BBC World News is the BBC's international 24-hour news and information channel, broadcast in English in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe.
Its estimated weekly audience of 74 million makes it the BBC's biggest television service. Available in more than 295 million homes, 1.7 million hotel rooms, on 81 cruise ships, 46 airlines and 35 mobile phone platforms - BBC World News broadcasts a diverse mix of authoritative international news, sport, weather, business, current affairs and documentary programming.
Many people today feel trapped in a frenetic globalised world, caught in a stampede of consumerism, social media and so many choices from all directions. Chuck in an attack of mid-life crisis and you have a man in need of some spiritual guidance!
BBC World News kicks off the New Year with an exciting international documentary series - Storyville Global. The films, directed by different filmmakers from across the globe, depict a range of contemporary political, cultural and human rights issues. The Storyville Global series, chosen and ... (more)
In an interview for BBC Newsnight and BBC World News, the Dalai Lama talks to Yalda Hakim about the response from countries like Britain to recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. During the interview, being broadcast today on BBC World News, he also reacts to being turned down by the Pope, and... (more)
