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.
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
It is 70 years since a Swiss chemist stumbled upon the controversial hallucinogenic drug. He called it his 'problem child'. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, David Bowie was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Noel Sharkey about psychology and robots; and why he thinks artificial intelligence is a dangerous dream. 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
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World Have Your Say
Explosions at the Boston Marathon
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Your reaction as three people are killed in explosions at the Boston Marathon.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Dr Max Holmes has travelled to the remotest parts of the world to analyse river water and has explored some of the world's great rivers, like the Amazon, the Congo and the Lena. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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.
The Documentary
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, David Bowie was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother. 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
Flagship carbon scheme in jeopardy?
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.
World Have Your Say
Boston blasts reaction
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We hear reaction and gauge the mood in the United States after the explosions at the Boston marathon. 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.
Step inside the 3-D printer that will print a house. Take a virtual singing lesson courtesy of York Minster. And just how smart is the smart city of Songdo? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Looking to the future
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Caroline Wyatt wonders what will come of Afghanistan as foreign troops prepare to withdraw. And efforts to tackle domestic violence in Bhutan. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, David Bowie was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Flagship carbon scheme in jeopardy?
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.
Search for Boston leads; Musharraf barred from Pakistan election; a repentant book thief.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Dr Max Holmes has travelled to the remotest parts of the world to analyse river water and has explored some of the world's great rivers, like the Amazon, the Congo and the Lena. 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
Flagship carbon scheme in jeopardy?
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.
The Documentary
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, David Bowie was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Empowering women in the corporate world in Asia
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We ask the President of a women's networking organisation in Tokyo how she empowers women in the corporate world. Plus we have the latest on the IMF growth figures. 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.
Step inside the 3-D printer that will print a house. Take a virtual singing lesson courtesy of York Minster. And just how smart is the smart city of Songdo? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
No room for the living or the dead.
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jennifer Pak is in Hong Kong where there's not enough space for the living or the dead. Meanwhile Linda Pressly encounters the vigilante groups taking on the drug gangs in Mexico. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Dr Max Holmes has travelled to the remotest parts of the world to analyse river water and has explored some of the world's great rivers, like the Amazon, the Congo and the Lena. 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 Documentary
I Dressed Ziggy Stardust
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Beneath the make up and exotic costumes, David Bowie was also the intelligent, politely spoken suburban young man who you could potentially introduce to your mother. Show more
