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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Business Daily
Kidneys, copper and e-commerce
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The man who created a clearing house for kidneys plus a stand-off over a huge strike of copper and gold in the Gobi desert and the head of the e-commerce behemoth, Paypal. 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
Father Bernard Lynch - Priest and Psychotherapist
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Father Bernard Lynch, one of a few openly gay Catholic priests. How will the church recover from embarrassing blows at a time of historic transition? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Mexican Car Poolers
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The photographer Alejandro Cartagena spent over a year photographing Mexican car poolers. Show more
Witness History
The Bethnal Green tube disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 70 years since 173 people were crushed to death at an air-raid shelter in east London during World War II. Sixty-two children were among the dead. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
WHYS 30: Is being Pope an impossible job?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Now that Benedict XVI has stepped down, the search begins for his successor. How can the next Pope cope with the "weight of the office"? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Brain-to-brain communication
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Rats communicate using brain-to-brain interface; Satellite recording of groundwater depletion in the Middle East; Are wild insect pollinators as important as honeybees? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Kenya special: coastal grudges and youth superheroes
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The historical roots of today's ethnic and political divides in Kenya and Natasha Breed on one way to avert electoral violence Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Football
The Adventures of Rudi Gutendorf
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
FIFA's former Head of Security Chris Eaton accuses the sporting authorities - and various Governments around the world - of playing a game of 'pass-the-parcel' and failing to tackle match-fixing. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Mexican Car Poolers
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The photographer Alejandro Cartagena spent over a year photographing Mexican car poolers. Show more
Witness History
The Bethnal Green tube disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 70 years since 173 people were crushed to death at an air-raid shelter in east London during World War II. Sixty-two children were among the dead. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Father Bernard Lynch - Priest and Psychotherapist
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Father Bernard Lynch, one of a few openly gay Catholic priests. How will the church recover from embarrassing blows at a time of historic transition? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Kidneys, copper and e-commerce
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The man who created a clearing house for kidneys plus a stand-off over a huge strike of copper and gold in the Gobi desert and the head of the e-commerce behemoth, Paypal. 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.
South African police suspended over taxi driver death; US budget cuts; and mating pandas
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 Football
The Adventures of Rudi Gutendorf
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
FIFA's former Head of Security Chris Eaton accuses the sporting authorities - and various Governments around the world - of playing a game of 'pass-the-parcel' and failing to tackle match-fixing. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Father Bernard Lynch - Priest and Psychotherapist
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Father Bernard Lynch, one of a few openly gay Catholic priests. How will the church recover from embarrassing blows at a time of historic transition? 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.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The BBC news programme where you set the agenda.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC Africa Debate
Are artists free to tell their own stories?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Making films in the developing world. What are the successes and the challenges? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Father Bernard Lynch - Priest and Psychotherapist
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Father Bernard Lynch, one of a few openly gay Catholic priests. How will the church recover from embarrassing blows at a time of historic transition? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We talk to the Arab Israeli writer, Sayed Kashua, whose latest novel follows the stories of two very different Arab Israelis living in Jerusalem Show more
Witness History
The Bethnal Green tube disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 70 years since 173 people were crushed to death at an air-raid shelter in east London during World War II. Sixty-two children were among the dead. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
SA police arrested over dragging death; no deal on US budget cuts; couple volunteering for Mars mission.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Football
The Adventures of Rudi Gutendorf
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
FIFA's former Head of Security Chris Eaton accuses the sporting authorities - and various Governments around the world - of playing a game of 'pass-the-parcel' and failing to tackle match-fixing. 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
Kidneys, copper and e-commerce
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The man who created a clearing house for kidneys plus a stand-off over a huge strike of copper and gold in the Gobi desert and the head of the e-commerce behemoth, Paypal. Show more
Witness History
The Bethnal Green tube disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 70 years since 173 people were crushed to death at an air-raid shelter in east London during World War II. Sixty-two children were among the dead. 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.
Boston Calling
Sequester: 'The United States of austerity'
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
US cuts billions of dollars from federal programs; Ethiopia's economy benefits from returning diaspora and North Korea opens up to foreign journalists and their smart phones. 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.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
From Our Own Correspondent
Kenya special: coastal grudges and youth superheroes
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The historical roots of today's ethnic and political divides in Kenya and Natasha Breed on one way to avert electoral violence Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Father Bernard Lynch - Priest and Psychotherapist
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Father Bernard Lynch, one of a few openly gay Catholic priests. How will the church recover from embarrassing blows at a time of historic transition? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
The Adventures of Rudi Gutendorf
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
FIFA's former Head of Security Chris Eaton accuses the sporting authorities - and various Governments around the world - of playing a game of 'pass-the-parcel' and failing to tackle match-fixing. 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.
The Strand Archive
Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We talk to the Arab Israeli writer, Sayed Kashua, whose latest novel follows the stories of two very different Arab Israelis living in Jerusalem Show more
Witness History
The Bethnal Green tube disaster
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 70 years since 173 people were crushed to death at an air-raid shelter in east London during World War II. Sixty-two children were among the dead. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Struggle for Land on Kenya's Coast
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A separatist group on Kenya’s coast is calling on voters there to boycott the upcoming elections. How credible a threat will they pose to the next Kenyan government? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and why is it so controversial? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Kenya special: coastal grudges and youth superheroes
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The historical roots of today's ethnic and political divides in Kenya and Natasha Breed on one way to avert electoral violence Show more
