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How the Mexican artist Diego Rivera captured the soul of Detroit, one mural at a time. 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.
In the Balance
Perfect Pay: When Do We Deserve More?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A CEO who took a million dollar pay-cut and gave his workers more, tells us why he did it and we ask what's the best wage level for success in a company, a country or in a pocket? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Operation Eagle Claw, the death of Einstein and the musical Carousel. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The man taking a break from the 5000 km Race Across the USA to run the London Marathon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
After the deaths of many hundreds of migrants in the Mediterranean, European leaders decide to step up naval patrols. They might destroy the people-smugglers' boats too. Show more
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The Conversation
Children's Authors: Leslea Newman and Candy Gourlay
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
"All the stories were of these pink-skinned children with fluffy pets", a Filipino children's author who never saw "herself" in kids' books talks to an American author Show more
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Toni Morrison on her latest novel God Help The Child, Noura Mint on her modern twist to ancient griot music and folk singer Julie Fowlis on multiculturalism and her music. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Nepal declares emergency as many feared dead; Clive James remembers Gallipoli anniversary
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Fighting in the Streets
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correspondents' accounts of near-anarchy in Aden, Yemen; the victims of xenophobia in South Africa; layers of history and persecution in southeastern Turkey; and Moscow revisited Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
How the Mexican artist Diego Rivera captured the soul of Detroit, one mural at a time. 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.
Trending
China’s ‘Feminist Five’ and Homophobia in Iceland
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Has the feminist debate in China continued on social media after the release of the ‘Feminist Five’? And, how one Icelandic man’s comments on sex education caused a backlash. Show more
Over to You
BBC Medium Wave in East Mediterranean
10 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Listeners decry the loss of BBC World Service broadcasts on medium wave in the Eastern Mediterranean. And, Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur is in the hotseat for three in three minutes. Show more
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HARDtalk
Chairman of the Israel Labor Party - Isaac Herzog
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Israeli election was a major disappointment - what next for him and the Israeli left? Show more
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The Ethiopian and Eritrean migrants who crossed the Sahara and Mediterranean to Sicily to seek political asylum. Show more
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Global Business
What’s Ailing Argentina
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Too much red tape, rampant inflation and import restrictions are affecting businesses in Argentina. Peter Day hears from business leaders with innovative solutions. Show more
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How the Mexican artist Diego Rivera captured the soul of Detroit, one mural at a time. Show more
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Newshour
Nepal in search and rescue phase
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Over 1,500 people confirmed dead in Nepal's earthquake; Russia's Night Wolves biker gang.
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Malaria resistance to artemisinin drug found in Kenya; Will Moore's Law - that the number of components on an integrated circuit would double every year – last? Show more
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Kira tries to leave her life as a sex worker in Sydney but freedom comes at a price. A play by Alana Valentine, winner of the International Playwriting Competition. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
What Is The Yemen Conflict Really About?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Is the fighting in Yemen a sectarian conflict or a regional proxy war? Show more
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The Uma Lulik are East Timorese sacred huts. Janak Rogers explores the idea of lulik and its relevance to Timorese society today
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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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Outlook
Race Horse, Amazon Tribe, Egypt Prison
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Welsh barmaid who bred a race horse; the Amazonian man running the London Marathon; a letter from a photo-journalist being held without trial in an Egyptian prison Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Operation Eagle Claw, the death of Einstein and the musical Carousel. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Fighting in the Streets
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Correspondents' accounts of near-anarchy in Aden, Yemen; the victims of xenophobia in South Africa; layers of history and persecution in southeastern Turkey; and Moscow revisited Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Balance
Perfect Pay: When Do We Deserve More?
28 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A CEO who took a million dollar pay-cut and gave his workers more, tells us why he did it and we ask what's the best wage level for success in a company, a country or in a pocket? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Kira tries to leave her life as a sex worker in Sydney but freedom comes at a price. A play by Alana Valentine, winner of the International Playwriting Competition. Show more
