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The primary season has only just started - and it has already been full of shocks. Show more

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Virus test in a suitcase; First real data on melting West Antarctic ice sheet; Bear gut microbes; New nuclear fusion experiment; Tarantulas in US. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Child abuse victims' advocate denounces Vatican, Republican presidential hopefuls debate, Twitter's reported changes attacked. Show more

'Abscam' was an FBI sting operation that became public in 1980. It ensnared corrupt politicians using a fictitious Arab sheikh. Witness speaks to the agent in charge of the case. Show more

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Safety:The American woman campaigning for internet safety after she was abducted by a man she met online. Plus the medic working on Iraq's Mount Sinjar, a refuge for 9,000 Yazidis Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The birth of the Prozac generation, saving ancient Afghan artworks, and an American political corruption scandal; plus the Disney classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

The number of cancer cases is set to rise by 70% globally over the next 20 years. Can medicine alone deal with the problem? Show more

The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.

Over 347 million people worldwide have diabetes, and that figure is set to rise to half a billion in the next 20 years. How did we get here and who is to blame? Show more

The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.

Multiple award-winning Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom on his novel The Following Story. Show more