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.
Business Daily
Elemental Business: Carbon Diamonds
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Synthetic diamonds already have major industrial uses, but could they flood the gemstone market and pose a threat to the power of mining giant de Beers? Show more
Witness History
The Miss World Protest
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1970 feminists stormed the stage at the Miss World pageant in London. They were protesting against what they saw as the objectification of women. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Jerry Springer: Does he care about his show's reputation?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jerry Springer, who hosted one of the most controversial talk shows in TV history, has died aged 79. In 2014, Stephen Sackur interviewed him about his show's reputation. Show more
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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
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Foreign ministers meet in Paris to discuss the stand-off in Crimea; The Church of England and hedge funds; Children turn their back on challenging books.
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
From the Utoya Massacre to Eurovision
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Singer Mohamed Abdi Farah on healing after Utoya; author Gideon Lewis-Kraus on his gay rabbi father; Rwanda's cult radio soap opera; the painter who paints with his tongue. 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
OSCE Monitors Arrive in Ukraine
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Russian foreign minister refuses to meet his Ukrainian counterpart; Venezuela – one year since the death of Chavez. Show more
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The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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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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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 Prospect of Reciprocal Economic Sanctions
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In response to the threat of economic sanctions, Russia drafts a law that could hurt European and US companies. And, campaigners criticise a proposed EU conflict minerals scheme. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
What Outcome do you Want from the US-Russia Talks over Ukraine?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov are in Paris to discuss the Ukraine crisis. What do you want to see them agree to? Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Russia Considers Retaliation
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Russia drafts a law that could hurt European and US companies in response to the threat of economic sanctions. And, campaigners criticise a proposed EU conflict minerals scheme. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Jerry Springer: Does he care about his show's reputation?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Jerry Springer, who hosted one of the most controversial talk shows in TV history, has died aged 79. In 2014, Stephen Sackur interviewed him about his show's reputation. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The spread of Chikungunya disease in the Americas, dissatisfied patients killing doctors in China, Ethiopian community-based methods to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Polish minister downbeat; Putin's biographer; and Pope's magazine.
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
Russia Considers Retaliation
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In response to the threat of economic sanctions, Russia drafts a law that could hurt European and US companies. And campaigners criticize a proposed EU conflict minerals scheme. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
From the Utoya Massacre to Eurovision
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Singer Mohamed Abdi Farah on healing after Utoya; author Gideon Lewis-Kraus on his gay rabbi father; Rwanda's cult radio soap opera; the painter who paints with his tongue. 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.
Assignment
Uruguay’s Radical Drugs Policy
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How will Uruguay’s legalisation of marijuana impact drug addiction? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts in Paris to broker an agreement on Ukraine. Plus, we find out about shadow banking in China. 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 spread of Chikungunya disease in the Americas, dissatisfied patients killing doctors in China, Ethiopian community-based methods to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
From the Utoya Massacre to Eurovision
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Singer Mohamed Abdi Farah on healing after Utoya; author Gideon Lewis-Kraus on his gay rabbi father; Rwanda's cult radio soap opera; the painter who paints with his tongue. 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.
Assignment
Uruguay’s Radical Drugs Policy
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How will Uruguay’s legalisation of marijuana impact drug addiction? Show more
