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People have fought for honour and died for it. From honour-codes of the Japanese samurai, to the persistence of so-called honour killings. Why is this notion so powerful? Show more
More or Less
Numbers of the Year: Part Two
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Goalkeepers, gold miners and happiness. More or Less looks back at the most interesting and important numbers of 2014. 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.
Outlook
Best of Outlook 2014 - Animal Stories
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Survivors of tiger attacks, three-toed sloths and the rescue of a baby elephant. Show more
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From Our Own Correspondent
A Season of Goodwill?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tales from Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem, the Roma mayor of a Hungarian village, one man who definitely doesn't love New York and some of the finest confectioners in Paris Show more
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Heart and Soul
Still Standing - Ten Years on from the Tsunami
Still Standing: 10 years on from the Tsunami
27 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Ten years on from the tsunami which killed 30,000 people in Sri Lanka, survivors tell how Buddhism has helped heal the trauma and about Lord Buddha's teachings on accepting death. Show more
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Assignment
Abdi and the Golden Ticket
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Assignment follows Abdi Nor, a winner of the annual US green card lottery, as he attempts to escape from a life of poverty in Kenya and realise the American dream. Show more
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Global Business
The Business of Kindness - Revisited
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Random acts of kindness can help businesses grow in surprising ways. Peter Day meets Henrietta Lovell who tells how the generosity of others made all the difference to her company 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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Health Check
Fertility on a Shoestring
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Infertility is hugely stigmatised in many countries. Claudia Hammond explores the programmes offering infertility treatment at a fraction of the usual cost. Show more
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One boat, two families; trying to escape war in Syria, desperate to start a new life in Europe. Show more
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Newshour
AirAsia Flight from Indonesia goes missing
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Airliner with over 160 on board goes missing; Passengers trapped on blazing ferry off Corfu; Churchill’s admiration of Islam
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Claudia Hammond looks back at the Ebola epidemic and asks how and why a small outbreak of the virus in a small village in south-eastern Guinea spiralled out of control. 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.
Assignment
Abdi and the Golden Ticket
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Assignment follows Abdi Nor, a winner of the annual US green card lottery, as he attempts to escape from a life of poverty in Kenya and realise the American dream. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Is karaoke now an art form? Music critic Katie Puckrik hits the clubs in Portland, Oregon, to find out. 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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Heart and Soul
Still Standing - Ten Years on from the Tsunami
Still Standing: 10 years on from the Tsunami
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineTen years on from the tsunami which killed 30,000 people in Sri Lanka, survivors tell how Buddhism has helped heal the trauma and about Lord Buddha's teachings on accepting death. Show more
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A startling 300-year journey of a Stradivarius violin through the lives of geniuses, dictators and refugees, as well as the thieves who stole it from violinist Frank Almond Show more
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Hundreds still on burning ferry; Indonesia plane search paused; Bahraini opposition leader arrested.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
A Season of Goodwill?
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Tales from Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem, the Roma mayor of a Hungarian village, one man who definitely doesn't love New York and some of the finest confectioners in Paris Show more
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How the Nuremberg Trials changed interpretation forever. Show more
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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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Trending
There are 23 Amazing Reasons This Radio Programme Will Change Your Life
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The wave of digital upstarts that are transforming journalism. Mukul Devichand talks to some of the top names in the new digital first news business. Show more
More or Less
Numbers of the Year: Part Two
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Goalkeepers, gold miners and happiness. More or Less looks back at the most interesting and important numbers of 2014. 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 bad is over-eating for our bodies? We get the science behind over-indulging. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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Outlook
Best of Outlook 2014 - Animal Stories
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Survivors of tiger attacks, three-toed sloths and the rescue of a baby elephant. 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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The Conversation
Ambassadors: Amatalalim Alsoswa and Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Yemen's first ever woman ambassador and Finland's female envoy to Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana discuss fatwas, fear and being addressed as 'Mr'. Show more
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Our ability to exercise self-control has significance way beyond merely saying “no” to second helpings. With Walter Mischel, Lesley Fellows and Mitu Khandaker-Kokoris. Show more
Over to You
Crowdsourced Journalism with BBC Pop Up
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
BBC Pop Up arrives in towns across America and asks residents what stories they want covering. We take a look at the implications of this style of journalism. 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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How bad is over-eating for our bodies? We get the science behind over-indulging. Show more
