Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.
World Service,·5864 episodes
Protesters call for Lebanese PM to quit; Bolt wins 100m; Azar Nafisi on My Uncle Napoleon
23 Aug 2015,·55 mins
British foreign minister in Iran; Rebirth of a language; Holocaust DNA trauma
Commander of National Guardsman gives praise; Norwegian ship rescues hundreds of migrants
22 Aug 2015,·49 mins
Praise for men who overcame train attacker; bankrupt Santa; Kabul explosion
Chaos on Greek border; first female US Army Rangers; the nurse who re-set her broken legs
21 Aug 2015,·49 mins
Libya's FM calls for unity; insurgent political candidates; finding a Nazi train of gold
The winners and losers of low oil prices; snap election in Greece; eating jellyfish.
20 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Who was behind Egypt blast? French-UK deal on migrants; western music hits North Korea.
UNESCO's DG condemns archaeologist murder; dating website; violinists in tuxedos
19 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Pill aims to boost women's libido; no Muslim migrants for Slovakia; Nigerian funk pioneer
Rescuing enslaved Yazidis in Iraq; Spitfires fly again; Ali Bongo's inheritance give-away
18 Aug 2015,·49 mins
Bomb explodes in Thai capital; South Sudan peace talks; the Bin Laden tapes.
17 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Deadly blast hits Thai shrine; Egypt anti-terror measures; Mimicking owls in engineering
Iraqi committee accuses Maliki over Mosul; protests in Brazil; Julian Bond remembered.
16 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Punjab home minister killed; desegregation in Yonkers; a book to help kids sleep
Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir detained; assassination in Burundi; Akihito's 'remorse'.
15 Aug 2015,·55 mins
China extends Tianjin exclusion zone; Japan Emperor's WW2 remorse; Chelsea's doctor row.
"Profound grief" but no apology from Abe; Tianjin chemical dangers; Zimbabwe skulls
14 Aug 2015,·55 mins
US flag flies at Cuba embassy; Austria migrant centre overcrowding; The Iliad live
Greece austerity debate; President Harding's love child; Tennis insults.
13 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Solidarity in Tianjin following explosion; Sri Lanka torture; App identifies birdsong.
Massive explosions in China; A Jewish reporter in Iran; Robots building baby robots.
12 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Yuan hits four-year low; Amnesty details Syrian 'war crimes'; the menstrual runner.
Turkey pushes for Syria 'safe zone'; Why Indian CEOs are good; Man plans to swim Pacific
11 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Mothballed power plant switched on; Organ transplant black market; Nefertiti's tomb?
Attacks in Istanbul and Sirnak; Ferguson rally clashes; Chinese TV star crosses red line.
10 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Ferguson marks anniversary of police shooting; Iraq PM reform plan; Rape survivor clinic.
09 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Al-Abadi vows to tackle corruption and incompetence; Haiti elections; Ukraine OSCE.
Ex-prisoner's Contreras story; UK Poles' mass blood drive; is football season too long?
08 Aug 2015,·55 mins
Chileans celebrate the death of General Contreras, Kabul attacks, Fangio exhumation.
