The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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So-called Islamic State's military advances seem to have stalled, but it's still finding ways to strike propaganda blows through its gruesome and effective execution videos. 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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
Germany's Economy: Is the Crown Slipping?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Germany's economy is teetering on the brink of a new recession. What is Berlin's plan to turn things around and will it do anything to help the rest of the Eurozone? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The last Nazi trial prosecutor, priests murdered in El Salvador, Mitterand's secret daughter, Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer and Quentin Crisp - an Englishman in New York. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sportshour
All in the Knees: The Secret of Usain Bolt's Success?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Could the secret behind sprint superstar Usain Bolt’s success be his knees? 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.
Trending
Ebola songs and Ragging in India
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This week we find out about Africa’s own song to highlight Ebola. The Trending Team also investigate how a medical student has opened up debate in Kerala, south India. Show more
Over to You
Religion on BBC World Service
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A listener takes on the programme Heart and Soul, makers of Zambia: A Christian Nation? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin on the hazards of writing, DJ Rita Ray on the African musicians responding to the Ebola crisis, author Assaf Gavron, DJ Mark Ronson on his new album. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Suspected Al-Shabaab raid; English class divide; Blue Note anniversary
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.
Why do letters have such power to move us? We explore three stories of love from the vanishing art of hand-written correspondence. Show more
England captain Wayne Rooney made his 100th appearance last weekend. Is it easier to win caps now than before as Chris Waddle claims? Plus are 98% of homicides in Mexico unsolved? Show more
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.
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
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
Germany's Economy: Is the Crown Slipping?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Germany's economy is teetering on the brink of a new recession. What is Berlin's plan to turn things around and will it do anything to help the rest of the Eurozone? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Paul Moss travels to Ghana and Senegal to assess the wider and long term impact of ebola across the whole of Africa. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sophia Loren on Carlo Ponti, the enduring power of George Orwell's 1984, John Waters hitches across US, First Nation art, Photos to reframe Nigeria and Birdsong. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Kenyan official on the attack; Iran nuclear talks in Vienna; jazz label Blue Note at 75
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The last Nazi trial prosecutor, priests murdered in El Salvador, Mitterand's secret daughter, Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer and Quentin Crisp - an Englishman in New York. 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.
Why do letters have such power to move us? We explore three stories of love from the vanishing art of hand-written correspondence. Show more
Over to You
Religion on BBC World Service
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A listener takes on the programme Heart and Soul, makers of Zambia: A Christian Nation? 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.
How IS militants are forcing the Yazidis out of their ancient lands in northern Iraq. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Tread Carefully
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tales from the polio fighters of Pakistan; the Cameroonian soldiers facing Boko Haram; Algiers's Casbah; a French rugby club and an Iranian swimming pool. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Global Business
The Philosophical Business Plan
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why business people have much to learn from philosophers, whose insights could even boost a company’s profits. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The last Nazi trial prosecutor, priests murdered in El Salvador, Mitterand's secret daughter, Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer and Quentin Crisp - an Englishman in New York. 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.
In the Balance
Germany's Economy: Is the Crown Slipping?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Germany's economy is teetering on the brink of a new recession. What is Berlin's plan to turn things around and will it do anything to help the rest of the Eurozone? 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.
Trending
Ebola songs and Ragging in India
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
This week we find out about Africa’s own song to highlight Ebola. The Trending Team also investigate how a medical student has opened up debate in Kerala, south India. Show more
Sporting Witness
Tegla Loroupe wins NY Marathon
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tegla Loroupe, an unknown Kenyan, became the first African woman to win the New York marathon in 1994. Show more
