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Business Daily
US Debt Ceiliing - Crisis Over, For Now
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Congress cuts a last-minute deal to avert a potential US debt default, we ask whether the crisis is really over, or has it merely been postponed? Show more
Witness History
The Scottsboro Boys: A Miscarriage of Justice in the US
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1931, nine black teenagers were convicted of raping two white girls in the southern US state of Alabama. Eight were sentenced to death by an all-white jury. Show more
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Assignment
Battling Booze in Alice Springs
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher travels to Alice Springs in Australia to hear first-hand how alcohol is affecting the Aboriginal community there. Show more
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Women in Laos receive a vaccine which can help prevent cervical cancer; why Dengue fever is spreading around the world; anger over the promotion of formula milk in Venezuela Show more
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World Have Your Say
US debt crisis: Is President Obama stronger or weaker now?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US debt default has been averted temporarily. Is President Obama stronger or weaker now? We will get international reaction and speak to Americans going back to work. Show more
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Outlook
From Secret Agent to Crime Writer
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Israeli writer Mishka Ben David is also a former Mossad agent. He tells us what it is like to write books about Israel's secret service. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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Newshour
Guest editor: French journalist Anne Sinclair
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
US shutdown rattles China; France's over-populated prisons; Polish woman who saved thousands of Jews
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Assignment
Battling Booze in Alice Springs
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher travels to Alice Springs in Australia to hear first-hand how alcohol is affecting the Aboriginal community there. 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
Debt deal aftermath: US licks its wounds
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US finally gets back to normal after a last-minute deal extends the country's debt ceiling and ends the government shutdown, but how much damage has already been done? Show more
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World Have Your Say
US debt crisis. Has the shut down changed American Politics?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
End of Shutdown - Has US politics changed?
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Science In Action
Primate Communication
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
New understanding in primate communication; Discovery of the oldest complete nervous system; Impacts of humans on endangered species Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Paris and Jaywick Sands
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Hugh Schofield on why the Champs Elysees in Paris don't merit their great reputation, and Christine Finn on why the seaside town Jaywick Sands doesn't merit its bad reputation. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Battling Booze in Alice Springs
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher travels to Alice Springs in Australia to hear first-hand how alcohol is affecting the Aboriginal community there. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Debt deal aftermath: US licks its wounds
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US finally gets back to normal after a last-minute deal extends the country's debt ceiling and ends the government shutdown, but how much damage has already been done? 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.
Outlook
From Secret Agent to Crime Writer
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Israeli writer Mishka Ben David is also a former Mossad agent. He tells us what it is like to write books about Israel's secret service. 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
Debt deal aftermath: US licks its wounds
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US finally gets back to normal after a last-minute deal extends the country's debt ceiling and ends the government shutdown, but how much damage has already been done? 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.
Assignment
Battling Booze in Alice Springs
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher travels to Alice Springs in Australia to hear first-hand how alcohol is affecting the Aboriginal community there. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Fallout from the US Debt Crisis
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We're in Mississippi to measure the mood after a deal to end the US government shutdown, but there's no outbreak of consensus in Washington. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Science In Action
Primate Communication
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
New understanding in primate communication; Discovery of the oldest complete nervous system; Impacts of humans on endangered species Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
India and St Kitts and Nevis
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Andrew North on the competent, or tragically incompetent, disaster handling of Indian state governments, and Orin Gordon on the politics of selling prime coastal land in St Kitts. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
From Secret Agent to Crime Writer
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Israeli writer Mishka Ben David is also a former Mossad agent. He tells us what it is like to write books about Israel's secret service. 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.
Assignment
Battling Booze in Alice Springs
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher travels to Alice Springs in Australia to hear first-hand how alcohol is affecting the Aboriginal community there. Show more
