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Kiran Bedi - Senior Female Police Officer in India
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is India ready for the deep-seated changes that would make the country’s women less vulnerable? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Crabs may feel and learn from painful experiences; Earth observation satellite Landsat 8 to be launched, continuing over 40 years of land use data; Looking for dark matter
The growing demand for podcasts and on-demand listening. How does BBC World Service make decisions about which programmes are podcast? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Amy Cordell's family still cleaves to the ancient traditions of her Bukharian grandparents who were once part of a 95,000-strong community of Jews, living in Uzbekistan. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
The quest for energy security
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The attack on the gas field in Algeria is a reminder of the risks we take to secure our energy sources. In the Balance looks at the quest to make energy production more secure. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Why do so many African football stars go from rags to riches - and back to rags again? Farayi Mungazi is in Africa to find out. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Cañada Real, just outside Madrid is Western Europe’s biggest shantytown. John Laurenson finds out what role religion plays for the Christians and Muslims who live there. 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.
In the Balance
The quest for energy security
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The attack on the gas field in Algeria is a reminder of the risks we take to secure our energy sources. In the Balance looks at the quest to make energy production more secure. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Presidential questions in Venezuela, and learning English in India
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The president who’s everywhere and nowhere, plus stories about learning English in India, and Italy's love of meat. Presented by Pascale Harter. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Peter Day travels to the British Midlands, the country's manufacturing heartland, to find out how businesses are coping with the New Normal, an economy with no growth. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Strand Weekend Archive
Art in Marseilles
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Marseilles in southern France is one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2013. How will its diverse population be reflected in the planned festivities? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Rustam Qobil travels to remote border villages in Tajikistan to find out how communities are being affected by the drugs trade. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Crabs may feel and learn from painful experiences; Earth observation satellite Landsat 8 to be launched, continuing over 40 years of land use data; Looking for dark matter
Witness History
The Arrest of Klaus Barbie
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Thirty years ago, the former Gestapo chief, Klaus Barbie, was arrested in Bolivia.
He had been in hiding in South America since 1949. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
What’s the best way to build up new markets?
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Are you a budding entrepreneur? This week’s programme might give you some useful insights into the challenges of breaking into new markets. Show more
This week Ruth Alexander is looking at farmer suicides in India. But is it any more prevalent than in any other area of Indian society? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC News reports from around the world.
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
The quest for energy security
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The attack on the gas field in Algeria is a reminder of the risks we take to secure our energy sources. In the Balance looks at the quest to make energy production more secure. 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.
2012 Nobel Prize winner, John Gurdon on cloning a frog decades before Dolly the sheep and what it might mean for humans Show more
In 1973 the landmark decision was made in the US Supreme Court which made abortion legal. Hear from the young lawyer who brought the case. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
What’s the best way to build up new markets?
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Are you a budding entrepreneur? This week’s programme might give you some useful insights into the challenges of breaking into new markets. Show more
The growing demand for podcasts and on-demand listening. How does BBC World Service make decisions about which programmes are podcast? 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.
Click reflects on the work of the computing entrepreneur Aaron Swartz; Can mobile phones prevent women in India being attacked? Work to rebuild the pioneering 1940s computer, EDSAC Show more
This week Ruth Alexander is looking at farmer suicides in India. But is it any more prevalent than in any other area of Indian society? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Presidential questions in Venezuela, and learning English in India
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The president who’s everywhere and nowhere, plus stories about learning English in India, and Italy's love of meat. Presented by Pascale Harter. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Peter Day travels to the British Midlands, the country's manufacturing heartland, to find out how businesses are coping with the New Normal, an economy with no growth. Show more
