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
Detergents and the Dirty World of Street Drugs
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How did Tide has become an alternative street currency and the return of the dollar. A Federal Reserve chief tells us why hard currency is back. Show more
Witness History
The Ballerina and the Coup
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In April 1959 Dame Margot Fonteyn was part of a bizarre plot against Panama's government.
The ballerina's husband, the son of a former president, led the failed coup. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Ioannis Kasoulides – Foreign Minister of Cyprus
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Cyprus is enduring a financial and economic meltdown and economists predict darker days to come. Who and what will save Cyprus? Show more
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.
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
Why are chemical weapons in Syria a 'red line' for America?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
World Have Your Say discusses why the use of chemical weapons is a 'red line' for American intervention in Syria. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Making it in Moscow as a Chechen journalist; Caucasus chess rivalries; Chasing snow leopards in Nepal; Mogadishu letter; New Turkish writing; and Nigeria: anatomy of a headline. 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.
World Football
Bad Times in Qatar: The Confessions of Abdeslam Ouaddou
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Moroccan international Abdeslam Ouaddou talks about his unhappy time in Qatar. He's accused his employers of refusing to honour his contract and of treating him like a slave. 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
Consumers lead US recovery
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Consumer spending picks up but the latest US growth figures leave some disappointed. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Syria: 'Red Line'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Do you agree that the use of chemical weapons in Syria is a 'red line'?
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.
That gold is rare and valuable is of course well known but beyond that why are so many people around the world obsessed with it? 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.
HARDtalk
Ioannis Kasoulides – Foreign Minister of Cyprus
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Cyprus is enduring a financial and economic meltdown and economists predict darker days to come. Who and what will save Cyprus? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Consumers lead US recovery
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Consumer spending picks up but the latest US growth figures leave some disappointed. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Bangladesh FM on building collapse; Syria chemical weapons; Reluctant Fundamentalist film
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Making it in Moscow as a Chechen journalist; Caucasus chess rivalries; Chasing snow leopards in Nepal; Mogadishu letter; New Turkish writing; and Nigeria: anatomy of a headline. 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
Consumers lead US recovery
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Consumer spending picks up but the latest US growth figures have disappointed some. 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
Bad Times in Qatar: The Confessions of Abdeslam Ouaddou
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Moroccan international Abdeslam Ouaddou talks about his unhappy time in Qatar. He's accused his employers of refusing to honour his contract and of treating him like a slave. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Introducing Churchill's bank note
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Bank of England announced that Winston Churchill is to be on the new five pound note. 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.
Peter Day looks at illness at work and the implications it could have for us all. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Making it in Moscow as a Chechen journalist; Caucasus chess rivalries; Chasing snow leopards in Nepal; Mogadishu letter; New Turkish writing; and Nigeria: anatomy of a headline. 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
Bad Times in Qatar: The Confessions of Abdeslam Ouaddou
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Moroccan international Abdeslam Ouaddou talks about his unhappy time in Qatar. He's accused his employers of refusing to honour his contract and of treating him like a slave. Show more
