BBC World Service

Middle East peace
- Prospect for peace
  
  US Vice President Joe Biden is in the Middle East to kickstart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process but is Washington in a position to make headway? The World today talks to Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator.
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    ListenDuration: 02:01
Online experiment
- Your web animal type
  
  Discover the impact the web is having on our brains and find out which species of web animal you are. Digital Planet presenter Gareth Mitchell is an elk but what could you be?
Pet attack insurance
- Tackling dangerous dogs
  
  The British government is proposing to make all dog owners take out insurance against the risk of their pets attacking someone. Newshour examines the controversial plan.
  
  ListenDuration: 13:52
Silicon Valley life
- How To Make Your First Billion
  
  This drama-documentary gives a fictionalised insight into Silicon Valley. Follow Jake and Subash as they join forces to try and create a billon-dollar business.

News programmes

World Briefing

BBC News reports from around the world.

ListenDuration: 8 minutes
Newshour

Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.

ListenDuration: 55 minutes
The World Today

For the best guide to the day ahead.
- Duration: 59 minutes
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Business Daily

Can Brazilians make money from the internet?

ListenDuration: 20 minutes

Live this week from Miami

The team are attending the WeMedia conference which is looking at various aspects of social media. Send them your debate ideas or join them in Miami if you are there.

For years both Muslims and Christians have lived side by side in Jos. But with the advent of this so called democracy, politicians have become greedy and self-centred. What better way to gain support than to tell your people the Muslims are coming or vice versa.

Aliyu, Philadelphia, US

News
- The Hurt Locker
  
  How real bomb disposal experts rate the film
Africa
- Boarding school
  
  Why Kenyan kids are going at the age of two
  
  ListenDuration: 04:36
Arts
- Aatish Taseer
  
  Talks about his new novel The Temple Goers
Business
- African Ambitions
  
  Peter Day on how Rwanda is trying to re-create itself
Sport
- Money talks
  
  Makoena on life after administration at Portsmouth
  
  ListenDuration: 03:59
Health
- Condom fit
  
  Badly fitting condoms putting men off safe sex
Investigation
- Aid for arms
  
  Investigation learns millions spent on weapons
Outlook
- Swimming 'trunks'
  
  Meet Rajan the last elephant able to swim in the sea
World Book Club
- John Boyne
  
  Discusses his novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Documentaries
- Virtual Revolution
  
  Why we are paying for what appear to be 'free' sites
The Forum
- Being responsible
  
  Improving trust in an age of catastrophic risk
The Interview
- Sophie Andrews
  
  Finding strength after having an abusive childhood

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