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
Is China's Potential Overhyped?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As China expands its investment overseas, is the country's economic potential overhyped? Show more
Witness History
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The passing of the Civil Rights Act through the United States Congress 50 years ago, guaranteeing new rights for African Americans and other minority communities. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Has Everest Lost its Soul?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
After 16 Sherpas recently lost their lives in an avalanche, meet the families who depend on Mt Everest for their livelihoods Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Recording Doctor-patient Consultations
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is it a good idea to record your medical consultations?; The unsung polio heroes working tirelessly in India; How well do you and your doctor understand health statistics? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sadness and joy for Spain; America's purity balls; ambitious goal to cure Alzheimer.
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.
Outlook
I Didn't Know Who or Where I Was
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How writer David Stuart MacLean lost his memory as a reaction to anti-malarial drugs. Show more
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.
Newshour
Iraq: US to send military advisers
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Iraq: US to send military advisers; 230 Turkish army officers freed from prison; Neruda poems discovered.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Has Everest Lost its Soul?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
After 16 Sherpas recently lost their lives in an avalanche, meet the families who depend on Mt Everest for their livelihoods 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.
World Business Report
Battle Intensifies for Iraq's Oil Refineries
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As oil companies move staff out of Iraq, we look at the battle for the Baiji refinery. Also, the Albanian government wants to eradicate marijuana farms from the country. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The advancement of Isis across northern Iraq has taken the world by surprise. They've taken control of Iraq's second largest city Mosul and are said to be moving towards Baghdad. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
From Brasil, Ben James talks to pundits, reporters and fans from around the world about the latest action at the World Cup.
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.
Using methane models to detect life on other planets. Also the Gaia telescope, quantum tunnelling, water in the Iraq conflict and disease resistant cassava. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Has Everest Lost its Soul?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
After 16 Sherpas recently lost their lives in an avalanche, meet the families who depend on Mt Everest for their livelihoods Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
Battle Intensifies for Iraq's Oil Refineries
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As oil companies move staff out of Iraq, we look at the battle for the Baiji refinery. Also, the Albanian government wants to eradicate marijuana farms from the country. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
India and South Africa
11 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Julian May teases out why one instrument shop in Mumbai sells more guitars than sitars; Andrew Harding sees how the platinum miners' strike has hit families near Johannesburg Show more
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.
Outlook
I Didn't Know Who or Where I Was
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How writer David Stuart MacLean lost his memory as a reaction to anti-malarial drugs. 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.
World Business Report
Battle Intensifies for Iraq's Oil Refineries
29 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As oil companies move staff out of Iraq, we look at the battle for the Baiji refinery. Also, the Albanian government wants to eradicate marijuana farms from 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
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Has Everest Lost its Soul?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
After 16 Sherpas recently lost their lives in an avalanche, meet the families who depend on Mt Everest for their livelihoods Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
No US Intervention In Kurdish Iraq
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As President Obama rules out sending US troops into the Kurdish region of Iraq, Patrick Osgood explains how the conflict there is affecting the petroleum trade. 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.
Using methane models to detect life on other planets. Also the Gaia telescope, quantum tunnelling, water in the Iraq conflict and disease resistant cassava. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
I Didn't Know Who or Where I Was
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How writer David Stuart MacLean lost his memory as a reaction to anti-malarial drugs. 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.
World Football
World Cup 2014: The End of the Champions
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Gerard Houllier and Juan Sebastian Veron give their views on the World Cup so far. And have the locals grown tired of the protesters? Show more
