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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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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
What does the upsurge in Twitter activity and the Turkish government’s reaction to social media have to say about the wider impact of media in such protests? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
A Route 66 of the Future: Signal Failure
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How technology might help relieve the strain and frustration of commuting Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Dream Builders
Episode 3: Santiago Calatrava - El Alamillo Bridge
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Calatrava is an architect, artist and engineer whose international reputation for building was first established through his dazzling bridges. 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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How recent political events in the Middle East have shaped relations between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Britain today. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How dust helps to keep the planet cooler and nourishes the Amazon rainforest. Show more
What does the upsurge in Twitter activity and the Turkish government’s reaction to social media have to say about the wider impact of media in such protests? 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 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
More or Less
Will 40 per cent of the world's workforce really be in Africa by 2050?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We examine the future population projections for Africa and find out how they are calculated. And how long was the runway at the end of The Fast and the Furious 6? 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.
Edward Snowden flies to Russia; Pakistan tourist killings; the allure of the Supermoon
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Mers coronavirus outbreak, Irritating currency, When the applause dies down
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Genetic analyses provide clues to the origins of Mers-coronavirus; Why people could be allergic to some coins; And social pressures and their influence on crowd behaviour. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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 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.
'I have a serious mental problem - it's workaholism' - Joss Whedon Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Mandela condition 'critical'.
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Mandela health deteriorates; Snowden arrives in Moscow; Boston's runners race again.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Dream Builders
Episode 3: Santiago Calatrava - El Alamillo Bridge
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Calatrava is an architect, artist and engineer whose international reputation for building was first established through his dazzling bridges. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Weekend Edition 22 Jun 2013: The Surreal and the Supernatural
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pascale Harter presents correspondents' insights into the contradictions of the Syrian conflict; Egypt's culture of protest; Indian spirits; Gazan ingenuity and French philosophy Show more
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
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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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.
World Business Report
Central Banks Told to Focus on Growth
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
More moves to slow down electronic money printing across the world as central banks are told it is bad for the long term health of the global economy Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Boston Calling
A US Retailer Fights off a Canadian Pirate
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
American spying then and now, a beloved US retailer fights off a Canadian pirate, and where some see trash in “ET: The Video Game” others see treasure. 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 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
Romania and US
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How life has improved for the orphans of Romania in the last twenty years. Plus, Alastair Leithead meets the ancient Yurock tribe in northern California. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How dust helps to keep the planet cooler and nourishes the Amazon rainforest. Show more
More or Less
Will 40 per cent of the world's workforce really be in Africa by 2050?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We examine the future population projections for Africa and find out how they are calculated. And how long was the runway at the end of The Fast and the Furious 6? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
'I have a serious mental problem - it's workaholism' - Joss Whedon Show more
