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.
Jamie Robertson looks at how the water management industry is facing up to the challenge of a water-poor world, plus we meet a tobacco farmer making a new living out of humous. Show more
Witness History
The Assassination of Benigno Aquino
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
On August 21 1983, the opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, was shot dead in the Philippines.
He was killed at Manila airport, minutes after returning from exile in the US. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
UN Representative, Syrian Coalition - Najib Ghabian
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What can be done to end the crisis in Syria? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
High Speed Connectivity
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Fed up with slow internet connections rural activists are embarking on community based schemes, digging ditches and laying fibre-optic cables to bring broadband to remote areas. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Syria and Vietnam
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Hannah Lucinda Smith is at an Aleppo crossing point where locals scurry while snipers target children; Petroc Trelawny traces the history of a bridge which unites Hanoi. 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
Japan Raises Fukushima Leak Alert
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Japanese authorities raise the health threat from a new leak at the Fukushima power plant, we speak to people in Japan to get their reaction.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Helen Newlove: The voice of the victim
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Helen Newlove tells Pooneh Ghoddoosi why she decided to devote her life to campaigning for the rights of victims after her husband was beaten to death in the street. 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.
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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.
A recent US Supreme Court ruling found that companies cannot patent things found in nature. Peter Day asks what this means for the biotech business. 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
Third time lucky for Greece?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There's increasing talk, started by Germany's finance minister, that Greece is heading for a third bailout, and Qatari-owned Al Jazeera starts broadcasting in the US. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
'Chemical attacks' in Syria and Bradley Manning sentenced
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Syrian opposition activists say chemical weapons attacks have killed hundreds on the outskirts of Damascus. Would the use of chemical weapons change the way you see the conflict? 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.
Health Check
Health Data and Ethnicity
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A new report calling for ethnicity to be taken into account when collecting health data. New midwives being trained again in Cameroon. Rise in whooping cough in the United States. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
UN Representative, Syrian Coalition - Najib Ghabian
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What can be done to end the crisis in Syria? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Third time lucky for Greece?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There's increasing talk, started by Germany's finance minister, that Greece is heading for a third bailout, and Qatari-owned Al Jazeera starts broadcasting in the US. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Swedish FM: Damascus must allow investigation; Mubarak release; Ethiopian nun's music debut
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Helen Newlove: The voice of the victim
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Helen Newlove tells Pooneh Ghoddoosi why she decided to devote her life to campaigning for the rights of victims after her husband was beaten to death in the street. 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
Third time lucky for Greece?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
There's increasing talk, started by Germany's finance minister, that Greece is heading for a third bailout, and Qatari-owned Al Jazeera starts broadcasting in the US. 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.
A recent US Supreme Court ruling found that companies cannot patent things found in nature. Peter Day asks what this means for the biotech business. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
'To Fight Terrorism, Follow the Money'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We're combing the US Fed meeting minutes so you don't have to, looking for clues on when the bond-buying might stop. Plus tips to combat terrorist financing from Prof Jimmy Gurule. 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.
Health Check
Health Data and Ethnicity
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A new report calling for ethnicity to be taken into account when collecting health data. New midwives being trained again in Cameroon. Rise in whooping cough in the United States. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Helen Newlove: The voice of the victim
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Helen Newlove tells Pooneh Ghoddoosi why she decided to devote her life to campaigning for the rights of victims after her husband was beaten to death in the street. 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.
A recent US Supreme Court ruling found that companies cannot patent things found in nature. Peter Day asks what this means for the biotech business. Show more
