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 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
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Paul Henley with guests Julia Buxton and Peter Pomerantsev.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Presented by Paul Henley with guests Julia Buxton and Peter Pomerantsev.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
How does widespread flooding affect the world economy? And what can we do to make our economies more resilient against the increased likelihood of floods? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The story of two women - one rich, one poor - as they navigate their way through the global fashion industry. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Rupa Jha reports on the discrimination faced by single women in India - whether widowed, divorced or single by choice. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
To mark International Women’s Day Sportshour speaks to some of the most influential women in sport. 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.
Trending
Russia and Ukraine, Hip Hop Fighting, and Anonymous Messages
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The standoff between Russia and Ukraine on social media, the violent videos that are going viral, plus a trending anonymous message app. Show more
Are there 21 million slaves in the world today? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Making their mark: the individuals behind the headlines
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Meeting the people making their mark on the world around them - whether opening a mental hospital in Mogadishu, or becoming a celebrity shepherd in Romania. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Is the ultra-conservative Wahhabi branch of Islam the ideology behind Islamic extremism? Edward Stourton examines its influence. 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.
What’s in a name? Each of us has one. But what does our name say about us - and about our parents who, in most cases - chose it on our behalf? Mike Williams investigates. Show more
Over to You
Celebrating International Women's Day
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
BBC World Service marks International Women's Day with two new documenataries, Designing a Dream and Freedom to be Single, developed as part of the BBC's 100 Women's season. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.
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.
How does widespread flooding affect the world economy? And what can we do to make our economies more resilient against the increased likelihood of floods? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Ballet star Carlos Acosta takes on saving an abandoned ballet school in Cuba Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Feminist protesters storm the Miss World beauty pageant, Ghanaian WW2 veterans shot dead by Briton, Halley's Comet probe, the British miners' strike and Transcendental Meditation. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Kasparov: Hurt Putin's banks not tanks
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Do Crimeans have a right to self-determination? Missing Malaysian plane; US fraternity stops 'hazing'.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The World Debate
Russia, Ukraine and the World
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Bridget Kendall and a distinguished panel of guests discuss what the Ukrainian revolutions mean for Russia and for the world.
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.
What’s in a name? Each of us has one. But what does our name say about us - and about our parents who, in most cases - chose it on our behalf? Mike Williams investigates. Show more
Over to You
Celebrating International Women's Day
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
BBC World Service marks International Women's Day with two new documenataries, Designing a Dream and Freedom to be Single, developed as part of the BBC's 100 Women's season. 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 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
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Making their mark: the individuals behind the headlines
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Meeting the people making their mark on the world around them - whether opening a mental hospital in Mogadishu, or becoming a celebrity shepherd in Romania. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The new film exploring Afghanistan's post-Taliban photo revolution through the hopes and fears of four photojournalists. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Feminist protesters storm the Miss World beauty pageant, Ghanaian WW2 veterans shot dead by Briton, Halley's Comet probe, the British miners' strike and Transcendental Meditation. 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.
How does widespread flooding affect the world economy? And what can we do to make our economies more resilient against the increased likelihood of floods? 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.
Trending
Russia and Ukraine, Hip Hop Fighting, and Anonymous Messages
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The standoff between Russia and Ukraine on social media, the violent videos that are going viral, plus a trending anonymous message app. Show more
Sporting Witness
Silken Laumann - Unsinkable!
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Canadian rower who defied a horrific leg injury to win a medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Show more
