Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Italy's election ends in deadlock. It's prompted alarm on the world's financial markets, and doubts about what it will mean for Italy's reform agenda, and for the euro itself. 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.
How Hurricane Sandy prompted New York and other coastal cities to face the reality of rising sea levels. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Haneke produces Mozart Opera
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The award winning producer of the film Amour Michael Haneke directs Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte at the Teatro Real in Madrid. We hear how his ideas translate to the operatic stage. Show more
Witness History
The first World Trade Center attack
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Islamic extremists tried to blow up the Twin Towers eight years before 9/11. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
News and issues making the headlines each day.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
WHYS 30: Egypt hot air balloon crash
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Eyewitness accounts and reaction to the hot air balloon crash in Egypt.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Discovery
What If... We could all become cyborgs?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As part of the BBC’s “What if…?” season, biologist Dr Andrew Holding meets some of the people straddling the line between man and machine. What if… we could all become cyborgs? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
NFL star to give his brain to science
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lucy Ash talks to Thomas Jones he NFL star who will donate his brain to scientists researching a form of brain damage that has affected many American football players. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Haneke produces Mozart Opera
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The award winning producer of the film Amour Michael Haneke directs Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte at the Teatro Real in Madrid. We hear how his ideas translate to the operatic stage. Show more
Witness History
The first World Trade Center attack
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Islamic extremists tried to blow up the Twin Towers eight years before 9/11. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How Hurricane Sandy prompted New York and other coastal cities to face the reality of rising sea levels. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Italy's election ends in deadlock. It's prompted alarm on the world's financial markets, and doubts about what it will mean for Italy's reform agenda, and for the euro itself. 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
Italy heads for political stalemate
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Italian deadlock; Russian MP: "gay propaganda threatens civilisation"; bikers' name change
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.
Lucy Ash speaks to Assaad Chaftari, a senior intelligence official during the Lebanese Civil War. He describes how, for 15 years, he ordered torture, kidnapping and murder. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How Hurricane Sandy prompted New York and other coastal cities to face the reality of rising sea levels. 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Uncertainty hangs over Italy
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Markets tumble after an inconclusive election in Italy, causing alarm across Europe. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
WHYS 60: Egypt balloon crash, Italy general election and home work or office work?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
WHYS 60: Egypt balloon crash, Italy general election and home work or office work?
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.
A new operating system for the handset. How technology can help warn in the event of a Chilean earthquake. Can technology help prevent political violence in Kenya? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A little-known insurgency in Thailand, plus the price of limes in a rich Australia
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories on a brewing Islamic insurgency in Thailand, plus a feature on why limes – and many other things – are so expensive in Australia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How Hurricane Sandy prompted New York and other coastal cities to face the reality of rising sea levels. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
YouTube charts, the origins of the world's first-ever crossover musical success Hava Nagila and Karen Mok picks three songs that sum up China's musical identity. Show more
Witness History
The first World Trade Center attack
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Islamic extremists tried to blow up the Twin Towers eight years before 9/11. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Gay couples living in secret in Russia
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Gay couples living in secret in Russia; burqa business in Afghanistan; Catholic guilt
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Lucy Ash speaks to Assaad Chaftari, a senior intelligence official during the Lebanese Civil War. He describes how, for 15 years, he ordered torture, kidnapping and murder. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Uncertainty hangs over Italy
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Markets tumble after an inconclusive election in Italy, causing alarm across Europe. 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.
Italy's election ends in deadlock. It's prompted alarm on the world's financial markets, and doubts about what it will mean for Italy's reform agenda, and for the euro itself. Show more
Witness History
The first World Trade Center attack
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Islamic extremists tried to blow up the Twin Towers eight years before 9/11. 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.
A new operating system for the handset. How technology can help warn in the event of a Chilean earthquake. Can technology help prevent political violence in Kenya? 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
A little-known insurgency in Thailand, plus the price of limes in a rich Australia
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories on a brewing Islamic insurgency in Thailand, plus a feature on why limes – and many other things – are so expensive in Australia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How Hurricane Sandy prompted New York and other coastal cities to face the reality of rising sea levels. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Lucy Ash speaks to Assaad Chaftari, a senior intelligence official during the Lebanese Civil War. He describes how, for 15 years, he ordered torture, kidnapping and murder. 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.
YouTube charts, the origins of the world's first-ever crossover musical success Hava Nagila and Karen Mok picks three songs that sum up China's musical identity. Show more
Witness History
The first World Trade Center attack
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How Islamic extremists tried to blow up the Twin Towers eight years before 9/11. 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.
A new operating system for the handset. How technology can help warn in the event of a Chilean earthquake. Can technology help prevent political violence in Kenya? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
A little-known insurgency in Thailand, plus the price of limes in a rich Australia
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories on a brewing Islamic insurgency in Thailand, plus a feature on why limes – and many other things – are so expensive in Australia. Show more
