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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
G8 Tackles Tax Avoidance
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do you get the world's biggest companies to play the tax game fairly? Show more
The first gay marriage in America took place more than 40 years ago in Minnesota. Show more
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His books are filled with greed and lust, but Amis says he writes in a celebratory spirit. Show more
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The Why Factor
Bathing: Supernatural Waters
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why can the ubiquitous act of bathing mean so many different things for millions around the world? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Gaza and Nepal
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How residents in Gaza City are using ingenuity and improvisation to circumvent obstacles to everyday life. Also will climate change become the biggest threat to Nepali livelihoods? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Have Your Say
Will Iran's Election Result Change Anything?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We hear from Iran on the challenges for the new president, Hassan Rouhani.
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Outlook
Afghan Woman Driver: My Car My Freedom
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister hears how much Farida Akbar values her car and the freedom it gives her to carry out her work effectively - and to enjoy outings to the countryside round Kabul. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Syria Tops Agenda As G8 Leaders Gather
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Syria, tax, and trade at G8; Iran's President-elect; how to survive thirteen storey fall.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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How does the division between Sunni and Shia Islam play out in Britain today? Show more
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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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
G8: Trade, Tax, Transparency and Terrorism
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As G8 leaders meet in Northern Ireland, Syria will dominate but what about the four Ts? And we go to the Paris Air Show to check up on the industry. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Has the Election of a New Iranian President Changed Anything?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We ask what the election of Hassan Rouhani will mean for Iran.
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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Amoret Whitaker, one of only a handful of forensic entomologists in the UK, talks about the role of insects in helping the police solve crimes. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
His books are filled with greed and lust, but Amis says he writes in a celebratory spirit. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
G8: Trade, tax, transparency and terrorism
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As G8 leaders meet in Northern Ireland, Syria will dominate but what about the four Ts? And we go to the Paris Air Show to check up on the industry. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Iran's President-elect speaks
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Rouhani speaks of better Western relations; Montreal mayor arrest; "lavish" monks rebuked
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Afghan Woman Driver: My Car My Freedom
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister hears how much Farida Akbar values her car and the freedom it gives her to carry out her work effectively - and to enjoy outings to the countryside round Kabul. 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
G8: Trade, tax, transparency and terrorism
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As G8 leaders meet in Northern Ireland, Syria will dominate but what about the four Ts? And we go to the Paris Air Show to check up on the industry. 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.
How does the division between Sunni and Shia Islam play out in Britain today? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Victory for Greek TV
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A Greek state TV anchor tells us about the fight to get back on air. And we ask if walking is the future for our cities. 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.
Amoret Whitaker, one of only a handful of forensic entomologists in the UK, talks about the role of insects in helping the police solve crimes. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Afghan Woman Driver: My Car My Freedom
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister hears how much Farida Akbar values her car and the freedom it gives her to carry out her work effectively - and to enjoy outings to the countryside round Kabul. 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.
How does the division between Sunni and Shia Islam play out in Britain today? Show more
