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
Surviving US Rate Hikes & the End of QE
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How will markets and the economy weather rising interest rates and the end of quantitative easing? Plus, we look at the return, and rise, of organised labour in the United States. Show more
Witness History
The Battle of Iwo Jima
9 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
In February1945 US Marines fought the Japanese in one of the fiercest battles of WW2. Thousands of lives were lost in almost five weeks of fighting. Show more
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More Or Less hears why sleeping for 8 hours may do more harm than good; Trending reports on sexuality in China and the Why Factor asks why some rich people want to get even richer Show more
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CVs don't matter anymore; should energy drinks be sold to children Show more
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The world is our Newsroom, join us as we find out what is happening right now around the world.
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Last year, after months of negotiation, the German reporter Jürgen Todenhöfer, spent 10 days inside the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. He told Jo Fidgen what he saw. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Calcium is the great structural element - the basis of much of the great architecture in nature as well as many of the incredible structures made by man. Show more
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Health Check
Scientists find sun damage continues long after exposure
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Scientists find that sun damage lasts for hours after exposure; Two projects in Sweden experimenting with light therapy; Why teeth that rub can lead to mouth cancer Show more
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I.S. killer identified; NATO spending; Afghan cricket win
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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
Surviving US Rate Hikes & the End of QE
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How will markets and the economy weather rising interest rates and the end of quantitative easing? Plus, we look at the return, and rise, of organised labour in the United States. Show more
The Essential
From Our Own Correspondent: Thai surrogate mothers
10 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
As the Thai government bans commercial surrogacy for foreigners, Jonathan Head meets some women who got pregnant for others, including one who now wants to keep the baby. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Bizarre Workings of St Louis County Missouri
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Claire Bolderson reports on the tiny independent cities that make up St Louis County and how they stand accused of fuelling community tensions Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Business Report
Are fears over EU US trade deal valid?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Who will be the winners and losers if the biggest free trade deal in history is signed? Show more
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Masked IS militant 'Jihadi John' is identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man.
Also, has the world broken its promise to rebuild Gaza? We'll hear from Gazans. 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.
Science In Action
Energy, Water and Food
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Conflict between energy, water & food; Clever desalination; Music and the brain; Mum’s voice and babies brains Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Calcium is the great structural element - the basis of much of the great architecture in nature as well as many of the incredible structures made by man. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Assignment
The Bizarre Workings of St Louis County Missouri
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Claire Bolderson reports on the tiny independent cities that make up St Louis County and how they stand accused of fuelling community tensions Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Kiev and rebels withdraw artillery; Jihadi John named; ancient statues smashed by ISIS
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.
Last year, after months of negotiation, the German reporter Jürgen Todenhöfer, spent 10 days inside the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. He told Jo Fidgen what he saw. 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
Energy, Water and Food
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Conflict between energy, water & food; Clever desalination; Music and the brain; Mum’s voice and babies brains Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US passes net neutrality rules
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The US communications watchdog votes for tougher internet regulation, upholding the principle of net neutrality. Plus, how Petrobras - once the pride of Brazil - fell from grace. Show more
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The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Qatar 2022, High Flying Lyon and Parma in Ruin
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The former Chile FA President Harold Mayne Nicholls on why hosting Qatar 2022 in Nov/Dec is the worst possible choice. And we travel to France to visit top-of-table Lyon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Last year, after months of negotiation, the German reporter Jürgen Todenhöfer, spent 10 days inside the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. He told Jo Fidgen what he saw. 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
Energy, Water and Food
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Conflict between energy, water & food; Clever desalination; Music and the brain; Mum’s voice and babies brains Show more
