Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
Somalia prepares for new parliament; Sino-Japanese tensions; diagnosing the Elephant Man
19 Aug 2012,·55 mins
China-Japan island row; plane crash kills Sudanese minister; woman wishes mum aborted her
Political row after S Africa shootings; Czech 'Breivik' arrested; Fallujah - The Opera.
18 Aug 2012,·55 mins
South African miners' anger; profile of new UN Syria envoy; English Premier League at 20.
Pussy Riot jailed; Nadine Gordimer dismayed by mine deaths; New UN envoy to Syria
17 Aug 2012,·55 mins
Interviews, news and analysis of the day's global events.
Police fire on S Africa miners; UN ends Syria observer mission; Assange granted asylum
16 Aug 2012,·55 mins
UN report slams Syrian war crimes; Julia Child 100 years anniversary; Waterless toilets
15 Aug 2012,·55 mins
Ghana's president dies; tourism and tigers; and can conservatives be feminists?
24 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Female genital mutilation in UK; phone hacking charges; is cash-in-hand pay morally wrong?
Accused Batman gunman in court; Syrian chemical weapons concerns ; artificial jellyfish
23 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Deadly attacks in Iraq; Syria crisis through the eyes of children; Oprah India controversy
Syria: room for talks? Oslo remembers Breivik dead; Tour de France's first British winner.
22 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Tax avoidance; charity fundraisers "chuggers" too aggressive?; Tour de France.
Murdoch board resignations; Aleppo life; China's have-nots; naked rambling
21 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Syrian Muslim Brotherhood urges restraint; Denver shooting; Cernettes' last concert.
US cinema shooting; Syrian refugees in Lebanon; and has Olympic branding gone too far?
20 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Gunman attacks Batman film premiere; refugees flee Syria; and what working women wear
UN Syria resolution vetoed; Bulgarian PM on bus bomb, are franchises stifling creativity?
19 Jul 2012,·25 mins
Damascus fighting continues; China loans Africa $20bn; Sierra Leone war orphan ballerina.
Syria: A Newshour special with on-the-ground reportage, analysis and regional views.
18 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Syria Crisis Special: Senior members of Assad's inner circle killed in Damascus blast.
Damascus violence: a turning point? Olympics uniform battle; Elton 'fight Aids with love'
17 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Clashes in Damascus; Olympics security company under fire; Solomon Island bird trafficking
Russia's role in Syria; free speech and racism; Bob Marley 'at the Olympics'
16 Jul 2012,·55 mins
Meeting a Syrian "shabiha"; Mau Mau veterans seek apology; Eritrean marathon man.
Redefining the Syrian conflict; Tour de France sabotaged; what does 'plastic Brit' mean?
15 Jul 2012,·55 mins
UN report on Syria violence; Clinton meets Egypt's generals; and who should lead the AU?
Clinton meets Egypt's new president; AU warns of dangers in Mali; Woody Guthrie's legacy.
14 Jul 2012,·55 mins
