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
Iraq and Afghanistan: Where Next?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Did the West get it wrong economically and financially in Afghanistan and Iraq? Has the US missed out on playing a significant business role in Iraq? Show more
Witness History
The First Outbreak of the Ebola Virus
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In August 1976 the first outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus was registered in a small village in northern Zaire. Almost 300 people died before it was eventually contained. Show more
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At the Lahore Literary Festival, Razia Iqbal talks to Mohammed Hanif about writing about minorities, contradictions in society and making his readers laugh. Show more
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Science In Action
First Designer Chromosome
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Scientists have synthesised the first designer chromosome in yeast. A new complexity to our sense of smell. And quantum cryptography – sending secret messages on photons. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Cyprus and Lebanon
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nigel Cassidy returns to Nicosia in post-bailout Cyprus and Diana Darke makes a temporary escape from Damascus in Lebanon. Show more
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New information on MH370 prompts location change; Obama visits Saudi Arabia; Boko Haram bloodshed Show more
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.
The Fifth Floor
Pistorius and South Africa's Media
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Court reporting Oscar Pistorius; Tamil comedy; On earthquake watch in Chile; Burma video journalist; Losing elections in India; and spinning the decks in Nigeria. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Partner still hopes for boyfriend's return; Obama in Saudi Arabia; Radio Caroline at 50
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
New search for missing plane
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Partner still hopes for boyfriend's return; Obama in Saudi Arabia; Radio Caroline at 50
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Tech Life
The Future of Gaming and Television
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
FaceBook swallows up virtual reality firm Oculus VR, the CEO of King Digital, maker of hit game Candy Crush Saga, and tech giants piling into TV. Show more
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World Football
Xenophobia in Japanese Football
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The coach of Shimizu S-Pulse, Afshin Ghotbi and the first American to play in the J-League, Daniel Calichman, discuss the recent incidents of racism in Japanese football. 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.
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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World Business Report
Is Exercise the Best Way to Tackle Obesity?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is exercise the best way to tackle obesity? We talk to the mayor of Oklahoma City in the US where policy changes helped people to lose a total of a million pounds in weight. Show more
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World Have Your Say
What is it like to hear for the first time?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Your reaction to the story of a deaf woman who heard for the first time at the age of 40. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
At the Lahore Literary Festival, Razia Iqbal talks to Mohammed Hanif about writing about minorities, contradictions in society and making his readers laugh. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
What is envy and why is it an emotion than can be dangerously destructive, but can also make us strive for success? Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Cyprus and Lebanon
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Nigel Cassidy returns to Nicosia in post-bailout Cyprus and Diana Darke makes a temporary escape from Damascus in Lebanon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Egyptian Police Accused of Torture
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Egyptian torture allegations; Turkey prepares for the polls; the Holy Grail found?
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 latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Pistorius and South Africa's Media
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Court reporting Oscar Pistorius; Tamil comedy; On earthquake watch in Chile; Burma video journalist; Losing elections in India; and spinning the decks in Nigeria. 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.
In the Balance
Putin's Ukraine Gamble
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Can Russia's economy really afford confrontation with the West? Beyond the political rhetoric what is the reality of economic ties between the two sides? Show more
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Business Matters
From Chubby Town to Slim City
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
We take a look at how Oklahoma City went from one of the most overweight cities in the United States to one of the healthiest. And how Brazil's wealth is affecting its health. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Pistorius and South Africa's Media
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Court reporting Oscar Pistorius; Tamil comedy; On earthquake watch in Chile; Burma video journalist; Losing elections in India; and spinning the decks in Nigeria. 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.
Sunni scholar Sheikh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi on the moral dilemas of bringing about political reform in Syria 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.
Boston Calling
Motivations and Murder
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Could solving a triple murder case have prevented last year’s Boston Marathon bombings? Show more
