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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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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.
A review of the week with the latest news.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A review of the week with the latest news.
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.
Outlook
Singers, Mr Sulu, and Tongue Painting
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Singer Mohamed Abdi Farah tells Jo Fidgen about life after Utoya; Star Trek's Sulu on his childhood internment; and the Vietnamese farmer burying the Red River's drowned. 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
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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 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
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Sixty years ago post war South Korea was one of the poorest nations on earth. Now it's one of the richest. But as Peter Day reports it may be time for it to change direction. Show more
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Ballet star Carlos Acosta takes on saving an abandoned ballet school in Cuba Show more
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Newshour
Malaysian airliner investigation
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Relatives told to expect worst; Sevastapol clashes; EU in Tehran; and from fashion to war photography
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Unexpected Elements
Chemical weapons, 30,000 year old virus, Maternal health Ethiopia
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Destroying Syria’s chemical weapons, A 30,000 year-old virus comes back to life, Community-based approaches to Ethiopian maternal health 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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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.
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.
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 story of two women - one rich, one poor - as they navigate their way through the global fashion industry. Show more
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Rupa Jha reports on the discrimination faced by single women in India - whether widowed, divorced or single by choice. Show more
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Outlook 'grim' for missing flight relatives; Kiev rally hears from Yatsenyuk and Khodorkovsky; Chinese official 'tortured' by the Party speaks to AP.
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'It's about trying to discover aloneness is what it really is' - Gilliam on his new film 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.
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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
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Is the ultra-conservative Wahhabi branch of Islam the ideology behind Islamic extremism? Edward Stourton examines its influence. Show more
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Outlook
Singers, Mr Sulu, and Tongue Painting
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Singer Mohamed Abdi Farah tells Jo Fidgen about life after Utoya; Star Trek's Sulu on his childhood internment; and the Vietnamese farmer burying the Red River's drowned. 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.
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
From Our Own Correspondent
Rekindling Afghan Education, and Fighting Australia's Bushfires
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Kabul headmaster who won't back down over his classes or their content. And, could Aboriginal methods reduce fire damage in New South Wales? 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.
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
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.
Science In Action
Bering Land Bridge Refuge
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Early American settlers may have used the Bering Land Bridge as a stopover; Climate change could explain the collapse of Indus megacities; American Physical Society Meeting 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
