
The best stories, interviews and on the spot reporting from around the world including highlights from Newshour, The World Today and World Briefing. Up to 30 minutes compiled twice a day from the 24 hour News coverage from the BBC World Service.
Mon, 28 May 12
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31 mins
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Tony Blair appears at UK media inquiry / Is China still the "factory of the world" ? / How Greeks respond to economic crisis / Rapper makes documentary about UK's young homeless.
Mon, 28 May 12
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33 mins
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The UN condemns the use of heavy weapons by Syrian forces during a massacre in which more than 100 people were killed/ Sri Lanka: senior official says north 'no longer Tamil'/ Leveson: former British PM Tony Blair faces inquiry/ How to get ahead in business - try squatting!
Sun, 27 May 12
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23 mins
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Nato airstrike, rebels united in Mali and reaction to Syria massacre
Sat, 26 May 12
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UN observers visit Syrian "massacre" site / Bankia explains bailout request / Azerbaijan to host Eurovision final
Fri, 25 May 12
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Super telescope for South Africa, Australia and New Zealand / Shares in Spain's troubled Bankia suspended / Scottish independence supporters launch referendum campaign.
Fri, 25 May 12
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US Pakistan Relations/ Al-Qaeda and Syria/ Chief Alien-Hunter Retires
Thu, 24 May 12
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European business activity falling fast / Zuma asks court to have portrait removed / Australian mining magnate declared the richest woman in the world.
Thu, 24 May 12
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ICC Blackmail Claim/ The Return of Polio/ New Species/ The Dons of Corleone
Wed, 23 May 12
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Pakistani doctor guilty of treason for helping CIA / Egyptians vote in historic presidential election / Beijing toilets.
Wed, 23 May 12
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Egyptians go to the polls / Yemen on the brink of a catastrophic food crisis / Talks on a new government for Somalia / Former Greek Prime Minister on leaving the Euro / Skydiving without a parachute
Tue, 22 May 12
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Five Egyptian policemen given jail sentences / OECD warns of debt vicious cycle / Robofish.
Tue, 22 May 12
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NATO endorses timeable for Afghanistan withdrawal / A violent attack on Mali's interim president / Report says husbands are more dangerous than guns in parts of West Africa / Political debate on the streets of Cairo ahead of Egypt's presidential election
Mon, 21 May 12
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Scores killed in Yemen suicide bomb / Lockerbie bomber buried / Chess in India.
Mon, 21 May 12
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NATO leaders lay out the path towards their withdrawal in 2014 / Libya gets ready to bury the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing / A look back at the life of Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees
Sun, 20 May 12
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Lockerbie Bomber, Al-Megrahi dies; Italy quake; NATO discusses Afghanistan pull-out.
Sat, 19 May 12
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Aborted US space lauch to the International Space Station / Bomb blast in Syria / Call to Prayer / Top Hat.
Fri, 18 May 12
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Facebook fanfare on stock market debut / European stock markets hit slump / Legendary Arab singer, Warda, dies.
Fri, 18 May 12
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34 mins
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Social networking company set to release some 420 million shares priced at $38 each/ President Obama holds African food security talks/ The right protocol for a Diamond Jubilee lunch/ Tributes paid to disco icon Donna Summer
Thu, 17 May 12
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Cameron's warning about Eurozone / Spain auctions off bonds / Greeks' anxiety over economy / Denmark's push for renewable energy / Is Harry Potter great literature ? / Internet stardom for London's singing fish-seller.
Thu, 17 May 12
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34 mins
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Greek leftist leader George Tsipras accuses the EU and Germany of 'playing poker with people's lives'/ ICC: Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda 'will be caught'/ Robotic arm controlled by thought/ Cuba's art extravaganza
Wed, 16 May 12
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Mladic trial opens in the Hague / Witnesses coerced, says Liberia's Charles Taylor / The pliosaur who suffered painful arthritis.
Wed, 16 May 12
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Mladic to face charges of genocide/ Truth Commission in Brazil/ New drug in Russia/ Carlos Fuentes
Tue, 15 May 12
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Hollande sworn-in as French president / Charges against former Murdoch aide / Palestinians mark anniversary of "The Catastrophe" / How one native American tribe is tackling alcoholism / How a 9 year-old boy became a sensation - with cardboard.
Tue, 15 May 12
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28 mins
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What if Greece quit the Eurozone? / Conflict minerals / Gamers celebrate Diablo's return
Mon, 14 May 12
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Fresh fighting in Syrian city of al-Rastan / How Greeks respond to political stalemate / Reality TV show angers America's Iranian community / The world's longest taxi-journey.
