How have mobile phones have transformed young lives in Africa? Today a mobile phone can give you access to an education, healthcare, money and marketing your business. Show more
Witness History
Roselle - The 9/11 Guide Dog
9 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
The inspiring story of how a Labrador helped her blind master out of the World Trade Center in September 2001. Show more
The Thought Show
How To Measure A Hurricane
49 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
How to measure a hurricane, Germany's controversial new hate speech law, and why we need romance in our lives. Show more
Rescuers at the scene of a collapsed school in Mexico City. Also: Aid to North Korea; On the campaign trail in Germany Show more
A primary school where at least 26 died is now the focal point of the Mexico earthquake rescue effort; Seoul approves $8m North Korea aid plan; Ryanair pilots reject bonus offer Show more
The Food Chain
The Maggot Masters
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Could these squirming little creatures solve a global food problem? Show more
Outlook
Coaching Football Stars of the Future
53 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Steadman Scott makes football's stars of tomorrow. He used his prison sentence for drug dealing to turn his life around and now helps young people become Premiership players. Show more
Efforts continue to find survivors of Mexico's earthquake; South Korea decides to send $8m in humanitarian aid to the North; Puerto Rico begins rebuild after Hurricane Maria Show more
Assignment
Panama's Vanishing Islands
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Panama’s idyllic islands are threatened by a rising sea, but one community has a plan. Show more
Health Check
How Much Does Gender Affect Teens’ Health?
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Girls and boys: how growing up impacts health; no school place without vaccinations in Italy; how safe are tattoo inks? Show more
Special coverage on the lives of Syrian refugees from five cities in five days Show more
The move comes less than 2 weeks after UN approved new sanctions against Pyongyang. Show more
Science In Action
Mexican Earthquake
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Mexico has been hit by its second large earthquake in under two weeks, causing buildings to collapse and hundreds of causalities. Why is Mexico so susceptible to Earthquakes? Show more
US president signs executive order targeting firms that deal with North Korea Show more
Assignment
Panama's Vanishing Islands
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Panama’s idyllic islands are threatened by a rising sea, but one community has a plan. Show more
The Food Chain
The Maggot Masters
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Could these squirming little creatures solve a global food problem? Show more
The Newsroom
Japan's Prime Minister Welcomes Trump's North Korea Sanctions
14 minutes
on BBC World Service Australasia
Shinzo Abe says it is important to increase pressure on Pyongyang. Show more
World Business Report
Germany Election: the Impact of Rising Rents
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Ahead of Sunday's election, we hear why Germans are worried about rising rents. Show more
The Thought Show
How To Measure A Hurricane
49 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
How to measure a hurricane, Germany's controversial new hate speech law, and why we need romance in our lives. Show more
Business Matters
Trump Ramps up North Korea Sanctions
53 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
President Trump announces new sanctions against North Korea's nuclear weapons programme Show more
Assignment
Panama's Vanishing Islands
27 minutes
on BBC World Service AustralasiaAvailable for over a year
Panama’s idyllic islands are threatened by a rising sea, but one community has a plan. Show more
