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 five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
Remembering Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Maurice White; Democrat debate; Colombian Zika Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
Australia's Drought
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
One farmer suffering from the drought in Australia tells BBC Business Daily that it looks "like a lunar landscape", with the ground crackling under his feet. Show more
Witness History
Prozac
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In the spring of 1988 a new kind of anti-depressant went on the market. The media called it a 'wonder drug' and it became so well-known that people would ask for it by name. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
Zika and the Next Global Pandemic
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Can we defeat mosquito-borne diseases and other global health threats? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Update
Julian Assange Should Be Allowed Free and Compensated, UN Panel Finds
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Julian Assange should be allowed free and compensated, UN panel finds
Swedish prosecutors said it would have "no formal impact" on their inquiry. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Zimbabwe has declared a state of disaster across much of the country because of a severe drought. The country has been experiencing abnormally low rainfall since last year. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Benghazi: My Family Under Fire
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Living under fire in Benghazi; a dip into the Fifth Floor melting pot; Thailand's strange Child Angel dolls; Instagram imams in Iran; the trials of a bachelor tenant in India. 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.
Science In Action
Virus Test in a Suitcase
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
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.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Manchester City and Leicester City meet in the biggest game of the weekend at the Etihad Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
World Have Your Say
Syrian Stories
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
An Aleppo doctor describes working in a hospital under constant bomb attack; plus Syrian refugees on their new lives abroad. Also Rio's Carnival in the shadow of the Zika virus. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
Zimbabwe Declares 'State of Disaster' over Drought
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Millions may need food aid after 'worst drought in three decades', refugees flee bombardment of Aleppo 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 two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Why Factor
Why is Water Exceptional?
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Mike Williams explains why water is exceptional and what that means for all of us. Show more
More or Less
Do e-Cigarettes Harm Your Chances of Quitting?
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Research that e-cigarettes harm your chances of quitting smoking has been described as 'grossly misleading' and 'not scientific'. Should it have been published? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Chinese cash attracts the stars; Syria: thousands at Turkey border; Zika threat grows Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/02/05 22:32 GMT: US jobless rate falls to eight year low
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Unemployment in the US is continuing to fall. But how do ordinary Americans feel? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
Zika and the Next Global Pandemic
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Can we defeat mosquito-borne diseases and other global health threats? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
Lobsters Under Threat from Human Noise?
14 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Effect of man-made sounds on marine invertebrates, Taiwan earthquake, Twitter crackdown on extremists 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.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
US Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs in January
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
US employers added a shade over 150,000 jobs in January but that positive number was seen by some analysts as further evidence of a deceleration after months of impressive gains. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Benghazi: My Family Under Fire
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Living under fire in Benghazi; a dip into the Fifth Floor melting pot; Thailand's strange Child Angel dolls; Instagram imams in Iran; the trials of a bachelor tenant in India. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Battling Zika in Brazil
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Insightful stories from around the world: the zika virus in Brazil, UN Syria talks in Geneva, refugees and locals struggling in Finland, and solace-seekers in the Moroccan desert. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
The Cultural Frontline
Cultural Give and Take
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Loaning, giving and taking culture in Iraq, India and Lebanon. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