Mon, 14 May 12
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28 mins
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Narco-gang massacre in Mexico / Nato under fire for civilian deaths / Historic victory for Manchester City football club
Sun, 13 May 12
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18 mins
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Afghan advisor killed / Uganda LRA man caught / Austrian cat cafe
Sat, 12 May 12
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New Greek vote likely / Indonesia plane recovery / Berlin train
Fri, 11 May 12
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Spain bolsters banks as eurozone contracts / Breivik trial disrupted by relative / London 2012's Olympic tower.
Fri, 11 May 12
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JP Morgan lost billions//Algeria elections//Pills to prevent HIV infections//Clooney raises fund for Obama//World Chess Championship returns to Moscow
Thu, 10 May 12
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Many killed in bombs in Syria / German chancellor says 'No change of course' / London Olympic flame lit.
Thu, 10 May 12
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Obama supports gay marriage//Alegria elections//Sukhoi Superjet missing over Indonesia//Fragile ceasefire in Homs//Universal flu vaccine//Vidal Sassoon has died
Wed, 9 May 12
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Bomb explodes near UN mission chief in Syria / Breivik killing survivors tell their story / Punch and Judy.
Wed, 9 May 12
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33 mins
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US officials say would-be bomber 'was working for CIA and Saudi intelligence'/ Kofi Annan warns Syria peace plan 'last chance' to avoid civil war/ US state votes on gay marriage ban/ Snakes alive! How Guam is battling a serpent infestation
Tue, 8 May 12
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35 mins
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US 'foils underwear-bomb airline plot' / Headquarters of Libya PM attacked / Driverless cars.
Tue, 8 May 12
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34 mins
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US officials say airline bomb plot conceived by al-Qaeda in Yemen, device now in FBI possession/ Greek coalition woes following election/ Nigeria's other Islamist group/ The BBC stages the 'World's Biggest School Assembly'
Mon, 7 May 12
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26 mins
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Mr Hollande takes charge / Are wealthy French people leaving France? / Vladimir Putin is sworn in as President of Russia / Curry ingredient may hold the secret to bowel cancer treatment.
Mon, 7 May 12
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23 mins
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A new president for France/ Greek voters turn on the establishment/ South Korea's eco-border
Sun, 6 May 12
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24 mins
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France's presidential poll / World's oldest graduate / A magic cockerel for Putin?
Sat, 5 May 12
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial / Japan's nuclear shutdown / French political satire.
Fri, 4 May 12
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33 mins
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New protests in Cairo / UK government suffers setback in local elections / Indian women campaign against sexual harassment / Plight of Nuba refugees in Sudan / Was Hitler mad ? / Why Afghan children are looking to the stars.
Fri, 4 May 12
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32 mins
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Chinese activist's plea / Microchip eye implants / Japan's last nuclear reactor
Thu, 3 May 12
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Dutch ministers boycott Euro 2012 over treatment of Tymoshenko / Sailors who brave seas roamed by Somali pirates / Bin Laden documents made public / Are men suffering discrimination ?
Thu, 3 May 12
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Details of Chinese activist's release / France's presidential debate / The world's most expensive painting
Wed, 2 May 12
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11 killed as Cairo protestors are attacked / Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Burmese parliament / Tensions between ISAF troops and Afghan army / Rodney King looks back on LA riots / The battle to be mayor of London.
Wed, 2 May 12
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Barack Obama makes a surprise trip to Afghanistan / One year on since the death of Osama Bin Laden...is Al Qaeda still the threat it once was? / Aung San Suu Kyi and her party take their seats in the new Burmese parliament / Why life is just a case of monkeying about
Tue, 1 May 12
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A meeting with jailed Baihraini dissident / Marine le Pen addresses her supporters / Libyans enjoy new-found freedoms / Has an effective test for breast-cancer been found ? / A warm reception for Pakistani artists in India / Christian Louboutin on why his shoes mix pain with pleasure.
Tue, 1 May 12
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Fighting breaks out once again in Mali's capital Bamako / Ahead of next weeks elections, we hear from Greece's far right / Ukraine about to co-host Europe's top soccer event...but not every top European will be going
Mon, 30 Apr 12
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32 mins
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What impact are UN monitors having in Syria ? / How US created alert-system for use when children disappear / Why Nobel Prize-winning novelist created "Museum of Innocence" / Manchester's excitement as crucial football match draws near.
Mon, 30 Apr 12
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30 mins
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Ban Ki Moon to address Burmese parliament/Impact of Chinese dissident's escape on US-China relations/The hunt for Joesph Kony goes on/Universal Studios at 100
Sun, 29 Apr 12
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19 mins
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Deadly attack on Kano university / Supporters of disqualified Egyptian candidate attacked / Is Kate Middleton a good role model for women?
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