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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.
The UN forecasts that the world's population will reach 11 billion by the end of this century. Can planet Earth feed that many mouths? Show more
Witness History
Mao's American Comrade
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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Mao declares the formation of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. We hear from an American who helped to plan the revolution in the caves of Yan'an. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Have Your Say
What has the US Government's Shutdown Done to America's Image Abroad?
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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America's government has begun a partial shutdown for the first time in 17 years. The BBC's Mark Mardell in Washington says the divide in US politics has grown too bitter. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Escaping Slavery in Mauritania
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The story of one Mauritanian slave's extraordinary journey to freedom and his decade-long struggle to free his family. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Washington budget impasse - who's to blame, and who'll be punished? Does Syria's opposition control chemical weapons sites? Can music keep you young?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Washington budget impasse - who's to blame, and who'll be punished? Does Syria's opposition control chemical weapons sites? Can music keep you young?
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.
Fracking for gas is said to contaminate water courses and cause earthquakes, and yet it provides a cheap source of energy. Gaia Vince explores the pros and cons. 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.
At least 700,000 federal employees are either staying at home or going into work without pay today after Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on a spending plan. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
What does the shutdown say about the American political system?
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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The US Congress has failed to agree a budget and a partial federal government shutdown has begun. What does the shutdown say about the American political system? 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.
Does the future lie in The Internet of Things - where our devices are connected and talk to each other? Also, the initiative towards Fairtrade electronics, and the custom phone. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Kenya and the UN General Assembly
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Andrew Harding traces the intertwining stories of Kenya, Somalia and Nairobi which collided at Westgate mall; Nick Bryant sizes up the choreography of New York's diplomatic ballet Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Obama: "Republicans holding the country to ransom".
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
How long will the US shutdown last?; musicians: put your instrument away and do something else; UK opposition leader, Ed Miliband slams "slur" on his father. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Escaping Slavery in Mauritania
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The story of one Mauritanian slave's extraordinary journey to freedom and his decade-long struggle to free his family. 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.
At least 700,000 federal employees are either staying at home or going into work without pay today after Republicans and Democrats couldn't agree on a spending plan. 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.
Explorations in the world of science.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Counting the cost of the US shutdown
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Political paralysis in Washington takes its toll. The world's most powerful nation has effectively shut down part of its government. We look at what it means. 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.
Does the future lie in The Internet of Things - where our devices are connected and talk to each other? Also, the initiative towards Fairtrade electronics, and the custom phone. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Egypt and Austria
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
As opinon polarises in Cairo, where can the Muslim Brotherhood can go now? And, why some green protesters hate a new hydropower plan in the Alps. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Escaping Slavery in Mauritania
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The story of one Mauritanian slave's extraordinary journey to freedom and his decade-long struggle to free his family. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.