Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
Taylor gets 50 years; can schools teach body image? Has the Olympian ideal been betrayed?
30 May 2012,·55 mins
West expels Syrian diplomats; Nigerian fuel scam; US and Russia in Twitter war of words
29 May 2012,·55 mins
Syrian ambassadors expelled;Egypt vote dilemma;FIFA's frontrunner-a new hope for football?
Who are the Shabiha in Syria? Qatar shopping mall deaths; and the thrill of ghost towns.
28 May 2012,·55 mins
Houla eyewitness; Blair at the Leveson inquiry; Rwanda supporting DRC rebels, says UN
UN Security Council meeting on Syria; Haneke's 'Amour' wins Cannes the Palme d'Or
27 May 2012,·55 mins
Mali Tuaregs and Islamists merge; Damascus denies massacre; the c-word's shocking power.
UN observer chief confirms deaths of over 30 children in Houla; Vatican power struggle
26 May 2012,·55 mins
UN monitors alleged Syrian massacre; IMF takes tough line on Greece; Eurovision songs
World's biggest telescope finds home; Argentina & WTO feud; Li Na on tennis
25 May 2012,·55 mins
Pakistan anger with US aid cut; Geeks and politicians; and the most powerful telescope
Al-Qaeda in Syria; Montreal student protests; the US school for men who buy sex
24 May 2012,·55 mins
Syrian ex-general urges action; day two of Egypt elections; flag waving Olympic elephants
Doctor jailed for CIA/bin Laden role; Egyptians at the polls; skydiver without a parachute
23 May 2012,·55 mins
Lyse Doucet in Egypt for presidential election; Michael Sandel on the power of markets
22 May 2012,·55 mins
Economic vicious circle; Egypt gears up for elections; running with Kenya's Abel Kirui.
Yemeni militants - how big a threat? Facebook shares slump; Olympic torches on eBay
21 May 2012,·55 mins
Suicide bombing in Yemen; Afghan troop withdrawal; should you stand for national anthems?
Lockerbie convict dies, Nato discusses Afghan withdrawal, Serbian election surprise
20 May 2012,·55 mins
Al Megrahi dies in Libya; Nato's Afghan pullout talks; a King James bible for every child?
US reaction to Chinese dissident's arrival, G8 on euro crisis, and Champions League final
19 May 2012,·55 mins
Chinese activist leaves for US; Burma rebels talk peace; a Libyan take on 'The Dictator'
Growth or austerity at G8? Aleppo Syrians protest; ANC uproar over Zuma genitals painting.
18 May 2012,·55 mins
Facebook goes public; China's most wanted man sentenced to life; printing a new currency
Mladic trial suspended; US rewards Burmese political reform; a tribute to Donna Summer
17 May 2012,·55 mins
Large withdrawals from Greek & Spanish banks; legalised brothels; the value of Facebook
Hollande's 50% female cabinet; Ratko Mladic on trial; the boy in the girls' hockey team.
16 May 2012,·55 mins
Ratko Mladic on trial; Charles Taylor says witnesses were coerced; an arthritic dinosaur.
A special edition of Newshour on the downfall of Chinese party boss Bo Xilai
15 May 2012,·55 mins
