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.
Dark matter and dark energy make up 96% of the universe, but why do we understand so little about what these concepts are and what they do? Show more
Over to You
Weekend vs Weekday Coverage
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What's the difference in approach to weekend and weekday current affairs? 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: Digital Tourism
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How developments in mapping, travel apps and crowd sourcing are influencing travel and tourism. Does the ease of locating destinations and attractions make for a richer experience? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Harriett Gilbert talks to Amit Chaudhuri about his book The Immortals. 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.
Prosperity Gospel is on the rise in the UK and its worth millions. How has its brash, bling style of worship become so popular? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
Peering into Space at Aspen Ideas Festival
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Cutting-edge space science, including asteroids, dark matter and how to detect tiny units Show more
Over to You
Weekend vs Weekday Coverage
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What's the difference in approach to weekend and weekday current affairs? 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.
Why do humans live in cities? And, what are the pros and cons of living in a modern metropolis? Show more
More or Less
Does sex really make the world wide web go round?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The world of porn is often exaggerated but does it really make up 37% of the web? And after some high profile cases we ask whether the American football league has a crime problem? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Abu Qatada charged in Jordan
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Radical cleric Abu Qatada back in Jordan; Egypt protests; a close encounter with a whale
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Abu Qatada charged in Jordan
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Radical cleric Abu Qatada back in Jordan; Egypt protests; a close encounter with a whale
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Bone marrow ‘frees men of HIV drugs’; Self-cleaning seabird eggs; New tests for liver disease
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
The accidental discovery that Guillemot eggs are self-cleaning.
New tests for liver disease inspired by cheese making. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Paul Ormerod and Peter Day discuss how keeping things simple may have led us to the financial mess the world is stuck in today. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Spain, Qatar, Sumatra and Eurofan
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Spain's young unemployed leave home in droves; Qatar's rather contradictory loyalties; The downside to palm oil in Sumatra and the football tournament that's kicking out racism. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
A Route 66 of the Future: Digital Tourism
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How developments in mapping, travel apps and crowd sourcing are influencing travel and tourism. Does the ease of locating destinations and attractions make for a richer experience? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
"My first attempt to direct James Gandolfini was an absolute disaster - he was winding me up" - Mike Figgis has a tough time on the set of The Sopranos. 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.
Paul Ormerod and Peter Day discuss how keeping things simple may have led us to the financial mess the world is stuck in today. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Suzy Klein meets musicians and cultural activists in Cairo to find out how Egypt is forging a new cultural identity. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Negotiations continue to form new Egyptian administration; Hasidim in the IDF; and the surfer who came face to face with a whale.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Harriett Gilbert talks to Amit Chaudhuri about his book The Immortals. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Spain, Qatar, Sumatra and Eurofan
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Spain's young unemployed leave home in droves; Qatar's rather contradictory loyalties; The downside to palm oil in Sumatra and the football tournament that's kicking out racism. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In Japan hundreds of thousands of young people withdraw from society for years.
The condition is called hikikomori and Claudia Hammond investigates its causes. 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.
Scientists are hoping to connect cultures of living human neurons to robots to understand how the mind works. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outrage in Europe over revelations that the US has been snooping on their diplomatic communications. 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.
Why do humans live in cities? And, what are the pros and cons of living in a modern metropolis? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
DR Congo and France
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why crime and violence is rising on the dusty streets of Kinshasa. And, how African big cats are still being used to entertain in the travelling circuses of Europe. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Forum
Peering into Space at Aspen Ideas Festival
41 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Cutting-edge space science, including asteroids, dark matter and how to detect tiny units Show more
More or Less
Does sex really make the world wide web go round?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The world of porn is often exaggerated but does it really make up 37% of the web? And after some high profile cases we ask whether the American football league has a crime problem? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
"My first attempt to direct James Gandolfini was an absolute disaster - he was winding me up" - Mike Figgis has a tough time on the set of The Sopranos. Show more
