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
Global Impact of ever Cheaper Oil
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Oil prices are dropping which is bad news for producers of course, but why should the rest of us care? The markets are telling us they don't like it. We find out why. Show more
The premiere of one of the most successful films ever was held in Atlanta on 15 December, 1939. The sweeping romantic drama set during the American Civil War became a huge hit. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Peter Jackson, Patricia Cornwell, Matthew Bourne
50 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Director Peter Jackson and screenplay writer Philippa Boyens on their final Hobbit film. Plus, Spare Dogs Records, author Patricia Cornwell, and choreographer Matthew Bourne. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Australian national security / Russia anti-gay attacks / A Julian Assange statue?
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.
Matthew Bannister speaks to Tasoula Hadjitofi, who has spent nearly 30 years fighting to save cultural treasures looted from her native Cyprus. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sir Antony Sher: Taking the stage
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In a programme from 2014, Stephen Sackur interviews Antony Sher, widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary classical actors. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Should we be eating meat? We examine the arguments against eating animals. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest from Sydney on the café siege, mothers of jihadis speak, gay life in St Petersburg.
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
Global Impact of ever Cheaper Oil
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Oil prices are dropping which is bad news for producers of course, but why should the rest of us care? The markets are telling us they don't like it. We find out why. Show more
What happens when a superhero finds himself in Cairo? A 20-year-old photographer filmed his friend dressed as Spiderman Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Conversation
Advertising Execs: Nunu Ntshingila and Vasudha Narayanan
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Two pioneers in the world of advertising, an Apartheid-era trainee now on the global board of a top agency and the creative director challenging stereotypes in India. 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
Japan election: Voters back Shinzo Abe as PM wins new term
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
But what will it take to wake the world's third largest economy from its 20 year sleep? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
We hear from Sydney after Australian commandos stormed a cafe in Sydney, ending a 16-hour siege by a gunman identified as an Iranian refugee who took dozens of hostages. Show more
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 long awaited modernisation of air traffic control which could allow pilots to choose their own routes. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HARDtalk
Sir Antony Sher: Taking the stage
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In a programme from 2014, Stephen Sackur interviews Antony Sher, widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary classical actors. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Conversation
Advertising Execs: Nunu Ntshingila and Vasudha Narayanan
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Two pioneers in the world of advertising, an Apartheid-era trainee now on the global board of a top agency and the creative director challenging stereotypes in India. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Three fatalities including gunman Man Haron Monis in deadly end to Sydney siege.
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
Japan election: Voters back Shinzo Abe as PM wins new term
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
But what will it take to wake the world's third largest economy from its 20 year sleep? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Matthew Bannister speaks to Tasoula Hadjitofi, who has spent nearly 30 years fighting to save cultural treasures looted from her native Cyprus. 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.
The long awaited modernisation of air traffic control which could allow pilots to choose their own routes. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Australia Reflects on Deadly Cafe Siege
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Australia's PM offers the nation words of reassurance after a prolonged hostage siege ended with three people dead. We get the latest from the BBC's Jonathan Head in Sydney. 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.
To mark the company's centenary, Laura Barton takes an unplanned journey 'to look for America' by Greyhound bus. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Matthew Bannister speaks to Tasoula Hadjitofi, who has spent nearly 30 years fighting to save cultural treasures looted from her native Cyprus. 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.
The long awaited modernisation of air traffic control which could allow pilots to choose their own routes. Show more
