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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.
Despite an 80% hike, Bangladesh's minimum wage is still one of the world's lowest. And, with widespread corruption, will things really improve for the country's poor? Show more
Witness History
The First Panda in America
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1936, US socialite Ruth Harkness and her Chinese-American guide captured a panda cub. She took it to New York and kept it in her flat and before selling it to a Chicago zoo. Show more
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How decisions noted by Ebenezer Morley in 1863 allowed football to become the most successful of international sports. Show more
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The role gut microbes play in our health and development. Should the human body be considered an ecosystem? Show more
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News and issues making the headlines each day.
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The world is our Newsroom, join us as we find out what is happening right now around the world.
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The siblings of a woman killed in the 1974 Birmingham Pub bombings tell Matthew Bannister about meeting Paddy Hill, the man they once thought murdered their sister. Show more
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Newshour
Anarchy in the Central African Republic
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Anarchy in C.A.R; Ukraine torn between Russia and the EU; sex and gangs
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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How decisions noted by Ebenezer Morley in 1863 allowed football to become the most successful of international sports. Show more
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Scotland's National Party sets out their vision for an independent Scotland.
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
A Plan for Scottish Independence
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Scottish government releases its plan for independence but can it work? And, as Portugal passes a controversial budget we look a the mood in the country. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Whose responsibility is the CAR?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
France has said that it is prepared to send hundreds of extra soldiers to the CAR to save the country from complete collapse. Do European powers owe their former colonies? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
The big "what if" of Scottish independence
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As the Scottish government releases its plan for independence, we ask: can it work? And as Portugal passes a controversial budget we look a the mood in the country. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How decisions noted by Ebenezer Morley in 1863 allowed football to become the most successful of international sports. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Digital Emergency Responders
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The digital humanitarian workers making sense of crisis information to help relief effort; the new smart parking system to help drivers find a space; Europe's Robotics Week Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Bulgaria and China - back to the future?
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Emma Jane Kirby meets members of a new Generation Protest - from students to doctors - in Sofia; Peter Day explores a Henan commune still run along Maoist lines Show more
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Newshour
Central African Republic in chaos
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.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
The big "what if" of Scottish independence
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As the Scottish government releases its plan for independence, we ask: can it work? And as Portugal passes a controversial budget we look a the mood in the country. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The siblings of a woman killed in the 1974 Birmingham Pub bombings tell Matthew Bannister about meeting Paddy Hill, the man they once thought murdered their sister. 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.
Management consultant Joe Pine explains how his theory of mass customisation developed and why many businesses still have a lot to learn about what their customers really want. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
China airspace dispute
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Confrontation in the East China Sea over airspace. Plus, child labour in the cocoa 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.
Digital Planet
Digital Emergency Responders
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The digital humanitarian workers making sense of crisis information to help relief effort; the new smart parking system to help drivers find a space; Europe's Robotics Week Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Iraq and United Arab Emirates
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The bravery of Baghdad's ordinary heroes; a decadent (and downmarket) night out at an underground dance club in Dubai Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The siblings of a woman killed in the 1974 Birmingham Pub bombings tell Matthew Bannister about meeting Paddy Hill, the man they once thought murdered their sister. 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.
Management consultant Joe Pine explains how his theory of mass customisation developed and why many businesses still have a lot to learn about what their customers really want. Show more
