The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The business of acquiring and selling dead bodies for medical research and science in America. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
An architect campaigns to end construction of prisons with solitary confinement cells. Plus, how US prisons obtain drugs for lethal injections. 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.
The Food Chain
Sexual Politics in the Kitchen
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How does gender affect our relationship with food? Are old fashioned stereotypes still at work when it comes to what we eat, cook and buy, and if so, why? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Inuit children sent from Greenland to Denmark for re-education; the Six Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours; and the death of the charismatic academic Walter Rodney. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Cyclist Roman Kreuziger responds to news that all charges against him have been dropped, but where does this leave the biological passport? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
HSBC says it's considering moving its HQ out of Britain. Is Asia the new London? Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Conversation
Racing Drivers: Tatiana Calderón and Ramona Karlsson
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
A Colombian F1 hopeful and a Swedish rally champion discuss how female racing drivers take risks and are just as aggressive as the men. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The best global arts coverage from across the BBC. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
South Korea warned over MERS
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The World Health Organisation warns South Korea over MERS; Gunmen open fire on Dallas police after ramming patrol car; Poet WB Yeats celebrated on 150th anniversary; Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
'Cultural Genocide'
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories of immigration and cultural genocide from Sicily, Canada, Micronesia and Mexico. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
An architect campaigns to end construction of prisons with solitary confinement cells. Plus, how US prisons obtain drugs for lethal injections. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Sportsworld
Women's World Cup, Copa America and the NBA Finals
55 minutes
on BBC World Service Online
Bringing you the latest news from the Women's World Cup in Canada, Copa America in Chile and the NBA Finals in the USA. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
John Bennett is joined by former Sporting Lisbon footballer Benni McCarthy and Italian football journalist Mina Rzouki to discuss who the best European XI of the season are. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
John Bennett presents the World Service European XI, discussing the best starting eleven in the across the continents leagues. 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.
Trending
The Fake Iraqi Battle that Got ‘Hijacked’ Online
18 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Meet the man who made up a battle on social media, and fooled supporters of Islamic State. Also, why did one former asylum seeker generate an army of supporters online? Show more
With recent plays on the network gaining the praise and attention of global listeners, is it time for drama to be a bigger priority on the BBC World Service? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The World Debate
The Extraordinary Legacy of Magna Carta
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Experts debate the legacy of the Magna Carta on political systems around the world, 800 years since its creation. It underpins the core principles of democracy and human rights. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
How entrepreneur Mohed Altrad went from being an orphan in the Syrian desert to become a billionaire businessman. Peter Day hears his remarkable rags to riches story. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
An architect campaigns to end construction of prisons with solitary confinement cells. Plus, how US prisons obtain drugs for lethal injections. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
America's first woman President?
55 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Hillary Clinton launches presidency bid; political change in Spain; living surrounded by Islamic State Show more
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Wild chimpanzees partial to alcohol drinking a new study shows. Tanya Humle from the University of Kent describes the novel behaviour. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The real and reel history of the classic American Western The Searchers. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Inquiry
Will Anyone Help the Rohingya?
23 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
The Rohingya, Muslims from western Myanmar, are marginalised. But even the most famous living Burmese, Aung San Suu Kyi, has refused to speak up on their behalf. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Why has a militant, violent strain of Buddhism emerged in Sri Lanka in recent years? 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.
Urban birding, protecting Syria's antiquities, surfer who survived a wipe-out, albino model, guarding the internet, Peruvian 'retablo' craftsman, Ethiopian musician Meklit. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Inuit children sent from Greenland to Denmark for re-education; the Six Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours; and the death of the charismatic academic Walter Rodney. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
'Cultural Genocide'
25 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
Stories of immigration and cultural genocide from Sicily, Canada, Micronesia and Mexico. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Food Chain
Sexual Politics in the Kitchen
27 minutes
on BBC World Service OnlineAvailable for over a year
How does gender affect our relationship with food? Are old fashioned stereotypes still at work when it comes to what we eat, cook and buy, and if so, why? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The real and reel history of the classic American Western The Searchers. Show more
