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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily comes from the Gobi desert. Justin Rowlatt visits the huge new copper mine which is helping to power Mongolia to the top of the tables for economic growth. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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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 The world reacts to election of Pope Francis
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We hear reaction from around the world to the election of Pope Francis. He is the first ever Latin American Pope, and the first from outside Europe in nearly 1300 years. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Maria Toor Pakay: 'I Risked My Life To Play Squash'
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister meets Maria Toor Pakay, the Pakistani squash player who needed army protection to play the sport at home. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
We examine the trend for western rock producers to work with prominent African musicians. Show more
Witness History
Giandomenico Picco - Hostage negotiator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The UN envoy who tried to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon. He allowed himself to be abducted by their kidnappers on the streets of Beirut. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Nepal: Getting Away With Murder
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The families of those who disappeared during Nepal’s civil war demand answers and justice. But, as Joanna Jolly reports politicians from both sides prefer to bury the past. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily comes from the Gobi desert. Justin Rowlatt visits the huge new copper mine which is helping to power Mongolia to the top of the tables for economic growth. 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.
Pope Francis first day; Silicon Valley future; modern opera singers lacking commitment?
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.
Matthew Bannister speaks to the doctors risking their lives to treat the wounded in makeshift hospitals in war-torn Syria. 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.
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.
What If...
What If... We Could All Talk To Joi Ito?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Razia Iqbal introduces Joi Ito to an audience of listeners world-wide, can he justify the claims he makes for the benign power of the web? 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.
World Business Report
How much is the Catholic Church worth?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Pope Francis takes over at the Vatican, we ask how the Church's finances are looking. 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.
Nasa's Curiosity rover finds rock indicating that there may have been water on Mars; Tapeworms' genomes reveal weaknesses; Growing replacement teeth; Annoying phone conversations. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Bangladesh and Pakistan
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Abarasan Ethirajan in Chittagong meets supporters and critics of those accused of war crimes in 1971; Owen Bennett Jones in Islamabad asks if chaos can stir literary creativity. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Nepal: Getting Away With Murder
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The families of those who disappeared during Nepal’s civil war demand answers and justice. But, as Joanna Jolly reports politicians from both sides prefer to bury the past. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Strand Archive
The Man Asian Literary Prize
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Maya Jaggi, chair of the judges, reveals the name of the winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Asia. Show more
Witness History
Giandomenico Picco - Hostage negotiator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The UN envoy who tried to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon. He allowed himself to be abducted by their kidnappers on the streets of Beirut. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
What kind of Pope will Francis be?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pope Francis' Jesuit roots; film censorship in Egypt; Detroit gets a manager
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Matthew Bannister speaks to the doctors risking their lives to treat the wounded in makeshift hospitals in war-torn Syria. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
How much is the Catholic Church worth?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Pope Francis takes over at the Vatican, we ask how the Church's finances are looking. 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.
Business Daily comes from the Gobi desert. Justin Rowlatt visits the huge new copper mine which is helping to power Mongolia to the top of the tables for economic growth. Show more
Witness History
Giandomenico Picco - Hostage negotiator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The UN envoy who tried to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon. He allowed himself to be abducted by their kidnappers on the streets of Beirut. 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.
Nasa's Curiosity rover finds rock indicating that there may have been water on Mars; Tapeworms' genomes reveal weaknesses; Growing replacement teeth; Annoying phone conversations. 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.
World Business Report
How much is the Catholic Church worth?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Pope Francis takes over at the Vatican, we ask how the Church's finances are looking. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Bangladesh and Pakistan
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Abarasan Ethirajan in Chittagong meets supporters and critics of those accused of war crimes in 1971; Owen Bennett Jones in Islamabad asks if chaos can stir literary creativity. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Nepal: Getting Away With Murder
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The families of those who disappeared during Nepal’s civil war demand answers and justice. But, as Joanna Jolly reports politicians from both sides prefer to bury the past. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Matthew Bannister speaks to the doctors risking their lives to treat the wounded in makeshift hospitals in war-torn Syria. 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
The Man Asian Literary Prize
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Maya Jaggi, chair of the judges, reveals the name of the winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Asia. Show more
Witness History
Giandomenico Picco - Hostage negotiator
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The UN envoy who tried to secure the release of Western hostages in Lebanon. He allowed himself to be abducted by their kidnappers on the streets of Beirut. 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.
Nasa's Curiosity rover finds rock indicating that there may have been water on Mars; Tapeworms' genomes reveal weaknesses; Growing replacement teeth; Annoying phone conversations. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Bangladesh and Pakistan
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Abarasan Ethirajan in Chittagong meets supporters and critics of those accused of war crimes in 1971; Owen Bennett Jones in Islamabad asks if chaos can stir literary creativity. Show more
