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.
Business Daily
The Business of Football
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do the big football clubs make money?
How severely burnt Second World War airmen learnt to overcome their terrible injuries.
They were all patients of the revolutionary plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sir John Holmes - Former UN Emergency Relief Co-ordinator
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Does humanitarian aid work for those who need it most? Or does it exacerbate conflict, offer succour to tyrants and foster dangerous dependency? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Emergency digital bracelets
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
An emergency bracelet for activists working in danger zones; A virtual talking head which can express a range of human emotions; A linguistic celebration of the Digital World Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Ukraine and Israel
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lucy Ash in Kiev meets an ex-addict and prostitute whose needle exchange is now fighting Ukraine's HIV epidemic; Raffi Berg asks why Israeli manners are quite so rough and ready. 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.
The world’s Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The BBC news programme where you set the agenda.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Jason Lewis: I pedalled around the world
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jason Lewis took 13 years to circumnavigate the globe using only human power - his achievement was formally recognised by the Guiness Book of World Records. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Pyongyang prepares for missile launch; Thatcher funeral plans divide Britain; Cuba's enforced "diet"
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Pyongyang prepares for missile launch; Thatcher funeral plans divide Britain; Cuba's enforced "diet"
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.
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 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
Tackling economic difficulties in Spain and Slovenia
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There's a warning from the European Commission that both Spain and Slovenia are experiencing excessive economic difficulties which need to be tackled urgently. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Your questions to a group of young Greeks looking for work.
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.
Reducing repeat suicide attempts by sending supportive postcards; The US campaign to help patients understand prescription medication; The health crisis in CIS countries Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sir John Holmes - Former UN Emergency Relief Co-ordinator
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Does humanitarian aid work for those who need it most? Or does it exacerbate conflict, offer succour to tyrants and foster dangerous dependency? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Tackling economic difficulties in Spain and Slovenia
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There's a warning from the European Commission that both Spain and Slovenia are experiencing excessive economic difficulties which need to be tackled urgently. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Leaked report claims Egyptian army tortured protestors
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Report shows Egypt army tortured protestors, IVF pioneer dies, and a school trip to North Korea
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Jason Lewis: I pedalled around the world
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jason Lewis took 13 years to circumnavigate the globe using only human power - his achievement was formally recognised by the Guiness Book of World Records. 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
Tackling economic difficulties in Spain and Slovenia
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There's a warning from the European Commission that both Spain and Slovenia are experiencing excessive economic difficulties which need to be tackled urgently. 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.
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.
Business Matters
The Female Happiness Paradox
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We ask economist Betsey Stevenson why women, relative to men aren't as content as they were in the 1970s. Plus we discuss President Obama's budget proposals. 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.
Reducing repeat suicide attempts by sending supportive postcards; The US campaign to help patients understand prescription medication; The health crisis in CIS countries Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Jason Lewis: I pedalled around the world
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jason Lewis took 13 years to circumnavigate the globe using only human power - his achievement was formally recognised by the Guiness Book of World Records. 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.
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
