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
Sri Lanka: Investors Beware?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Sri Lanka: Are human rights concerns, heavy taxes and bureaucracy blocking the return of Western investors? Show more
Witness History
The Fall of Addis Ababa
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In May 1991, rebels finally took control of Ethiopia's capital ending decades of war Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Advisor to the Presidential Administration of Russia, 2001 to 2013 - Professor Sergey Karaganov
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is restoring Russian greatness a coherent strategy? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Searching the Ocean
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Searching the Ocean; Low Density Supersonic Decelerator; Google Cars; Colorado River; Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Update
Google to make "significant" changes to avoid EU fine
55 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Saudi's "most wanted"; Niger child brides; Russia's new patriotism
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
A Short History of Blasphemy
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How blasphemy became such a big issue in Pakistan; a Togo mixtape; and when elections turn farcical. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Google and privacy; child brides in Niger; is email dead?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Google's privacy challenge; child brides in Niger, is email dead?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Tech Life
Making Technology Ethically
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Are the materials used to make our gadgets obtained ethically? Also, are there better alternatives to passwords to protect online security? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Football
Jurgen Klinsmann's Big Gamble
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Was Jurgen Klinsmann right to drop Landon Donovan from the US World Cup squad? World Football travels to San Francisco to spend time with the team. 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
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World Business Report
Will Ukraine Be Able To Pay Its Gas Bill?
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Talks stall between Russia and Ukraine over gas supply. Show more
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
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How to get ahead in diplomacy, from negotiations to polite language, secret code words to bringing your own sandwiches. Show more
Economist Thomas Piketty's theories on inequality and capital have been the talk of the economic and political worlds. Is the Financial Times right that he got his numbers wrong? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Advisor to the Presidential Administration of Russia, 2001 to 2013 - Professor Sergey Karaganov
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is restoring Russian greatness a coherent strategy? 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
Italy and France
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Alan Johnston meets the son of a Neapolitan mafioso, determined to avoid a similar life; in Paris, Joanna Robertson discovers the intricacies of neighbourly etiquette. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
US Veterans' Secretary Resigns
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Shinseki Quits over Hospital Scandal; Scottish Referendum; Restrepo Revisited
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
A Short History of Blasphemy
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How blasphemy became such a big issue in Pakistan; a Togo mixtape; and when elections turn farcical. 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
Jurgen Klinsmann's Big Gamble
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Was Jurgen Klinsmann right to drop Landon Donovan from the US World Cup squad? World Football travels to San Francisco to spend time with the team. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Listing Conflict Minerals
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
US companies will have to prove that their materials are not from conflict zones. We also assess India's slowing economy after the country's latest economic figures are released. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
A Short History of Blasphemy
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How blasphemy became such a big issue in Pakistan; a Togo mixtape; and when elections turn farcical. 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.
Arianna Huffington of news internet site The Huffington Post talks about her spiritual journey via Greece, India, England and the US. 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.
A US Army veteran too busy trying to stay out of jail to think about Afghanistan’s future. Show more
