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.
How do you make money from a pile of old rubbish? We investigate the world of globalised recycling and the vast profits being made from it. Show more
Witness History
British Miners' Strike
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In March 1984, coal miners across the UK went on strike over planned pit closures. One former miner recalls the clash between strikers and police in 'the Battle of Orgreave'. Show more
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Ingrid Betancourt, who was held captive for six years, explores how people’s minds can be free even while they are in captivity. Show more
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BBC Amateur Scientist of the Year Ruth Brooks, also known as 'the snail lady', investigates ow different animals navigate, from smell maps for cats to astronomy for newts. Show more
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US foreign policy on Russia / Kamikaze pilot letters / Slave payments lawsuit
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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
Pakistan's Sibling Summiteers
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pakistan's sibling summiteers, R&B superstar Kelis, and the Vietnamese farmer who's created a graveyard for the dozens of corpses he's pulled from Hanoi's Red River. Show more
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Standoff between Ukrainian & Russian troops in Crimea; Do the US & Europe disagree on whether to counter Russia?; Should kamikaze pilots be commemorated?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Ingrid Betancourt, who was held captive for six years, explores how people’s minds can be free even while they are in captivity. 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.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
The IMF heads for Kiev
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The IMF comes to Ukraine as the country's economic future hangs in the balance. Also in the programme: Greenland's Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond talks glaciers, oil and gas. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
What is driving Putin in the Ukraine crisis?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is governing the Russian president? How much support does he have from Russians? 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 IMF heads for Kiev
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The IMF comes to Ukraine as the country's economic future hangs in the balance. Also in the programme: Greenland's Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond talks glaciers, oil and gas. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Ingrid Betancourt, who was held captive for six years, explores how people’s minds can be free even while they are in captivity. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Digital Planet
Iran's Internet Freedom
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A battle in Iran over restrictions on citizens’ use of social networking sites; Nigeria and internet security;The musician who composes in colour Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Lebanon and the UK
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The journeys, achievements and pride of businesses in two cities. We visit a Beirut video shop that's a treasurehouse for intellectuals and a London pub landlady - from Slovakia! Show more
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Diplomatic moves over Ukraine crisis; the view from Crimea, Kharkiv and Moscow; the wisdom of liberalising cannabis laws.
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 IMF heads for Kiev
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The IMF comes to Ukraine as the country's economic future hangs in the balance. Also in the programme: Greenland's Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond talks glaciers, oil and gas. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Pakistan's Sibling Summiteers
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pakistan's sibling summiteers, R&B superstar Kelis, and the Vietnamese farmer who's created a graveyard for the dozens of corpses he's pulled from Hanoi's Red River. 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
Episode 1: The Human Voice
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What’s happening to us physiologically, chemically and psychologically when we sing? Show more
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Business Matters
Chevron Legal Victory
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Chevron's 20-year legal battle with the indigenous people of Ecuador's Lago Agrio region reaches a dramatic conclusion. Or is it merely another step? 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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Digital Planet
Iran's Internet Freedom
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A battle in Iran over restrictions on citizens’ use of social networking sites; Nigeria and internet security;The musician who composes in colour Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Egypt and Venezuela: Revolutionary Roads
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Protest, power and populism on streets of Cairo and Caracas. Kevin Connolly asks where three years of ferment have left Cairo and Vladimir Hernandez gauges the mood in Caracas. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Pakistan's Sibling Summiteers
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Pakistan's sibling summiteers, R&B superstar Kelis, and the Vietnamese farmer who's created a graveyard for the dozens of corpses he's pulled from Hanoi's Red River. 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
Episode 1: The Human Voice
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What’s happening to us physiologically, chemically and psychologically when we sing? Show more
