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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Mike Williams explores the moon in culture, how it affects life on Earth and he asks Alan Bean – one of the handful of people who have walked on it – what the moon is really like. Show more
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Numbers of the Year: Part Three
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is the most important number in the world? Robert Peston tells us and Helen Joyce and Dr Hannah Fry choose their most memorable numbers from 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: Conflict
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from the past year of people caught up in conflict. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Alive - and Aware Of It
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correspondents' insights and analysis from Sri Lanka's election, Lithuania's Euro entry, Ethiopia's Orthodox fasting routine, Malta's changing skyline and a roadtrip across the US Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Gulf state of Oman grants faiths other than Islam a surprising amount of freedom. Could the Omani model catch on elsewhere? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Colombia – Where the Truth Lies Buried
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In Medellin there's a huge dump. Locals say it's where the truth is buried - they're talking about victims killed in the armed conflict. Now there are moves to excavate it. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Up in the air stuck in a metal tube for hours, can flying ever be a nice experience? Peter Day meets a clutch of British-based experts trying to improve the way the world flies. 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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Every minute around 257 babies are born. Claudia Hammond explores how their brand new minds are shaped and discovers that infants who laugh really do get the joke. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The richest man of all time was 14th Century monarch King Mansa Musa, who reigned over Mali from 1312 to 1337. His fortune came from gold and salt and control of trade routes. Show more
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Al Letson asks: Is Tupac Shakur a modern black American folk hero? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Saeb Erekat & Danny Danon; Roma baby denied burial in Paris; Parents snooping on kids' smartphones
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
In a special programme, Dr Kevin Fong explores the evolution of trauma medicine. 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 personal archive of Colombian literary giant Gabriel García Márquez goes to Texas. 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.
The Gulf state of Oman grants faiths other than Islam a surprising amount of freedom. Could the Omani model catch on elsewhere? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Daniel Kehlmann talks to Harriet Gilbert and a World Book Club audience about his book ‘Measuring the World’. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Further reforms to Roman Catholic church; Cairo bath house trial; Boko Haram captures military base in northeast Nigeria;
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Alive - and Aware Of It
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correspondents' insights and analysis from Sri Lanka's election, Lithuania's Euro entry, Ethiopia's Orthodox fasting routine, Malta's changing skyline and a roadtrip across the US Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The personal archive of Colombian literary giant Gabriel García Márquez goes to Texas. 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
Social Media: Not What, but Where you Say it
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A look into where discussions are taking place on social networks. We discuss some of the biggest platforms. Show more
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Numbers of the Year: Part Three
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
What is the most important number in the world? Robert Peston tells us and Helen Joyce and Dr Hannah Fry choose their most memorable numbers from 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.
The Food Chain
Sugar: A Love-Hate Relationship
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Does a little of what you fancy do you good - or should we avoid it at all costs? Show more
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The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Best of Outlook 2014: Conflict
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories from the past year of people caught up in conflict. 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 Conversation
Psychiatrists: Dr Margaret Mungherera and Dr Unaiza Niaz
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Psychiatrists Dr Margaret Mungherera and Dr Unaiza Niaz discuss putting mental health on the agenda, working with traditional healers and dealing with jokes about their jobs. Show more
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The challenges the human foot faces, from ballerinas dancing on points to the Chinese tradition of footbinding. With poet Wang Ping, Jim Usherwood and Patrick Rump. Show more
Over to You
Focus on Africa and Inside the ‘BBC House’
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Does Focus on Africa cover too many stories in the same countries? Editor Rachael Akidi responds to listeners comments. And we visit a 'BBC House' at the University of Vermont. 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 Food Chain
Sugar: A Love-Hate Relationship
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Does a little of what you fancy do you good - or should we avoid it at all costs? Show more
