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
Technology Special: Weibo and WiFi
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As Sina Weibo comes to market, we'll find out how the Chinese use social media. Is the idea of social wifi ready for a revival? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones. Show more
In April 1961 Cuban exiles, backed by the US government, tried to overthrow Fidel Castro. But their mission ended in disaster. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Boris Nemtsov – Russian Opposition Leader and Strobe Talbott – Deputy US Secretary of State (1994 - 2001)
23 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Has the Russian President comprehensively outmanoeuvred his enemies? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Egg and Sperm Unlocking Mechanism; Russian Science Discussion; Birds in the Gulf of Mexico; Kepler-186f Earth Size Planet Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Row over Iran scholar's burial / Gabriel Garcia Marquez remembered / Chicago citizens' self-help for safer streets
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
The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
China's pandas, Putin's crocodile and Mugabe's ark - how countries use animals as diplomatic gifts. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
The death of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Writings and politics of a literary giant; fatal Everest avalanche; Christians in Syria
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.
As the micro-blogging site Sina Weibo comes to market we'll find out how the Chinese use Social Media. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
Time to Overhaul the Transfer System?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Football agent Paulo Teixeira discusses plans to change the transfer system. And John Barnes remembers Hillsborough and discusses Liverpool's title chances. 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 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
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 BBC news programme where you set the agenda.
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.
Around the world millions of people believe their lives are governed by the position of the sun, moon and planets but why do we read horoscopes? Show more
Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others? This edition of More or Less explores our emotional connection to numbers with author Alex Bellos. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Boris Nemtsov – Russian Opposition Leader and Strobe Talbott – Deputy US Secretary of State (1994 - 2001)
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineHas the Russian President comprehensively outmanoeuvred his enemies? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
From Our Own Correspondent
Brazil and Canada
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Lucy Siegle enters the Amazon jungle with a fashion designer trying to bolster indigenous culture; Jennifer Chevalier learns why separatism is losing some of its appeal in Quebec. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Kiev reaches out to protesters; celebrating Easter in Syria; remembering Gabo
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
China's pandas, Putin's crocodile and Mugabe's ark - how countries use animals as diplomatic gifts. 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 latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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.
World Football
Time to Overhaul the Transfer System?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Football agent Paulo Teixeira discusses plans to change the transfer system. And John Barnes remembers Hillsborough and discusses Liverpool's title chances. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
China's Contamination Crisis
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Twenty per cent of Chinese farmland is contaminated with toxic chemicals. Cadmium, nickel and arsenic have been detected in large quantities. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
The Politics of Diplomatic Gifts
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
China's pandas, Putin's crocodile and Mugabe's ark - how countries use animals as diplomatic gifts. 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.
Clive Lawton tells the story of two of the most famous Old Testament Prophets, Isaiah and Jonah. 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.
How Boston has changed in the aftermath of last year’s Marathon bombings. Show more
