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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Top bankers still get paid millions of dollars each year, despite the damage so many of them wrought to the global economy five years ago. Why? Show more
Witness History
The Longest Ever Raft Journey
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Las Balsas expedition in 1973 saw 12 men set off on three rafts across the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Greenland: To Dig or Not to Dig?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher asks if mining for rare-earth elements and uranium will destroy Greenland's environment – or lead the country to independence? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Twenty-five Years of Neuroscience
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In a special Health Check programme, Claudia Hammond looks at how our understanding of the brain has changed 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Bed Bugs and Babies: Life as Somalia's First Lady
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jo Fidgen talks to Edna Adan Ismail about her remarkable battle to push through her lifelong dream to build a hospital in Somaliland. 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.
Newshour
Former Rwandan spy chief 'murdered'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Investigation into Patrick Karegeya's death; Al Qaeda gains in Iraq; and Beirut blast
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Assignment
Greenland: To Dig or Not to Dig?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher asks if mining for rare-earth elements and uranium will destroy Greenland's environment – or lead the country to independence? 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
Millions of Snapchat user accounts are hacked
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The usernames and phone numbers of millions of Snapchat accounts have been hacked and temporarily posted online. Also on the show we ask what 2014 holds for global share markets. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
What's it like to be young and unemployed?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We hear from a group of young, unemployed people after a recent survey by the Prince's Trust showed many young people in the UK feel they have nothing to live for. 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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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Greenland: To Dig or Not to Dig?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
James Fletcher asks if mining for rare-earth elements and uranium will destroy Greenland's environment – or lead the country to independence? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Space: 2013 and Beyond
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
With the confirmation of water on the Red Planet, what next in the hunt for Martian life? Plus learning from the Chelyabinsk meteor strike; and India and China's Space race? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sinai's Strategic Stresses
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A special essay from Yolande Knell on the prospects for the peninsula in 2014. Between an Egyptian Army crackdown, a militant insurgency, and pressure from Gaza, what comes next? 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.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Bed Bugs and Babies: Life as Somalia's First Lady
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jo Fidgen talks to Edna Adan Ismail about her remarkable battle to push through her lifelong dream to build a hospital in Somaliland. 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.
World Football
Catching up with a Reggae Boy
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Paul Hall tells World Football why he's the right man to coach Jamaica in the future. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
US authorities warn that a new Bakken shale oil may be more flammable than normal crude. Plus we talk Chinese isolation with guests in Beijing and New York. 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.
Science In Action
Space: 2013 and Beyond
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
With the confirmation of water on the Red Planet, what next in the hunt for Martian life? Plus learning from the Chelyabinsk meteor strike; and India and China's Space race? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Sweden and Myanmar
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Teller's out tracking wolves in the Scandinavian forest and gets within howling distance; Stephanie Hegarty takes a taxi through the grand but empty streets of Naypyidaw Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Bed Bugs and Babies: Life as Somalia's First Lady
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jo Fidgen talks to Edna Adan Ismail about her remarkable battle to push through her lifelong dream to build a hospital in Somaliland. 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.
World Football
Catching up with a Reggae Boy
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Paul Hall tells World Football why he's the right man to coach Jamaica in the future. Show more
