Live news, business and sport from around the world.
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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.
At a time of falling US trade with Africa, what can Washington do to turn that around? Also, we reveal how much an Indonesian billionaire will spend on a handbag. Show more
Witness History
The Mississippi Burning Case
9 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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On 4 Aug 1964 the bodies of three civil rights workers killed by white racists were found in Mississippi. Witness speaks to David Goodman, the brother of one of the murdered men. Show more
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Stephen Sackur talks to Karl von Habsburg. It was the assassination of his great uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914 that set in motion World War One. Show more
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The Pilgrimage is one of the most popular collective human activities, why? Show more
After three tragic airline incidents in eight days, is flying becoming more dangerous? And which is the most successful nation in Commonwealth Games history? Show more
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WW1 centenary commemorations; big earthquake in China; do children and art galleries mix?
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The world is our Newsroom, join us as we find out what is happening right now around the world.
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We hear from Michal Rotem, the Israeli woman who translates the names of the Gaza dead into Hebrew. Show more
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Israeli military strategy; fake vintage wine; cowboy poetry
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Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
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The War That Changed the World
Britain: The Psychology of War
50 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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What did the world’s first industrial war do to the minds of people who fought in it? Amanda Vickery explores the mental motivations and psychological impacts of World War One. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
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World Business Report
African leaders gather for a major summit in Washington, DC
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
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We ask what US President Barack Obama can actually do for Africa's economies. Show more
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World Have Your Say
Your questions to Chris Gunness from UNRWA
55 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Chris Gunness, spokesperson for UNRWA takes your questions on Gaza. We also get your reaction to the news of the Thai surrogate baby case.
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Discovery
Rosetta Mission Arriving At Comet
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Looking ahead to the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission – the first spacecraft to follow a comet and land a probe on its icy surface. What will it find? Will it all work? Show more
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Stephen Sackur talks to Karl von Habsburg. It was the assassination of his great uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914 that set in motion World War One. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
African leaders gather for a major summit in Washington, DC
18 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
We ask what US President Barack Obama can actually do for Africa's economies. Show more
From Our Own Correspondent
Pakistan and Ethiopia
11 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Fifi Haroon looks at the rivalry of the Pakistan and Indian film indusries; James Jeffrey goes dancing in Ethiopia Show more
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Ebola: reports from Nigeria, Liberia, Geneva and Atlanta; Kurds take on extremists; a soldier and his violin
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We hear from Michal Rotem, the Israeli woman who translates the names of the Gaza dead into Hebrew. 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
African leaders gather for a major summit in Washington, DC
29 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
We ask what US President Barack Obama can actually do for Africa's economies. 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.
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Why are Muslim converts far more likely to be drawn to extremist ideas than those born into the religion? Show more
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Alex Vines from the UK's Royal Institute of International Affairs tells Mark Whittaker why it is that the US is playing catch up with China when it comes to investment in Africa. 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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Discovery
Rosetta Mission Arriving At Comet
27 minutes on BBC World Service Online
Available for over a year
Looking ahead to the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission – the first spacecraft to follow a comet and land a probe on its icy surface. What will it find? Will it all work? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
We hear from Michal Rotem, the Israeli woman who translates the names of the Gaza dead into Hebrew. 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.
Margarita Rodriguez meets the female ex-guerrilla fighters in Colombia who are looking for the children they had to give up. Show more