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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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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Yen and Bitcoin: Inflating currencies
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The World Bank's boss on an end to extreme poverty and reflating Japan's economy. We look at the Bitcoin boom - a new dawn for currency or another speculative bubble? Show more
Witness History
James Brown Concert at the Boston Garden
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The soul-singer's April 1968 concert was held amid rioting and violence across the US. It was just 24 hours after the assassination of Martin Luther King. Show more
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HARDtalk
Patrick Chinamasa - Justice Minister of Zimbabwe
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur talks to Zimbabwe's justice minister Patrick Chinamasa, a close political ally of Robert Mugabe. Is the relationship between the UK and Zimbabwe improving? Show more
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.
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The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Have Your Say
#WHYS Iran nuclear talks & Mumbai building collapse
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Iranian nuclear talks in Kazakh city of Almaty, and Mumbai building collapse. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
The Persian voice of Jeremy Clarkson
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
David Amanor introduces Jeremy Clarkson to his Iranian voice; Driving escapades; Sri Lanka censorship; reporting Argentina's Disappeared; and Brazil - hear my country Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
North Korea asks diplomats to consider leaving; Egypt satirist back on air; UK-Nigeria music project
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
North Korea asks diplomats to consider leaving; Egypt satirist back on air; UK-Nigeria music project
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
"Slavery" in Indonesian football?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Assistant coach of the Indonesian national team says he hasn't been paid in 7 months and has strongly criticised those running the game for creating 'slave-like' conditions for players and coaches Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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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
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
#WHYS: Another week of hostilities in North Korea
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We speak to people who have visited North Korea for their reaction to latest political tension on the peninsula. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Why are attitudes towards older people often so negative? Mike Williams talks to older people, and the young, and asks how might we re-think this period of our lives. 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.
HARDtalk
Patrick Chinamasa - Justice Minister of Zimbabwe
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stephen Sackur talks to Zimbabwe's justice minister Patrick Chinamasa, a close political ally of Robert Mugabe. Is the relationship between the UK and Zimbabwe improving? 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.
Nigeria moots amnesty for Boko Haram; North Korea tension rises; Obama in sexism row
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
The Persian voice of Jeremy Clarkson
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
David Amanor introduces Jeremy Clarkson to his Iranian voice; Driving escapades; Sri Lanka censorship; reporting Argentina's Disappeared; and Brazil - hear my country 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
Worry over US jobs numbers
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC. 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.
World Football
"Slavery" in Indonesian football?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Assistant coach of the Indonesian national team says he hasn't been paid in 7 months and has strongly criticised those running the game for creating 'slave-like' conditions for players and coaches Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US job worries and bad bankers
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Global business news, with live guests and contributions from Asia and the USA. 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.
Productivity is rising in America but falling in the UK while the employment figures move in the opposite direction. Peter Day examines this productivity paradox. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
The Persian voice of Jeremy Clarkson
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
David Amanor introduces Jeremy Clarkson to his Iranian voice; Driving escapades; Sri Lanka censorship; reporting Argentina's Disappeared; and Brazil - hear my country 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.
World Football
"Slavery" in Indonesian football?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Assistant coach of the Indonesian national team says he hasn't been paid in 7 months and has strongly criticised those running the game for creating 'slave-like' conditions for players and coaches Show more
