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.
US policy on food aid could be about to change. We hear from those who'd be affected by the change - farmers in east Africa and the United States. Show more
Witness History
Muhammad Ali and the Draft
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How the world heavyweight boxing champion's refusal to go to do military service in Vietnam made him a hero to 1960s civil rights activists. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Belarusian University in Exile
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Few dare to speak out in Belarus but the opposition has found a way of making it’s voice heard in neighbouring Lithuania. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
What happens when you lose the ability to smell and taste properly; Mental health patients still being shackled in Indonesia; Why beer flavour prompts chemical changes in the brain 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
We hear from Spain, France and Germany on the latest economic figures in Europe.
World Have Your Say
Spain's Economic Health
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We hear from Spain, Germany and the UK on the latest European economic figures.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Twenty years after the Waco siege in which over 70 people died, Matthew Bannister talks to one of the few survivors, Clive Doyle, about his dramatic escape 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.
Newshour
Cries for help in Bangladesh
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Voices from the rubble in Dhaka; six million jobless in Spain; racehorses on steroids
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.
Assignment
The Belarusian University in Exile
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Few dare to speak out in Belarus but the opposition has found a way of making it’s voice heard in neighbouring Lithuania. 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
The Real Cost of Cheap Clothes?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Western retailers are under fire following the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
What Is It Like to Lose Your Job?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
With Spain's unemployment hitting record levels, we hear from people who have lost their jobs around the world since the financial crisis began in 2008.
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.
Science In Action
The Structure of DNA
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 60 years since the publication of the double helix structure of DNA, we look at the impact this discovery, how it has shaped biological science ever since. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Georgia and St Helena
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Thousands of Iranians are moving to Georgia, so what's tempting them to the Caucasus?; St Helena's new airport is about to open up this remote island to the outside world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Belarusian University in Exile
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Few dare to speak out in Belarus but the opposition has found a way of making it’s voice heard in neighbouring Lithuania. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
The real cost of cheap clothes?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Western retailers are under fire following the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Syria chemical weapons; Boston bombers targeted New York; and Brazilian vuvuzelas.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Twenty years after the Waco siege in which over 70 people died, Matthew Bannister talks to one of the few survivors, Clive Doyle, about his dramatic escape 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
The real cost of cheap clothes?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Western retailers are under fire following the collapse of a factory in Bangladesh. 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 Belarusian University in Exile
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Few dare to speak out in Belarus but the opposition has found a way of making it’s voice heard in neighbouring Lithuania. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
'Scandal' of Dhaka factory collapse
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How culpable are western companies for the collapsed factory in Bangladesh? 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.
Science In Action
The Structure of DNA
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It is 60 years since the publication of the double helix structure of DNA, we look at the impact this discovery, how it has shaped biological science ever since. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Food for the troops
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Libyan Army Major with a nose for desert truffles, and the British armed forces celebrate their culinary achievements. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Twenty years after the Waco siege in which over 70 people died, Matthew Bannister talks to one of the few survivors, Clive Doyle, about his dramatic escape 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 Belarusian University in Exile
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Few dare to speak out in Belarus but the opposition has found a way of making it’s voice heard in neighbouring Lithuania. Show more
