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The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service  (2015).

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service (2015).

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Business Matters

Global business and finance news and discussion from the BBC

Global business and finance news and discussion from the BBC.

Business Matters: Should Prostitution Be Decriminalised?

Should Prostitution Be Decriminalised?

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Should Prostitution Be Decriminalised?

Amnesty International holds vote on whether to endorse decriminalisation of prostitution.

The human rights group Amnesty International is voting on Tuesday on whether it should endorse the decriminalisation of prostitution? It has already faced a lot of criticism.

The human rights group Amnesty International is facing a difficult decision on Tuesday: should it endorse the decriminalisation of prostitution? The question is up for vote at Amnesty's International Council Meeting, which is already underway in Dublin. Amnesty has come under a huge amount of pressure - from politicians, celebrities and former prostitutes (four of whom we hear from) - to reject the proposal.

Google's co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have separated the core internet business from many of its other concerns. All under the umbrella of the new company, Alphabet. What does this mean and why does it matter? Amir Efrati, senior reporter at theinformation.com, explains.

The Governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, today issued an Executive Order declaring a state of disaster emergency. Up to three million gallons of contaminated water from the abandoned Gold King mine has leaked into the Animas River. We hear about the effect this has had on the local population, and how the $500,000 from the state's Disaster Emergency Fund will be spent. 

All this and more discussed with our 2 guests from either side of the Pacific, David Kuo from The Motley Fool in Singapore and radical activist Jose Martin in New York.

(Photo: Sex workers take part in a demonstration called by the Strass union in June to denounce a bill on prostitution due to be discussed at the French Parliament. Credit: Francois Guillot/Getty)

Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

Outlook: Surviving Arctic Crash and Polar Bears

10/08/2015

Surviving Arctic Crash and Polar Bears

BBC World Service - Outlook, Surviving Arctic Crash and Polar Bears

The Russian pilot who survived by ditching his helicopter in the Arctic Ocean.

The Russian pilot who survived by ditching his helicopter in the Arctic Ocean and fighting off polar bears.

Sergey Ananov is a Russian pilot who was attempting to become the first person to fly around the world in a light helicopter, weighing less than one tonne. But the record journey went dramatically wrong near the Arctic Circle, and he had to ditch into the ice cold sea just off Baffin Island in Canada. He was stuck on an ice floe for 36 hours and had to fight off polar bears. He told Jo Fidgen about his incredible fight for survival.

Every year, the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, hosts the biggest arts festival in the world - over 50,000 performances from almost 50 countries. For the next three weeks on Outlook, we bring you the best the festivals have to offer. The BBC's Pooneh Ghoddoosi reports from Edinburgh.

Thirty one years ago, in 1984, Ruth Coker Burks was visiting a friend in hospital in her home state of Arkansas in the United States. By chance, she found out that one of the state's first Aids patients was being treated there. His family would not look after him, so Ruth took it upon herself to care for him even though she had no medical training. And over the years, she has done the same for nearly a thousand people - often burying them herself in her family cemetery. 

If you are in Uganda, you have a problem but can not afford a lawyer, who do you turn to? Every month, hundreds of thousands of people turn to Barefoot Law, which offers free legal advice by text, Facebook and other social media. It was set up by Ugandan lawyer Gerald Abila.

(Photo: Sergey Ananov in Robinson R22 Helicopter. Credit: Sergey Ananov)

Newsday

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

Newsday: 11/08/2015 GMT

11/08/2015 GMT

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BBC News 2015: 11/08/2015 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC News 2015, 11/08/2015 GMT

The Inquiry

Getting beyond the headlines to explore the forces and ideas shaping the world

The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

The Inquiry: Should Anyone Ever Talk to IS?

Should Anyone Ever Talk to IS?

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Should Anyone Ever Talk to IS?

We test the argument that stopping the so-called Islamic State will mean talking to them.

We test the argument that stopping the so-called Islamic State will ultimately mean talking to them.

In June last year the world's attention became fixed on the progress of so-called Islamic State, or IS. They had just captured Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. Since then a reported 20,000 fighters from all over the world have joined them. They have killed and enslaved thousands. They have captured towns, oil fields and dams. They control vast swathes of Iraq and Syria. IS are more brutal, sophisticated and enduring than anyone could have predicted. We test the argument that stopping IS will ultimately mean talking to them.

(Photo: ISIS Propaganda image)

BBC News Summary

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

BBC News Summary: 11/08/2015 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC News Summary, 11/08/2015 GMT

The Documentary

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

The Documentary: Bank Account Bans

The Documentary: Bank Account Bans: Bank Account Bans

Bank Account Bans

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Bank Account Bans, Bank Account Bans

Why did HSBC close the accounts of a number of British Muslim individuals and charities?

Why did HSBC close the accounts of a number of British Muslim individuals and charities? Journalist Peter Oborne investigates.

Why has one of the world’s largest banks, HSBC, closed the accounts of a number of British Muslim individuals and charities? The account holders were told only that the bank did not have the "risk appetite” to handle their money.  

Could the mysterious closure of these accounts have anything to do with the links some of their holders have to the Muslim Brotherhood movement or to charities working in Gaza? Did any government influence the bank’s decision?  

Journalist Peter Oborne knows some of the account holders affected. In this programme he investigates why the HSBC decided it no longer wanted them as customers.

(Image: Peter Oborne)

Journalist Peter Oborne investigates why the bank accounts of some British Muslims were mysteriously closed.

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