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.
Is free will unique to humans or a biological trait that evolved over time and across species? 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.
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
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Mark Mardell presents three unexpected stories on how guns feature in American culture. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sportshour profiles Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian owner of the Brooklyn Nets, and investigates how US sanctions are affecting the landscape of sport in the country. 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
Turkey’s Social Media Ban and a Saudi First Kiss
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Have you ever nose kissed? One of the latest parodies of the YouTube hit ’First Kiss’ examines an age old greeting between men in the Gulf. Show more
More or Less
Is London France’s Sixth Largest City?
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Are there really 300,000 French people in London and would they really want to leave France for the UK? Wesley Stephenson and Charlotte McDonald find out. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Touring Central Asia
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From Afghanistan to Kazakhstan, via Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, our correspondents share insights and stories from the central Asian 'stans'. Show more
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.
Surviving a Taliban attack; Ukraine presidential candidates; sniffing out your partner
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 is envy and why is it an emotion than can be dangerously destructive, but can also make us strive for success? Show more
Sporting Witness
Born to Run - Mexico's Tarahumara Indians
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe. 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.
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
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Will Grant travels to Tucson to meet the team tracing the families of undocumented migrants who died in the Arizona desert after crossing the US border illegally. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The story of Ion Bugan, who was arrested after demonstrating against the Romanian communist regime under Nicolae Ceausescu. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Somali arms diverted; Clock change heart attacks; clown crisis
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Missing plane mystery solved 53 years after its disappearance; the conviction of euthanasia doctor Jack Kevorkian; Soviet Union's first democratic elections; Maori no.1 hit tune. 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.
What is envy and why is it an emotion than can be dangerously destructive, but can also make us strive for success? Show more
Over to You
BBC World Service Funded by Licence Fee
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What are the implications of changes to the way BBC World Service is funded? Peter Horrocks, director Global News takes questions from listeners about the changes. 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.
Is free will unique to humans or a biological trait that evolved over time and across species? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Touring Central Asia
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
From Afghanistan to Kazakhstan, via Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, our correspondents share insights and stories from the central Asian 'stans'. Show more
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
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The story of Ion Bugan, who was arrested after demonstrating against the Romanian communist regime under Nicolae Ceausescu. 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
Turkey’s Social Media Ban and a Saudi First Kiss
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Have you ever nose kissed? One of the latest parodies of the YouTube hit ’First Kiss’ examines an age old greeting between men in the Gulf. Show more
Sporting Witness
Born to Run - Mexico's Tarahumara Indians
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe. Show more
