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.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan describes the staggering scale of corporate tax-dodging that is undermining Africa. Show more
Witness History
The first woman in space
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In June 1963 Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova went into orbit. Show more
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HARDtalk
Michael Sandel – Political Philosopher
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From prison cell upgrades to political lobbying, should there be limits to what money shouldn't buy? Show more
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Science In Action
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The genetics of a human virus transmitted from animals; The nature of radioactive isotope Strontium 90; Why we should keep vegetables in the light before eating them Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Northern Ireland and US
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Behind the scenes at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. And how a Detroit fire station mirrors the city's decline. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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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World Have Your Say
One million protest in Brazil and a man is shot dead at Jerusalem's Western Wall
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We speak to people in Brazil after the biggest night of protests yet. And, we get reaction from Israel after a guard shot dead a Jewish man at the Western Wall. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Protests Around the World
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazilian protests; Tips for survival for Assange; Dog meat eating in China; Living under the Taliban; Arts protests in Turkey. 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.
Two years on from the worst mass murder in Norwegian post war history, the ground-breaking ways this European country has been using to help survivors and the bereaved Show more
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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.
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
Emergency Measures After Brazil Protests
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There's more upheaval in Brazil but what exactly do the protesters want? Plus, the man held responsible for the Enron scandal has his twenty-four year jail sentence reconsidered. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Reaction to Brazil Protests
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
More than a million people are reported to have taken part in protests in about 100 Brazilian cities. WHYS speaks to protesters to find out what they want from their government. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The Why Factor
Bathing: Water, Health and Well-being
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The second of two programmes examining the rituals of bathing. This week: cleansing the body and clearing the mind.. water, health and well-being. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Northern Ireland and US
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Behind the scenes at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. And how a Detroit fire station mirrors the city's decline. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC Africa Debate
Africa Rising: Who Benefits?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nigeria's economy is growing by 7.4% per year on average. So who is benefiting from the boom? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Thousands stranded in Indian floods; US gay conversion centre boss recants; flying bikes
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Protests Around the World
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazilian protests; Tips for survival for Assange; Dog meat eating in China; Living under the Taliban; Arts protests in Turkey. 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.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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.
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World Football
Tears of Blood: Asia's World Cup Hopefuls
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special programme from the South Korean city of Ulsan, where the Koreans played Iran in an ill-tempered match, with a place at next year's World Cup at stake. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Doing Business in the Brazilian Protests
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We talk to a restaurant owner in Sao Paulo and we're live with author Bethany McLean as the former head of Enron gets his jail sentence cut. 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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Peter Day visits the Design of the Year Awards in London and finds how modern design is infiltrating many aspects of the way we live and work. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Protests Around the World
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazilian protests; Tips for survival for Assange; Dog meat eating in China; Living under the Taliban; Arts protests in Turkey. 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
Tears of Blood: Asia's World Cup Hopefuls
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special programme from the South Korean city of Ulsan, where the Koreans played Iran in an ill-tempered match, with a place at next year's World Cup at stake. Show more
