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The latest two minute news summary 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.
Business Daily
Goodbye Snooz-iversity?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Could online degrees spell the end for traditional campus-based university courses? Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales thinks they could. Show more
Witness History
Abducted by Joseph Kony
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony is one of the most wanted men in the world. His Lord's Resistance Army is notorious for abducting children to use as fighters or sex slaves. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What difference will reconstructive surgery make to women who have had female genital mutilation? And, what motivates Dr Barri Soldevila to offer the prodedure free of charge? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
The Occupational Hazards of Herring Processing
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Swedish fish-processing workers inhaling tiny particles of herring; The baby boxes given to every Finnish new mother; Norway’s discovery that breastfeeding protects against AMD 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
Spain Train Crash and Malaysia's Beauty Pageant Row
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We get the latest from Spain and discuss the row in Malaysia over a Miss World contest.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Chinese Quake Amputee Joins Rescue
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dancer Liao Zhi lost her legs in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and now spends time helping other victims. 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.
Newshour
Dozens die in Spanish rail crash
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
78 confirmed dead in rail crash; Brahimi on Syria; should the Church give loans?
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.
What difference will reconstructive surgery make to women who have had female genital mutilation? And, what motivates Dr Barri Soldevila to offer the prodedure free of charge? 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.
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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
SAC Capital faces fraud charges
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One of the most profitable hedge funds of Wall Street, SAC Capital, faces fraud charges. And the British economy appears to be on the mend, but is there danger of relapse? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Who decides what Muslim women should wear?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Muslim women from around the world discuss what influences the way they dress, and to what extent they feel Muslim women should cover their bodies. 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.
Science In Action
Sustainable Farming
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is genetic modification and organic farming the solution for sustainable food production?And how the palm oil genome may help slow deforestation. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Salmon v Copper in Alaska and Ancient Arts of Polynesian Seafarers
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Alaskan salmon fishing community shunning a proposal for the world’s biggest gold mine. Plus, Polynesian seafarers revive their ancient navigation skills. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
What difference will reconstructive surgery make to women who have had female genital mutilation? And, what motivates Dr Barri Soldevila to offer the prodedure free of charge? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Hedge Fund SAC Capital Faces Fraud Charges
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One of the most profitable hedge funds of Wall Street, SAC Capital, faces fraud charges. And we hear from the Malian capital Bamako, as the country prepares for a general election. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Aftermath of Spanish rail disaster; Tunisian opposition figure killed; "Burqa Avenger"
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Chinese Quake Amputee Joins Rescue
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dancer Liao Zhi lost her legs in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and now spends time helping other victims. 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
Hedge Fund SAC Capital Faces Fraud Charges
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One of the most profitable hedge funds of Wall Street, SAC Capital, faces fraud charges. And the British economy appears to be on the mend, but is there danger of relapse? 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.
What difference will reconstructive surgery make to women who have had female genital mutilation? And, what motivates Dr Barri Soldevila to offer the prodedure free of charge? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
SAC Capital faces fraud charges
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Wall Street hedge fund SAC Capital face criminal charges launched by US authorities for fraud. 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.
Science In Action
Sustainable Farming
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is genetic modification and organic farming the solution for sustainable food production?And how the palm oil genome may help slow deforestation. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Mexico's Invisible Migrants and Popes Old and New
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Mexican migrants risking life and limb for a better life in US. Plus, Pope John XXIII's private secretary draws parallels between today's Pope and his former boss. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Chinese Quake Amputee Joins Rescue
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Dancer Liao Zhi lost her legs in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and now spends time helping other victims. 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.
What difference will reconstructive surgery make to women who have had female genital mutilation? And, what motivates Dr Barri Soldevila to offer the prodedure free of charge? Show more
