One of key suspects in the murder in London of Alexander Litvinenko the former Russian spy has told the BBC he had nothing to do with his death by poisoning 10 years ago. A British inquiry has concluded that President Putin probably approved the assa...
Good morning. All the talk this week about the Shadow Cabinet reshuffle has made me think a lot about loyalty. We invoke loyalty frequently as a virtue and yet its complex and multi-layered. On Wednesday at a store checkout I was asked if I had a loy...
The last country I visited where I couldnt speak the language was Poland. Yes, most people spoke in English and communication was hardly a struggle but it still made me realise how dependent I was on others to translate occasionally, and the way this...
萨拉佩林表示支持特朗普 Hello, I'm Justin Green with the BBC News. The former governor of US state of Alaska Sarah Palin has given her support to Donald Trump in his campaign to be the Republican Party's presidential candidate. She praised...
Hello I am Jim Lee with the BBC news. China has announced that its economy grew by 6.9% last year. The figure was in line with expectations, but it's the slowest rate of growth for the world's second largest economy in 25 years. Karishma Vaswani repo...
Over recent days we have witnessed some of the most intricate diplomacy. The announcement that Iran had met its initial obligations under the nuclear agreement signed last July, is a triumph. Its all a far cry from the usual blows traded between Iran...
Hello, Im Jerry Smit with the BBC news. A group with links to so called Islamic State says it carried out the extended gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital Jakarta. For almost 3 hours, police battle militants at locations incl...
The BBC has heard claims that Turkey is breaking international law by deporting Syrian refugees back to Syria. Refugees told a BBC investigation that Syrians who are trying to cross from Turkey into Greece were detained and returned to Syria against...
Hello I am Julia Cantler with the BBC news. The head of World Athletics Sabastian Coe says the sports governing body faces a long road before it will be trusted again. He was speaking after a report by the World Anti-doping agency said corruption was...
对奥巴马国情咨文演讲的思考 In the early hours of yesterday morning, President Obama gave his last State of the Union address. It's always a difficult speech, with time running out to propose a legislative agenda... Instead, as well as de...
Good Morning In what seemed an act of self-effacement on the part of Radio 4 last Wednesday Justin Webb told listeners affected by the stormy weather to tune into their local radio stations! Well, here I am in the studios of BBC Radio York. But only...
The United Nations says the Syrian government has agreed to allow humanitarian aid to the besieged town of Madaya where people are reported to have died from starvation. Madaya, near the Lebanese border, has been surrounded by government troops and t...
Hello, I'm Jerry Smit with the BBC News Shares on China's main stock market have fluctuated sharply in the hours of trading since the country's security's regulator lifted the safe mechanism introduced to prevent sharp falls. The market in Shanghai o...
I am John Macintosh with the BBC news. Hello, the trading on China's stock market has been suspended for the second day this week after prices plunged by more than 7%. An automatic shutdown was triggered less than an hour after business opened, Steve...
Hello, I'm Jerry Smit with the BBC News. The UN Security Council has agreed to start work immediately on drawing up news anctions against North Korea following its claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb. There is skepticism that Pyongyang's latest nucl...
