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.
Business Daily
Is Democracy Good for Business?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is democracy or is a one-party state better for growth? We debate the evidence from China and India, and ask if India's corruption problems are too big an obstacle for business. Show more
Survivors remember the atomic explosion over the Japanese city in 1945. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Interim President, ANC Youth League, South Africa - Mzwandile Masina
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What hopes can the ANC offer the younger generation in South Africa? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The ethics of experimenting with Avian Flu virus; The genetic make-up of India’s vast population; A four billion year old clue to the origins of life on Earth – or Mars Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Hong Kong, Los Alamos and Hiroshima
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jennifer Pak explores the battle for space in Hong Kong's cramped and expensive housing market; Sarah Birke follows two very different nuclear narratives in US and Japanese museums 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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
What's behind the rise in cosmetic surgery in East Asia?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
One in five women in South Korea have gone under the knife to improve their looks and the plastic surgery industry is booming in China. We'll be speaking to people in East Asia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Confessions of a Gamer
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Letter from Kampala; Video war games; Life in the freezer; Burma 88; and an anatomy of a music festival 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
US withdraws diplomats from Lahore
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Security versus diplomacy; Turkish airline pilots kidnapped, Zanzibar acid attack
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.
World Football
Football and Match Fixing
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special programme exploring the problem of match-fixing in football with guests Declan Hill, Steve Darby and Tony Higgins. Presented by Adnan Nawaz.
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
Bailout fallout: Brazil criticises IMF over Greece
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazil calls for changes to IMF rescue plans for countries like Greece, which it says are unrealistic. And scientists develop pills that tweet and text patients when taken. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Survivors of acid attacks
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We speak to women in the UK and Asia about their ordeals, after two British teenagers have acid thrown on them in an unprovoked attack on Zanzibar
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.
What draws people to mountains and take risks scaling dangerous peaks? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Hong Kong, Los Alamos and Hiroshima
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jennifer Pak explores the battle for space in Hong Kong's cramped and expensive housing market; Sarah Birke follows two very different nuclear narratives in US and Japanese museums Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Interim President, ANC Youth League, South Africa - Mzwandile Masina
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What hopes can the ANC offer the younger generation in South Africa? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Bailout fallout: Brazil criticises IMF over Greece
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazil calls for changes to IMF rescue plans for countries like Greece, which it says are unrealistic. And scientists develop pills that tweet and text patients when taken. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Obama Promises Transparency in Surveillance
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Key changes to US spy programmes; Swedish serial killer who wasn't; Grimm's tales
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Confessions of a Gamer
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Letter from Kampala; Video war games; Life in the freezer; Burma 88; and an anatomy of a music festival 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
Bailout fallout: Brazil criticises IMF over Greece
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Brazil calls for changes to IMF rescue plans for countries like Greece, which it says are unrealistic. And scientists develop pills that tweet and text patients when taken. 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
Football and Match Fixing
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special programme exploring the problem of match-fixing in football with guests Declan Hill, Steve Darby and Tony Higgins. Presented by Adnan Nawaz.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Is New Zealand 100% pure?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The baby milk scare created by New Zealand's largest company Fonterra was caused by a dirty pipe in one of its plants last year. We ask if New Zealand's image is still damaged? 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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Global Business
North Sea Oil Part Two: Sir Ian Wood
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Peter Day talks to Scottish businessman, Sir Ian Wood, who tells us his fascinating story of transforming the family firm from a fishing company to a global energy services group. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Confessions of a Gamer
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Letter from Kampala; Video war games; Life in the freezer; Burma 88; and an anatomy of a music festival 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
Football and Match Fixing
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special programme exploring the problem of match-fixing in football with guests Declan Hill, Steve Darby and Tony Higgins. Presented by Adnan Nawaz.
