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Business Daily
Eurozone - how safe is being small?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Cypriot economy is on the ropes. How worried should other small eurozone states now be? We hear from Cyprus, Slovenia, Latvia and Ireland. Show more
The reclusive American billionaire remembered by one of the few journalists to meet him. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Simon Cox finds out from employees and executives at the now defunct Laiki Bank how billions handed out in bad loans created a financial time-bomb. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Hardening of mummies’ arteries in the ancient world; Africa’s famine fighting tree foods; The most exciting discoveries in science being played out in the human body Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Have Your Say
#WHYS North Korea
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Reaction to the US sending an advanced missile defence system to Guam.It comes as N Korea said its military had been given final approval to launch a nuclear strike. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Navi Pillay: My fight for Human Rights
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister meets the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Navi Pillay grew up in South Africa under apartheid, and became the country's first black woman judge. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
North Korea moves missile to east coast; tax-collecting in Pakistan; Cuban dancers defect
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
North Korea moves missile to east coast; tax-collecting in Pakistan; Cuban dancers defect
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Eurozone - how safe is being small?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Cypriot economy is on the ropes. How worried should other small eurozone states now be? We hear from Cyprus, Slovenia, Latvia and Ireland. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Simon Cox finds out from employees and executives at the now defunct Laiki Bank how billions handed out in bad loans created a financial time-bomb. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Islands' tax haven uncovered
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emails and documents have been leaked, detailing the secret fortunes of some of the world's most powerful people and their relatives hidden in the British Virgin Islands. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
WHYS: Syria's 'deadliest month'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Syria in March saw its 'deadliest month' since the conflict began two years ago, according to an activist group. We speak to Syrians who've lost loved ones in the violence. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A new Foot and Mouth vaccine; The growing threat of chemical weapons falling into the wrong hands; Why extinct animals may someday roam the earth once again Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Mali and Angola
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Thomas Fessy accompanies the French Foreign Legion as they hunt jihadi groups in the Sahara; Jonathan Fryer visits the grand but largely empty mausoleum of Agostinho Neto in Luanda Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Simon Cox finds out from employees and executives at the now defunct Laiki Bank how billions handed out in bad loans created a financial time-bomb. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Islands' tax haven uncovered
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emails and documents have been leaked, detailing the secret fortunes of some of the world's most powerful people and their relatives hidden in the British Virgin Islands. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Leaks 'expose' offshore tax havens; fighting to be forgotten online; Oliver Stone on American history.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Navi Pillay: My fight for Human Rights
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister meets the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Navi Pillay grew up in South Africa under apartheid, and became the country's first black woman judge. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Islands' tax haven uncovered
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emails and documents have been leaked, detailing the secret fortunes of some of the world's most powerful people and their relatives hidden in the British Virgin Islands. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Simon Cox finds out from employees and executives at the now defunct Laiki Bank how billions handed out in bad loans created a financial time-bomb. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Central banks and offshore finance
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Japan plans to flood its economy with money to kickstart growth and end deflation -is it a risky strategy? Plus we're live in the US and India for the latest global business issues Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A new Foot and Mouth vaccine; The growing threat of chemical weapons falling into the wrong hands; Why extinct animals may someday roam the earth once again Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Swiss bedbugs and Italian trotting races
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Imogen Foulkes on a plague of bedbugs in Swiss barracks making some question national service and Alan Johnston is at the last of Rome's chariot races at the Tor di Valle track. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Navi Pillay: My fight for Human Rights
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister meets the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Navi Pillay grew up in South Africa under apartheid, and became the country's first black woman judge. 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.
Assignment
The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Simon Cox finds out from employees and executives at the now defunct Laiki Bank how billions handed out in bad loans created a financial time-bomb. Show more
