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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Business Daily
Women and the Workplace
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As more and more women become the main breadwinners in US households, we ask is the stay at home mum becoming a historical anomaly? Show more
Witness History
Malaysian Hostage Crisis
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In August 1975, Japanese Red Army militants took 53 people hostage in Kuala Lumpur. Show more
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Sir John Tavener on his view of life, his music and his faith. Show more
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What explains our attraction to violent entertainment and what kind of violence are we most drawn to? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
India's Monsoon Floods; Cricket in China
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One man's story of escaping the raging torrents which ravaged Uttarakhand state. Plus, Fred Dyson sees fine play, but definite obstacles, among Shenyang's cricketers. Show more
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News and issues making the headlines each day.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Have Your Say
US Extends Embassy Closures: Should we be Worried?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The United States has extended the closure of nineteen of its embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa until August 10. Should we be worried? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Poet Liao Yiwu, imprisoned because of a poem inspired by the Tiananmen Square protests, faced torture in jail. His memoir For A Song and a Hundred Songs documents his experiences. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Debate about the world's first lab-grown burger; contaminated New Zealand milk powder; last Elvis recordings
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Heart and Soul
The Power And The Faith: Romania's Orthodox Church
The Power and the Faith: Romania’s Orthodox Church
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can Romania afford to fund religion and build new churches with its economy in decline? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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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
The $330,000 Burger
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands have grown the world's first test tube burger. And, baby milk from New Zealand has been recalled in China over health fears. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Why is America Still a Target?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US will keep its embassies closed around the world because of possible attacks. The state department has also issued a global travel alert. 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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Discovery
Crossrail: Tunnelling under London
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The latest engineering techniques that Crossrail is using to bore 26 miles of tunnels below London's tube network, sewers and foundations. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sir John Tavener on his view of life, his music and his faith. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
The $330,000 Burger
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands have grown the world's first test tube burger. And baby milk from New Zealand has been recalled in China over health fears. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
German politicians call for publication of report into cold war doping
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
West Germany doping report; lab-grown burgers; Elvis Presley's Stax Studio 40th anniversary
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Poet Liao Yiwu, imprisoned because of a poem inspired by the Tiananmen Square protests, faced torture in jail. His memoir For A Song and a Hundred Songs documents his experiences. 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 $330,000 Burger
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands have grown the world's first test tube burger. And baby milk from New Zealand has been recalled in China over health fears. 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.
Heart and Soul
The Power And The Faith: Romania's Orthodox Church
The Power and the Faith: Romania’s Orthodox Church
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can Romania afford to fund religion and build new churches with its economy in decline? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Amazon's Jeff Bezos Buys Washington Post
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Amazon's founder has bought The Washington Post for $250 million. New media saving old? New Zealand's trade minister talks to us about the contamination of dairy exports to China. 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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Discovery
Crossrail: Tunnelling under London
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The latest engineering techniques that Crossrail is using to bore 26 miles of tunnels below London's tube network, sewers and foundations. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Poet Liao Yiwu, imprisoned because of a poem inspired by the Tiananmen Square protests, faced torture in jail. His memoir For A Song and a Hundred Songs documents his experiences. 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.
Heart and Soul
The Power And The Faith: Romania's Orthodox Church
The Power and the Faith: Romania’s Orthodox Church
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can Romania afford to fund religion and build new churches with its economy in decline? Show more
