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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Vietnam: Leaving the Past Behind
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Vietnam leaves a past of war and communism behind and the economy flourishes. We hear from the entrepreneurs driving the country's economic revolution. Show more
Witness History
The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The controversial American union leader, Jimmy Hoffa, was last seen alive on July 30 1975. He is believed to have been killed by the Mafia, though his body has never been found. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
On the Road: Alaska - Part 1
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bristol Bay is one of the world's great fisheries. But plans to build a large copper mine could threaten the environment. Can both forms of resource exploitation co-exist? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Responsible Electronic Waste
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US ban on overseas dumping of electronic waste, Exoskeletons making light work for the French army and how Jamaica’s police combat tech savvy criminals. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Egypt and the USA
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tom Dinham runs into a spontaneous gunfight in a Giza market, a sign of Egypt's spreading disorder; Linda Pressly's in Florida's "Miracle Village", housing scores of sex offenders Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Have Your Say
Zimbabwe Begins Voting
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zimbabweans are voting in fiercely contested presidential and parliamentary elections. We speak to people in Zimbabwe to find out who they will be voting for.
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Outlook
I Blew Whistle on Army Deaths
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US soldier who blew the whistle on his fellow troops after they raped a girl and killed her and her family during the Iraq War. 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.
Zimbabweans choose next president; Florida sex offenders town; kangaroo cull
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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The Kenyan government's plans to boost the country’s technology sector. Will the plans deliver the growth the government wants? 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
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World Business Report
US Economic Growth Figures get Double Boost
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US economy grows faster than expected and data revisions give its overall size a boost. Plus, how the Bank of England helped Nazi Germany sell looted gold. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Is Mugabe a great leader?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Zimbabwe's President Mugabe is controversial, but he still has a lot of support in the country and beyond, so is he a great leader? Also, has feminism got a PR problem? 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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Why doctors' emotions are important in treating patients. And, how has the world of fertility treatment changed? Plus, does food tastes different depending on what cutlery you use? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
On the Road: Alaska - Part 1
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bristol Bay is one of the world's great fisheries. But plans to build a large copper mine could threaten the environment. Can both forms of resource exploitation co-exist? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
US Economic Growth Figures get Double Boost
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US economy grows faster than expected, and data revisions give its overall size a boost. Plus, it's emerged the Bank of England helped Nazi Germany sell looted gold. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Zimbabweans queue to vote; Congressman on fighting the NSA; education for mass murderers?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
I Blew Whistle on Army Deaths
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US soldier who blew the whistle on his fellow troops after they raped a girl and killed her and her family during the Iraq War. 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
US economic growth figures get double boost
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US economy grows faster than expected, and data revisions give its overall size a boost. Plus, it's emerged the Bank of England helped Nazi Germany sell looted gold. 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.
The Kenyan government's plans to boost the country’s technology sector. Will the plans deliver the growth the government wants? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
How Hollywood is Changing America's GDP
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Signs of a US recovery after the latest GDP figures out today. Plus, how Hollywood is changing the way of calculating how much the US economy is worth. 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 doctors' emotions are important in treating patients. And, how has the world of fertility treatment changed? Plus, does food tastes different depending on what cutlery you use? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
I Blew Whistle on Army Deaths
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US soldier who blew the whistle on his fellow troops after they raped a girl and killed her and her family during the Iraq War. 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.
The Kenyan government's plans to boost the country’s technology sector. Will the plans deliver the growth the government wants? Show more
