Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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How scared should we be about high-level government snooping? Also, listening to the deaf - why perceived disabilities may offer an opportunity to business. Show more
Witness History
The True Story of "Whisky Galore"
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In February 1941, a ship carrying nearly 30,000 cases of whisky was wrecked off a Scottish island. Show more
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The Documentary
Episode 2: Argentina’s Playlist for Freedom
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The music that helped forge a new Argentine identity after the violence of military rule in the 1970s and 1980s. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Discovery
Saving the Oceans - Part Three
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The evolutionary impact of commercial fishing on seabirds. Also, how a plague of coral eating starfish is threatening Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Show more
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Deadly riots in Bangkok; Fighting restarts in South Sudan; Sochi's oldest athlete Show more
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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
Iraqi Interpreter in the Line of Fire
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
'Johnny Walker', the Iraqi interpreter for the US Navy SEALs, tells Matthew Bannister how he helped to arrest so many insurgents he became a target himself. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Thai police and protesters exchange fire; Sir Peter Higgs interview; Venezuela protests
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Thai police and protesters exchange fire; Sir Peter Higgs interview; Venezuela protests
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
Episode 2: Argentina’s Playlist for Freedom
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The music that helped forge a new Argentine identity after the violence of military rule in the 1970s and 1980s. 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
Is China falling out of love with lending?
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
China's central bank is removing money from the economy. We find out why. Also in the programme: giant Asian carp are threatening the Great Lakes in the US. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Should protests lead the news agenda?
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
As protests continue in Thailand, Ukraine and Venezuela - we ask whether they should get so much news coverage.
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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
Is China falling out of love with lending?
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
China's central bank is removing money from the economy. We find out why. Also in the programme: giant Asian carp are threatening the Great Lakes in the US. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Documentary
Episode 2: Argentina’s Playlist for Freedom
25 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
The music that helped forge a new Argentine identity after the violence of military rule in the 1970s and 1980s. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Is it appropriate to start a relationship with your computer operating system? Also, saving lives using shoes to detect landmines, and citizen scientists mapping the Congo. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
From Bosnia to Bollywood
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
In Sarajevo, Guy de Launey meets protesters angry with the country's economic situation - and its politicians; Caroline Davies visits the set of a Bollywood blockbuster. 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.
World Business Report
Is China falling out of love with lending?
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
China's central bank is removing money from the economy. We find out why. Also in the programme: giant Asian carp are threatening the Great Lakes in the US. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Iraqi Interpreter in the Line of Fire
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
'Johnny Walker', the Iraqi interpreter for the US Navy SEALs, tells Matthew Bannister how he helped to arrest so many insurgents he became a target himself. 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
Hip Hop: Back to its Roots
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Marking the 30th anniversary of Def Jam - the world's first hip hop record label. Journalist Afua Hirsch explores the impact of Hip Hop on a new generation of African artists. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Death Toll Rises in Ukraine
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Oleg Karpyak reports from Kiev where a tense stand-off continues between thousands of demonstrators and riot police. 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.
Is it appropriate to start a relationship with your computer operating system? Also, saving lives using shoes to detect landmines, and citizen scientists mapping the Congo. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
England and Malaysia
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Sarah Jones has been covering the UK floods, even as they threaten her own home. In Malaysia, Jennifer Pak can't get used to how open Malaysians are about their bodily functions. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Iraqi Interpreter in the Line of Fire
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
'Johnny Walker', the Iraqi interpreter for the US Navy SEALs, tells Matthew Bannister how he helped to arrest so many insurgents he became a target himself. 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
Hip Hop: Back to its Roots
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Marking the 30th anniversary of Def Jam - the world's first hip hop record label. Journalist Afua Hirsch explores the impact of Hip Hop on a new generation of African artists. Show more