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.
Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz on the growing inequality in many countries. And, the internet entrepreneur who's making money by making people laugh. Show more
Witness History
Iraq's Sectarian Violence
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The recent surge in violence in Iraq has echoes of the sectarian conflict in 2006-07.
We hear from May Witwit, an Iraqi academic who lived throught that bloody period. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Chief Justice of South Africa - Mogoeng Mogoeng
23 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Can Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng restore confidence in South Africa's legal system? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Ten Years of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences; Recovering DNA frozen in permafrost 700,000 years ago; Revealing the first images of the structure of DNA. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Croatia's Gripes and Flyers' Delights
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Croatian wine producers quibble over EU requirements. And, how flying still retains a certain magic, even from the confines of economy class. 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
Should babies be conceived through IVF with DNA from three people?
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
We hear from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research who have done research into babies being conceived through IVF with DNA from three people. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What makes a presidential visit a success or disaster? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Egypt democracy tested, Obama in S Africa, 3-parent babies
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Egypt democracy tested; President Obama in South Africa; three-parent babies.
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.
Many people with mental health disorders don’t have access to mainstream mental health care. Claudia Hammond examines some of the projects aiming to bridge the treatment gap. 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.
Ten Years of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences; Recovering DNA frozen in permafrost 700,000 years ago; Revealing the first images of the structure of DNA. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Croatia's Gripes and Flyers' Delights
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Croatian wine producers quibble over EU requirements. And, how flying still retains a certain magic, even from the confines of economy class. 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 empire divided: News Corp splits in two
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The media giant News Corp becomes two companies. The group's successful cinema and television operations will be separated from the battle-scarred newspaper business. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Your questions to the United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
We put your questions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Confessing to the bad things we’ve done is uncomfortable. So would anyone do it voluntarily? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Croatia's Gripes and Flyers' Delights
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Croatian wine producers quibble over EU requirements. And, how flying still retains a certain magic, even from the confines of economy class. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC Africa Debate
Africa Rising - Can The Middle Class Drive Growth?
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
We debate what the African middle class is; how fast it is growing, and what impact it is having on economies and governance. 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.
What makes a presidential visit a success or disaster? 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 empire divides: News Corp splits in two
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The media giant News Corp becomes two companies. The group's successful cinema and television operations will be separated from the battle-scarred newspaper business. 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
The Power of Protest and Tahiti's Fairy Tale
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The players and coach of Tahiti on their Confederations Cup adventure and World Football takes to the streets with the protesters who are leaving their mark on the tournament. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Murdoch Media Empire Split
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Rupert Murdoch's media empire is to be split in two, but what will become of News Corp? Also, one of the Vatican's bankers is charged with money laundering and embezzlement. 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 explores a new trend - design thinking - and finds out why it is becoming fundamental to the way organisations function. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What makes a presidential visit a success or disaster? 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
The Power of Protest and Tahiti's Fairy Tale
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The players and coach of Tahiti on their Confederations Cup adventure and World Football takes to the streets with the protesters who are leaving their mark on the tournament. Show more