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
China’s Economic Power
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How is China and the rest of the developing world going to take over from the West? Plus, the US workers forced to take two or more part-time jobs to make ends meet. Show more
Witness History
The Holiday Inn in Beirut
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
During the Lebanese civil war the hotel district in Beirut became a battlefield. Hear from two hotel workers who lived through the fighting. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
We talk to one of the most successful singers to emerge from the TV Talent show The X Factor, Olly Murs. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Update
Afghan President on Overcoming 'Vicious Circle' of Violence
55 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Guatemala's 'most dangerous' psychiatric hospital, Archaelogists think they've found the world's oldest engraving, Nelson Mandela's granddaughter on his legacy
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
Trouble with the Rouble
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What the story of the rouble tells us about Russia, the geography of the Hong Kong street protests, an ode to the pomegranate, and reporting the Somali-Kenyan border. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Writer and Academic - Cornel West
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As tensions between black communities and the police run high, is there still talk of a post-racial America? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
African Soil Report
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
African Soil; Climate Defence Plans; China’s Wetlands; Mangrove Conservation Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
The push to increase access to the Temple Mount
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Settlement construction in East Jerusalem, the Afghan president’s first broadcast interview, how do you insure the Elgin marbles?
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
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.
Business Daily
China’s Economic Power
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How is China and the rest of the developing world going to take over from the West? Plus, the US workers forced to take two or more part-time jobs to make ends meet. Show more
The impact of temperament on personality, in sport and on how musical instruments are tuned. Bridget Kendall with Brian R Little, Rasmus Ankersen and Elizabeth Kenny. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Tech Life
Artificial Intelligence Special
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Professor Stephen Hawking warns of the threat to mankind from artificial intelligence. We hear from Neil Jacobstein of Singularity University, and Ben Medlock of SwiftKey. 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
Lithuanian President: Russia 'behaving as a terrorist state'
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Russia is behaving as a terrorist state says the president of Lithuania. Also, the ILO finds wages are growing faster in rich countries than in the developed world. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Your reaction as the ICC announces it has withdrawn charges against the Kenyan president over post-election violence in 2007-8.
The latest information about local, regional and international efforts to control Ebola 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 Food Chain
Food Technophobes v Technophiles
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Food is increasingly engineered - who decides if a new food technology is safe? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Writer and Academic - Cornel West
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
As tensions between black communities and the police run high, is there still talk of a post-racial America? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
After years of hostility, Iran and the United States appear to be working together to mount air strikes against so-called Islamic State. Officials say Iraq is co-ordinating them. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
ICC drops charges against Kenyan president
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Charges against Uhura Kenyatta dropped; Jesse Jackson on the US & apartheid South Africa; Idris Elba on Ebola
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 Fifth Floor
Trouble with the Rouble
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What the story of the rouble tells us about Russia, the geography of the Hong Kong street protests, an ode to the pomegranate, and reporting the Somali-Kenyan border. 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.
After years of hostility, Iran and the United States appear to be working together to mount air strikes against so-called Islamic State. Officials say Iraq is co-ordinating them. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Russia 'Behaving as Terrorist State'
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The president of Lithuania says Russia is acting like a terrorist state - we speak to President Dalia Grybauskaite to ask her why she thinks so. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Trouble with the Rouble
50 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What the story of the rouble tells us about Russia, the geography of the Hong Kong street protests, an ode to the pomegranate, and reporting the Somali-Kenyan border. 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 Seventh-day Adventist community of Loma Linda that are living up to 10 years longer than most Americans. 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.
Two Afghan interpreters, targeted for helping the US military, finally make it to America. Show more
