Subject Guides: EDU 285: Education for International Development: International News

International News Websites & Portals

1st Headlines
A website for tracking sources of breaking news stories. Created in 1997 to provide a convenient way of scanning headlines from many news sources -- a precursor to Google News and other news aggregators.
ABYZ News Links
A simple portal to over 18,800 online news sources from around the world. Primarily concerned with newspapers, but also includes many broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies.
BBC World Service
The world’s leading international broadcaster according to its website. Transmits programs in over 30 languages.
British Pathe Film Archive
Online archive of 90,000 videos covering newsreel, sports footage, social history documentaries, entertainment and music stories from 1896 to 1976. Also includes still photos.
Google News: World
Google's aggregated world news section. Similar results are grouped for easy reading. Includes image browsing and some multimedia.
NewsLink
A very useful website, NewsLink indexes newspapers, radio and TV stations, magazines and other news outlets by geographical location, type, and popularity.
RadioStationWorld
Formerly "TVRadioWorld," RadioStationWorld is an online informational directory that deals with the radio broadcasters worldwide.
The Big Project: Worldwide News in English
An extremely valuable resource that links to newspapers worldwide that publish editions in English. Coverage by region includes the UK, Europe, the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East,
Wikipedia: List of Newspapers
Wikipedia's list of entries about newspapers, organized by country. Useful for browsing, and for paper links.
World Radio Network
A leading international broadcast company, based in London. Provides access to well-known public radio programming, including selections from North & South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

International News: Related Databases

Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources. Over 4,500 news sources are included. Each provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.
Current Digest of the Russian Press This link opens in a new window
English translations of news articles published in the Soviet Union and Russia from 1949 to 2010. Includes translations of Soviet government documents, laws and treaties, five-year plans and reports of their implementation, as well as speeches by leaders.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
A major source of newspapers, web news, and industry news, containing 28,000 sources from over 200 countries in 23 languages. Includes Wall Street Journal television transcripts and newswires. Includes company profiles.
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Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941-1996 and Annexes This link opens in a new window
The Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports are U.S. government transcriptions and translations of radio broadcasts from foreign countries. Annexes comprise an additional 7,000 transcripts to the Daily Reports. The modern successor to the FBIS Daily Reports is the World News Connection.
Latin American Intelligence Service This link opens in a new window
Political, economic, security and strategic news and analysis on countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes the Latin American Weekly Report (1967 to present), the Latin American Regional Reports, and other reports. Some of the publications are also available in Spanish.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
An excellent source of up-to-date news, business and legal information. News stories date back to the late 1970s. U.S. and international sources are available for most content areas. Includes Company Dossier content.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Most recent 2 months of over 400 U.S. and international newspapers, many in foreign languages. All newspapers are in their entirety and are available on the day they are published.