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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Russia, Sochi and Olympics Public Relations
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Sochi Winter Olympic games have been described as the most expensive ever. But if we judge the games on their public relations value, are they worth it for Russia? Show more
On 7 February 1964, the British pop group The Beatles were met by hysterical crowds in the USA. Hear from one of the thousands of teenage girls at the airport that day. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
British Foreign Secretary - William Hague
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From Syria and Afghanistan to relations with the US and Europe, how influential is British foreign policy today? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why are the pyroclastic flows on Mount Sinabung so deadly? Plus, a first glimpse inside an asteroid, and the Greenland glacier that's retreating at a record pace. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Camels and Culture
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Martin Patience attends traditional games in Inner Mongolia ; In the United Arab Emirates, Simon Atkinson stumbles upon a camel beauty contest. 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.
The Fifth Floor
Why Iran Salutes a Cardboard Khomeini
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Reporting gay rights, why cardboard cut-outs of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini are stepping off blow-up planes, castaway tales and why Kazakhstan wants to lose its 'stan'. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Alain de Botton deconstructs Newshour
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Alain de Botton deconstructs Newshour; Sochi games gear up to go; partial evacuation of Homs begins.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Alain de Botton deconstructs Newshour
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Alain de Botton deconstructs Newshour; Sochi games gear up to go; partial evacuation of Homs begins.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How social media is changing. Has money taken the fun out of mobile games? And the WW2 veterans who used the world's first programmable electronic computer to crack Nazi codes. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
Frank de Boer on 'Total Football' at Ajax
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Ajax manager Frank de Boer on supporting youth and "total football". And Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal on his rise from poverty to representing Chile at the World Cup. 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
Paralysis over the Panama Canal
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Vital upgrade work on the Panama Canal is halted in a dispute over who will pay for it. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Sochi: The view from Russia
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How do Russians feel about the start of the Sochi Olympic games? As the costliest games in history officially opens - we get reaction from people 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.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
British Foreign Secretary - William Hague
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From Syria and Afghanistan to relations with the US and Europe, how influential is British foreign policy today? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Do changes in an adolescent’s brain explain behavioural turbulence in the teenage years or is adolescence a manufactured concept we’ve invented? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Camels and Culture
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Martin Patience attends traditional games in Inner Mongolia ; In the United Arab Emirates, Simon Atkinson stumbles upon a camel beauty contest. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Violent clashes in several Bosnian towns; Sochi Olympics open; the end of "Kazakhstan"?
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.
The Fifth Floor
Why Iran Salutes a Cardboard Khomeini
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Reporting gay rights, why cardboard cut-outs of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini are stepping off blow-up planes, castaway tales and why Kazakhstan wants to lose its 'stan'. 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.
How can lawmakers incentivise businesses and governments to fight corruption and to blow the whistle on corrupt practices? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Dispute Halts Panama Canal Expansion
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Vital upgrade work on the Panama Canal is halted in a dispute over who will pay for it. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Why Iran Salutes a Cardboard Khomeini
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Reporting gay rights, why cardboard cut-outs of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini are stepping off blow-up planes, castaway tales and why Kazakhstan wants to lose its 'stan'. 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.
Mark Dowd witnesses The Blood Miracle of San Gennaro the patron saint of Naples. 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.
Boston Calling
Snow, Slaves, Shoes and Gary Shteyngart
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How climate change might make it harder to find future Winter Olympics host cities. Show more
