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
Twitter floats but will it soar?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Twitter prepares to float we ask are we in the midst of another tech bubble? Show more
Witness History
Waterford Kamhlaba multi-racial school
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1963 southern Africa's first multi-racial school opened in Swaziland.
It was a direct challenge to neighbouring South Africa's apartheid regime. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Life on earth has gone through a series of mass extinctions. Mike Benton talks about his fascination with ancient life on the planet and his work on the Bristol Dinosaur Project. 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 is our Newsroom, join us as we find out what is happening right now around the world.
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Outlook
My son died to tell Somalia's story
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kathy Eldon remembers her son Dan, who was 22-years-old when he was stoned to death by a mob in Somalia, where he was working as a photojournalist in 1993. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Details of Nazi-looted art revealed
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
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.
Exchanges at the Frontier
Jitendra Goswami
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Justin Rowlatt meets Professor Jitendra Nath Goswami in Ahmedabad, to discuss India's Mars Orbiter Mission. 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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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
An IPO in 140 characters or less: Twitter is going public
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It's the most anticipated IPO since Facebook. But will it pay off for investors? Also, a small town outside of Seattle wants to double its minimum wage. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Should India be trying to go to Mars? ; M23 to end DRC insurgency
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
India has successfully launched a spacecraft to Mars costing $72m. Also, the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says it's ending its insurgency. 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
An IPO in 140 characters or less: Twitter is going public
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It's the most anticipated IPO since Facebook. But will it pay off for investors? Also, a small town outside of Seattle wants to double its minimum wage. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
A report from Kigali on how technology is transforming Africa; Startups vying for rewards at the Berlin TechCrunch; How technology is exhuming famous historical figures Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sudan, Spain and Morocco
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why the violence and protest on Sudan's periphery spread to the capital Khartoum this year; the hard lives and heavy loads of Melilla's "mule women" who porter goods into Morocco Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Syria peace conference delayed; JFK letters; the real Captain Phillips
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
An IPO in 140 characters or less: Twitter is going public
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
It's the most anticipated IPO since Facebook. But will it pay off for investors? Also, a small town outside of Seattle wants to double its minimum wage. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My son died to tell Somalia's story
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kathy Eldon remembers her son Dan, who was 22-years-old when he was stoned to death by a mob in Somalia, where he was working as a photojournalist in 1993. 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.
Global Business
The Tale of Two Chinas
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The music from Chairman Mao’s era and the sound of posh coffee being brewed are two very different ways to start the day in China. Peter Day explores two contrasting enclaves. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
New Yorkers go to the Polls
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Changing times at City Hall, New York, and what's likely to be a sharp turn to the left in the mayor's office. What will it mean for the city? 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.
A report from Kigali on how technology is transforming Africa; Startups vying for rewards at the Berlin TechCrunch; How technology is exhuming famous historical figures Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Egypt and Tunisia
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jeremy Bowen explores the worldview of some of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders now on trial in Cairo; Andrew Hosken meets some dubious Libyan characters now hiding out in Hammamet. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
My son died to tell Somalia's story
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Kathy Eldon remembers her son Dan, who was 22-years-old when he was stoned to death by a mob in Somalia, where he was working as a photojournalist in 1993. 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.
Global Business
The Tale of Two Chinas
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The music from Chairman Mao’s era and the sound of posh coffee being brewed are two very different ways to start the day in China. Peter Day explores two contrasting enclaves. Show more
