The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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Oxfam and Wealth Inequality
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford asks whether Oxfam’s claim that ‘62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world’s population’ actually tells us anything. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A crucial time for Afghanistan; Adidas cuts athletics ties; How IS recruits online. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Are Markets Predicting a Global Recession?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Is turbulence in shares and bonds a case of financial markets warning us of the economic storm up ahead? And Saudi Arabia's authorities look to take their economy beyond oil. Show more
Witness History
The Wapping Dispute
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
In January 1986 newspaper owner Rupert Murdoch took on the print workers' unions in a bitter industrial dispute which would revolutionise the British press. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Leonardo DiCaprio, Suad Bushnaq, Steve Carrell
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Leonard DiCaprio on filming The Revenant, composer Suad Bushnaq on how Syria influenced her music and actor Steve Carrell talks about his role in The Big Short. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Update
Zika Virus: WHO Sees Outbreak Spreading Across Americas
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
WHO says Zika is expected to reach all countries in the Americas save Canada and Chile. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
Afghan President Promises to 'Bury' Islamic State
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to "bury" the Islamic State (IS) militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban fighters. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Outlook
Al-Qaeda Took My Sight, Not My Spirit
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Kenyan Douglas Sidialo was blinded by an al-Qaeda bomb attack on the US Embassy in Nairobi in 1998. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Why Factor
Age of Consent
18 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why does the age of consent for homosexual relationships differ? Is it simply a social construct or is it based on any hard and fast scientific evidence? Show more
More or Less
Oxfam and Wealth Inequality
9 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Tim Harford asks whether Oxfam’s claim that ‘62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world’s population’ actually tells us anything. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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.
World Have Your Say
Egypt Protests Five Years On
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
What did the protest movement in Egypt achieve? And what has changed? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
Zika virus alert throughout the Americas
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
WHO warns that Zika could spread; US treasury: 'Putin corrupt'; Antarctic explorer dies Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
BBC Investigates Putin's Wealth
23 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
'Russian President corrupt', says US; Syrian peace talks delayed, secretary birds' kick Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/01/25 22:32 GMT: Russian Economy Hit by Oil Price Slide
27 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Moscow says the economy shrank by 3.7% in 2015. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Arts Hour
Leonardo DiCaprio, Suad Bushnaq, Steve Carrell
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLeonard DiCaprio on filming The Revenant, composer Suad Bushnaq on how Syria influenced her music and actor Steve Carrell talks about his role in The Big Short. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
'Putin Corrupt' says US Treasury
14 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
Man who oversees sanctions in US Treasury tells the BBC that Putin pursued a policy of enriching his friends. EU interior ministers warn that Greece could lose Schengen status. Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
In the Bronx, New York City, Hispanics, blacks and other ethnic minorities suffer particularly high rates of diabetes. How is the latest research helping combat the disease? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Russia Hit by Economic Chill
50 minutes
on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaAvailable for over a year
Moscow says the economy shrank by 3.7% in 2015. Professor Alexei Zakharov tells us how the government will try to manage the economic decline. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
