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
Deflation: Fear and Financial Markets
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Deflation, fear and financial markets: What we should read into investors paying some governments to look after their money for them. Show more
Witness History
South Asia's top Hindi music show
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In 1952 a new style of music programme, Geetmala, was launched in India. It would take South Asia by storm. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
In More Or Less, Tim Harford presents more numbers of the year, in Trending Anne Marie Tomchak looks at social media platforms and the Why Factor's Mike Williams is on the moon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
More shooting in Paris as police search for Charlie Hebdo attackers, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard says 'freedom of expression must prevail', Satirising Islam.
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.
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Outlook
I Lost My Family in Malta Shipwreck
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister speaks to Shukri al-Assouli who lost his wife and children when the migrant boat they were travelling to Europe in capsized. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The vloggers who start off making videos in their bedroom and end up being courted by big brands. Can these new relationships disrupt the old ways of marketing? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Health Check
Criminal Behaviour in Neurodegenerative Disease Patients
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A study of criminal behaviour among patients with a dementing disorder; New technologies being used to improve vaccine coverage in Tanzania; A review of mobile phone mood apps Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A minute's silence is held across France as police continue manhunt for suspects.
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
Deflation: Fear and Financial Markets
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Deflation, fear and financial markets: What we should read into investors paying some governments to look after their money for them. Show more
The Essential
From Our Own Correspondent: Ethiopia's Omo Valley
10 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Matthew Newsome relates how traditional ways of life in the Omo Valley are threatened by the Ethiopian government's plans to turn a "backwater" into a breadbasket for cash crops. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Japan: Should Comics be Crimes?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why are cartoons depicting children in explicit sexual situations still legal in Japan? James Fletcher finds out why cartoon images are not banned. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Charlie Hebdo: Can satire be a weapon against repression?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Following the murders at Charlie Hebdo, we discuss satire's role in standing up to repression. Also, Samsung predicts lower profits as it loses out to cheaper smartphone rivals. Show more
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We hear from Paris as the city tries to come to terms with the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices which left twelve dead. Show more
The latest information about local, regional and international efforts to control 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.
Science In Action
Antibiotic Discovery
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Antibiotic discovery; Fast-changing genes help malaria hide; Fossil fuel reserves; American Astronomical Society Meeting Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The vloggers who start off making videos in their bedroom and end up being courted by big brands. Can these new relationships disrupt the old ways of marketing? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
Japan: Should Comics be Crimes?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Why are cartoons depicting children in explicit sexual situations still legal in Japan? James Fletcher finds out why cartoon images are not banned. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Suspect's former lawyer; French Muslims fear backlash; unusual retirement home
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 latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
I Lost My Family in Malta Shipwreck
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister speaks to Shukri al-Assouli who lost his wife and children when the migrant boat they were travelling to Europe in capsized. 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.
Science In Action
Antibiotic Discovery
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Antibiotic discovery; Fast-changing genes help malaria hide; Fossil fuel reserves; American Astronomical Society Meeting Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Sri Lankan President Concedes Election Defeat
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa leaves his official residence, as he concedes defeat in the snap election. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football travels to Melbourne for the start of the Asian Cup.
Hear from Kuwait’s Aziz Mashaan, and the first coach to lead Australia to a World Cup, Rale Rasic. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
I Lost My Family in Malta Shipwreck
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Matthew Bannister speaks to Shukri al-Assouli who lost his wife and children when the migrant boat they were travelling to Europe in capsized. 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.
Science In Action
Antibiotic Discovery
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Antibiotic discovery; Fast-changing genes help malaria hide; Fossil fuel reserves; American Astronomical Society Meeting Show more
