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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.

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.

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Father of kidnapped schoolgirl explains how he chased Boko Haram into the bush. Plus, India's auction brothers, Romania's abandoned sewer children, and elephant talk. Show more

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Jeremy Bowen on the war in Syria, Beth McLeod on US gun culture, Tim Franks on jogging in Burundi, Kirsty Cockburn on poetry in Myanmar, Thomas Fessy on skiing in Niger Show more

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Can the Catholic Church rebuild trust after the Boston sex abuse crisis? We follow the faith journeys of some Boston Catholics. Show more

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Is forgiveness possible in the aftermath of violent crime or conflict and can you have it without remorse? With the Reverend Mpho Tutu, Michael McGirr and Marina Cantacuzino. Show more

Russian aristocrat Moura Budberg, lover of a British secret agent and of the great Soviet writer Maxim Gorky, who was herself accused of being a Soviet spy. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

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Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank on the key issues facing the continent, including infrastructure, regional integration, corruption, youth and China. Show more

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French economist Thomas Piketty on the widening gap between the global rich and poor, tax and modern capitalism Show more

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ISIS take more ground; Kerry to Cairo; India rape and caste.

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Earlier this year India recorded three years without a new reported case of polio. Detecting methane in the search for life in a planet’s atmosphere. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

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An American soldier who fought in Iraq wonders what his efforts mean now Show more

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Live sport from around the world with news, interviews and analysis.

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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

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From Brasil, Ben James talks to pundits, reporters and fans from around the world about the latest action at the World Cup.

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Ghanaian artists Efya, Kyekyeku, Yaa Pono, Ayisoba and Cwesi Oteng perform songs especially for the BBC, and talk about what inspires them in Ghana and beyond. Show more

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How much of a threat is ISIS?; Afghan poll controversy; the Denman Horn

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The Queen of Nashville is back on tour, Placido Domingo on conducting Tosca and flamenco star Paco Peña's spiritual journey. Plus, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, and Tamara Rojo. Show more

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The Iraqi Insurgents’ Twitter App; the #LegGun meme from Chinese artist Ai Weiwei; and more #WorldCup trends from across the world Show more

When it comes to aid, what works best - giving people food, shelter, medicine, or handing over cash to spend themselves? Researchers went to a Kenyan village to try to find out. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

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Jack Stewart meets the engineers inventing vehicles that drive themselves, including Google’s new car with no steering wheel or pedals and Stanford University’s Shelley. Show more

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The Argentine government takes out a full page advertisement in newspapers to explain why it should not have to pay back hedge fund investors. Show more

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Father of kidnapped schoolgirl explains how he chased Boko Haram into the bush. Plus, India's auction brothers, Romania's abandoned sewer children, and elephant talk. Show more

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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What do our accents reveal about who we are? Jo Fidgen explores why English sounds different across the globe and traces the American accent back to the Elizabethans. Show more

When it comes to aid, what works best - giving people food, shelter, medicine, or handing over cash to spend themselves? Researchers went to a Kenyan village to try to find out. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Is forgiveness possible in the aftermath of violent crime or conflict and can you have it without remorse? With the Reverend Mpho Tutu, Michael McGirr and Marina Cantacuzino. Show more

How the media in Kosovo has developed in the last decade, and listeners' soundscapes. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

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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