The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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Matthew Kenyon and Sarah Mullkerins live from Rio with all the latest news from the games.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newsday
Tensions Mount Between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Live news, business and sport from around the world.
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Business Daily
How to be Mediocre
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Not everyone can be special, so should we embrace our mediocrity? Manuela Saragosa investigates the appeal of being average. Show more
Witness History
The Kray Gang
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In August 1982 the notorious London gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray were allowed out of prison for their mother's funeral. We hear from Maureen Flanagan, a close family friend. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
Is it time to Abolish India’s Caste System?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Are recent protests by low-caste Dalits a turning point? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
A history of Russia-Ukraine relations; What can US policing learn from the UK?; The Irish girls sent to Australia. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
BBC OS
Series of Coordinated Bomb Blasts in Thailand
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Four people were killed in the attacks which targeted tourist resorts. Thai police say they have nothing to do with terrorism. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Fifth Floor
Colombia: Living with the Peace
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Life after the conflict in Colombia; Syrian footballers changed by war; martial arts literature in Hong Kong and Tajikistan's incomprehensible words. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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World Football
Moussa Sissoko: Get Me Out of Here
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
French international Moussa Sissoko discusses his uncertain club future, the heartbreak of losing the Euro 2016 final and swaps stories about his close friend Paul Pogba. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Thailand Suffers Multiple Bomb Attacks
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Tourist resorts targetted; Syrian baby rescuer killed; the centuries old sharks. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Talking Books
Lionel Shriver
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Lionel Shriver is best known for her hard-hitting 2003 novel We Need To Talk About Kevin, a book that is centered around a fictional school massacre. Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
Science In Action
Nerve Recovery in Brain Machine Interface Patients
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Training triggers neurological recovery in paraplegics; Clever Birds; Dark Matter – Does it? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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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
Inspiring Black Kids to Swim
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Will an Olympic black woman swimming champion inspire more black kids to learn to swim? And we hear how people in Fiji celebrated the country's first ever Olympic gold medal Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Conjoined twins rescued from rebel stronghold; Thailand boosts security after bombs; France bans 'burkini' swimwear 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.
World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/08/12 19:32 GMT: Feeble Eurozone Growth Heightens Gloom
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The latest figures for economic growth in the 19 countries that use the Euro have reinforced the impression that things are still not going well. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Newshour
Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana Smashes World Record in Rio
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
Ethiopia smashes 23-year-old world record in women's 10,000 metres in Rio; the mayor of Cannes in France has banned full-body swimsuits known as burkinis; "old" Greenland sharks. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
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The Why Factor
Fear of Animals
18 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
In this week’s Why Factor Mike Williams enters the terrified world of the animal phobic and faces a fear of his own. Show more
More or Less
Swimming World Records
9 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Why are swimming world records frequently being broken? Tim Harford Investigates. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Newsroom
Rare Tarantula Species Successfully Bred in Captivity.
14 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
English Zoo becomes first in the world to successfully breed rare Montserrat tarantulas Show more
BBC Sport brings you all the latest stories and results from around the world.
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World Business Report
First broadcast 2016/08/12 22:32 GMT: Feeble Eurozone Growth Heightens Gloom
27 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The latest figures for economic growth in the 19 countries that use the Euro have reinforced the impression that things are still not going well. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
The Real Story
Is it time to Abolish India’s Caste System?
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
Are recent protests by low-caste Dalits a turning point? Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Business Matters
Hillary Clinton Releases Tax Returns
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has released her tax return to the public, prompting questions as to whether or not her rival Donald Trump will do the same. Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
Today In Rio
Almaz Ayana: Africa's First Gold
50 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central Africa
A daily catch up on all the latest news, the talking points, and the winners and the losers of the Olympics Show more
The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
From Our Own Correspondent
Battle Scarred
23 minutes
on BBC World Service West and Central AfricaAvailable for over a year
The lingering effects of civil war in Colombia; why some Armenians saw hostage-takers as heroes; insecurity in Burkina Faso's "jihadi north"; snapshots of modern life in Samoa Show more
The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
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