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Business Daily
Trading Down: the End of the Global Trade Boom
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The global trading boom, which has gone hand-in-hand with globalisation, is cooling. So what are the consequences for global growth? Show more
In 1991, Sascha Anderson, one of East Berlin's most famous poets, was revealed to have been an informer for the secret police. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Women on the Front Line
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emma Barnett from female soldiers in the Canadian and South African armies about life for women on the military front line. Show more
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Professor of circadian neuroscience Russell Foster on how light controls our wellbeing, from jet lag to serious mental health problems. 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
Should Facebook Allow People to Share Violent Images?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Facebook reverses a ban on violent images, does sharing such images lead to more violence? Is there anything wrong with sharing them? What is the impact on children? Show more
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Outlook
My Parents Sold Me into Child Pornography
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Raven Kaliana raises awareness of child exploitation through her puppet show Hooray for Hollywood, based on her own experience of being sold into the child porn industry. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
West Calls on Syria's Moderate Opposition to Unite
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Syria talks in London; Facebook allows beheading videos; Libya's reluctant arms dealer
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Newshour
West Calls on Syria's Moderate Opposition to Unite
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Syria talks in London; Facebook allows beheading videos; Libya's reluctant arms dealer
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.
The Documentary
Women on the Front Line
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emma Barnett from female soldiers in the Canadian and South African armies about life for women on the military front line. 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
New US jobs figures disappoint
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
After being postponed due to the government shutdown the new figures are out today. We travel to Mississippi. Also, what is Bangladesh doing to protect garment workers? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Who Are the 'Friends of Syria'?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In London, ministers from 11 countries - the so-called Friends of Syria group - are trying to encourage opposition groups 'to have a united position' ahead of talks in Geneva. 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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Should access to videos on the internet be free and open or encrypted and tied to a cost? Also, why PopularScience closed its comments page, plus a demonstration of the Fairphone. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Madagascar and Puglia
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emilie Filou reports on Madagascar's problems with funding education, and Dany Mitzman on the revival of the tiny, conical stone houses called trulli in Puglia in southern Italy. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Women on the Front Line
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emma Barnett from female soldiers in the Canadian and South African armies about life for women on the military front line. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
New US jobs figures disappoint
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
After being postponed due to the government shutdown the new figures are out today. We travel to Mississippi. Also, what is Bangladesh doing to protect garment workers? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How the Syria conflict affects US-Saudi ties? Questions over US drone strikes; and silent meal.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My Parents Sold Me into Child Pornography
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Raven Kaliana raises awareness of child exploitation through her puppet show Hooray for Hollywood, based on her own experience of being sold into the child porn industry. 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
New US jobs figures disappoint
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
After being postponed due to the government shutdown the new figures are out today. We travel to Mississippi. Also, what is Bangladesh doing to protect garment workers? 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.
The Documentary
Women on the Front Line
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emma Barnett from female soldiers in the Canadian and South African armies about life for women on the military front line. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Corruption in Construction
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why backhanders and bribery in the building trade are rife according to a new study. Plus what is it like to be job hunting in Mississippi, America's poorest state? 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.
Should access to videos on the internet be free and open or encrypted and tied to a cost? Also, why PopularScience closed its comments page, plus a demonstration of the Fairphone. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Pakistan and Afghanistan
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How two brave girls defied their parents in Pakistan and risked their family's honour, and retracing the steps of historical figures in the Afghan city of Balkh. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My Parents Sold Me into Child Pornography
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Raven Kaliana raises awareness of child exploitation through her puppet show Hooray for Hollywood, based on her own experience of being sold into the child porn industry. 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.
The Documentary
Women on the Front Line
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emma Barnett from female soldiers in the Canadian and South African armies about life for women on the military front line. Show more
