Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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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.
Is online Advertising making headway at the expense of web-user privacy? We talk to consumers alongside leading names from the world of advertising. Show more
Witness History
The Khmer Rouge take power
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In April 1975 the four-year rule of the brutal Khmer Rouge began in Cambodia.
Up to two million people are thought to have died - many summarily executed, or starved to death. Show more
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In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most people. Linda Pressly meets the self-defence groups who are taking the law into their own hands. Show more
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Health Check
International Drinking Guidelines
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why safe alcohol guidelines are four times higher in the US than Finland. Reducing hazardous alcohol consumption in Russia. An ambitious plan to tackle two killer diseases together Show more
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News and issues making the headlines each day.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The BBC news programme where you set the agenda.
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Baraa Shiban is a 27-year-old activist from Yemen. Last year, he and his wife Najah, hit the headlines after they banned guests at their wedding from chewing the stimulant khat. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Texas fertiliser blast - latest; Musharraf on the run; Vienna in 1913.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Online Advertising: crucial business tool or intrusive web presence?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is online Advertising making headway at the expense of web-user privacy? We talk to consumers alongside leading names from the world of advertising. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most people. Linda Pressly meets the self-defence groups who are taking the law into their own hands. 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
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World Business Report
Lagarde's view of the global economy
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
IMF head Christine Lagarde outlines her assessment of the globe's economic health. And Italy's parliament votes for a new president, but will that help the political deadlock? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Latest from Texas and Boston
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Latest from the Texas disaster, and we hear personal takes on the Boston bombings.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Why Iran has earthquakes so often; The effect of nuclear fallout in Japan two years after the leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power station; Stopping fish becoming extinct Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Tunisia and Vietnam
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There has been a spate of attacks on Sufi shrines in Tunisia and an international guide to crossing roads. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most people. Linda Pressly meets the self-defence groups who are taking the law into their own hands. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Lagarde's view of the global economy
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
IMF head Christine Lagarde has outlined her assessment of the globe's economic health. And Italy's parliament votes for a new president, but will that help the political deadlock? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Pakistan's former ruler on the run
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Musharraf flees arrest; Germany votes against board gender quotas; the lure of lost art.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Baraa Shiban is a 27-year-old activist from Yemen. Last year, he and his wife Najah, hit the headlines after they banned guests at their wedding from chewing the stimulant khat. 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
Lagarde's view of the global economy
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
IMF head Christine Lagarde has outlined her assessment of the globe's economic health. And Italy's parliament votes for a new president, but will that help the political deadlock? 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.
In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most people. Linda Pressly meets the self-defence groups who are taking the law into their own hands. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Explosion at fertiliser plant in Texas
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Rescue teams hunt for survivors of the explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why Iran has earthquakes so often; The effect of nuclear fallout in Japan two years after the leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power station; Stopping fish becoming extinct Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
England - A trip down the River Trent
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tom Fort discovers the beauty of The River Trent and asks what this great waterway can tell us about the history of England. Show more
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Baraa Shiban is a 27-year-old activist from Yemen. Last year, he and his wife Najah, hit the headlines after they banned guests at their wedding from chewing the stimulant khat. 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.
In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most people. Linda Pressly meets the self-defence groups who are taking the law into their own hands. Show more
