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International news

      Titles Descriptions
  1. About.com: Current Events - World
  2. Ananova
  3. Arabic News
  4. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
  5. Christian Science Monitor
  6. Documents Center: Documents in the News
  7. DoubleTake Magazine
  8. Drudge Report
  9. Economist
  10. European Union Information
  11. Events of September 11th 2001
  12. Foreign Terrorist Organizations
  13. Heritage Lectures
  14. HomeTownFreePress
  15. Interfax
  16. International Herald Tribune
  17. Internet Archive: September 11th 2001
  18. Ithaki News
  19. NATO At 50
  20. news.com.au
  21. NewsDirectory: Newspapers
  22. Online Newshour
  23. OnlineNewspapers.com
  24. Patterns of Global Terrorism
  25. RapidTree Communications
  26. Stuff.co.nz
  27. Time.com Photoessays
  28. Topica: World News
  29. United Nations Mine Action Service
  30. World News Forecast

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About.com: Current Events - World
Offers original articles and features about current events around the world, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: international news
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: forum, index, news
Ananova
Access to news and information gathered and processed by the Press Association's news agency companies, PA News, PA Sport and PA Data Design.
     Author: Press Association
     Subjects: british news, international news, journalism, sport
     DeweyClass: 072
     Resource type: news
Arabic News
Daily news in English about the Arab world, including Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lybia, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Saudi, Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
     Author: ArabicNews.com
     Subjects: arabs, international news, islam, middle east
     DeweyClass: 079.535
     Resource type: news
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
UK national radio and television stations. Provides details of schedules, news, weather, education resources, and employment.
     Author: BBC
     Subjects: british news, international news, radio broadcasting, television, united kingdom
     DeweyClass: 384.5
     Resource type: institution
Christian Science Monitor
Includes US and International news updated hourly, editorials, searchable archive of the paper back to 1980, daily feature articles. Also includes Monitor Radio newscast.
     Author: Christian Science Publishing Company
     Subjects: international news, united states news
     DeweyClass: 071
     Resource type: magazine, news
Documents Center: Documents in the News
Taken from official sources, this page has full text documents on international news stories.
     Author: Documents Center, University of Michigan Library
     Subjects: international news
     DeweyClass: 351
     Resource type: news
DoubleTake Magazine
Magazine featuring work by writers and photographers from around the world illustrating social issues via photography, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Offers a gallery of images from past issues, a subject index to articles for teachers, and suggested classroom activities. Back issues are available from 1995 onwards.
     Author: DoubleTake
     Subjects: international news, journalism, photographs
     DeweyClass: 770
     Resource type: image collection, magazine
Drudge Report
A collection of news feeds on the Internet, including; Associated Press, Fox News, Reuters, and links to major American newspapers. The site is designed to cater for journalists in particular.
     Author: Drudge, Matt
     Subjects: international news, journalism, united states news
     DeweyClass: 070.4
     Resource type: news index
Economist
The Economist is an established source of current information. The complete contents of the weekly newspaper are available online each week, offering articles on national and international current affairs, politics, business, finance, science, technology and the arts.
     Author: Economist Group
     Subjects: british news, business news, financial news, international news, international trade
     DeweyClass: 330
     Resource type: magazine
European Union Information
History of UK membership of the EU, EU information initiatives, sources of EU information in the UK and forthcoming events.
     Author: European Commission UK Office
     Subjects: european union, international news
     DeweyClass: 320.94
     Resource type: documents
Events of September 11th 2001
Collection of links relating to the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Resources include documentation, radio broadcasts, and video footage of reports.
     Author: Price, Gary
     Subjects: international news, united states news, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 320.9
     Resource type: index
Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Offers information about organisations designated as terrorist groups by the US government in 1999, explaining the criteria for designation and subsequent legal effects. Provides details of aliases, activities, and areas of operation for each organisation, a definition of terrorist activity, and answers to a series of frequently asked questions.
     Author: Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
     Subjects: crime, international news, warfare
     DeweyClass: 303.625
     Resource type: document
Heritage Lectures
Set of lectures concerned with political crises around the world. Subjects covered include economics, terrorism, warfare and foreign policy.
     Author: Heritage Foundation
     Subjects: international news, warfare
     DeweyClass: 320
     Resource type: articles
HomeTownFreePress
Links to free local news and information sites worldwide.
     Author: HomeTown Free-Press
     Subjects: international news, journalism
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: news index
Interfax
News agency providing business and political information on Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia and the Baltic countries. The information is available in English.
     Author: Interfax International
     Subjects: eastern europe, international news, russia, russian business, ukraine
     DeweyClass: 077
     Resource type: news
International Herald Tribune
Daily newspaper edited in Paris and printed around the world, published with the New York Times and Washington Post. Current stories and special report archives available online.
     Author: International Herald Tribune
     Subjects: international news
     DeweyClass: 074
     Resource type: news
Internet Archive: September 11th 2001
Contains a collection of television news programs recorded live from around September 11, 2001 by the non-profit Television Archive to help patrons research this important part of United States history. These materials were available on the televisionarchive.org site from October 11, 2001 through 2003.
     Author: Internet Archive
     Subjects: international news, united states news, united states of america
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: news
Ithaki News
Enables users to search across a range of news resources. US, international, business, and technical news are some of the categories available, and material is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
     Author: Ithaki
     Subjects: international news, newspapers
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: news index
NATO At 50
Articles examining the activities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation since its establishment 50 years ago, with a look at future plans. Includes an interactive map looking at the 19 countries in the alliance with information about their date of joining, population figures, economic statistics, languages and religions. Also features a timeline tracing significant NATO events which have taken place in each decade since the 1950s.
     Author: Cable News Network
     Subjects: international news, international relations, peace and conflict
     DeweyClass: 327
     Resource type: news
news.com.au
Online daily Australian news service, providing current events information, financial, sport and entertainment.
     Author: News Limited
     Subjects: australia, australian culture, international news
     DeweyClass: 079.94
     Resource type: news
NewsDirectory: Newspapers
Directory of newspapers from all over the world.
     Author: Infonautics Corporation
     Subjects: international news, journalism, newspapers
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: news index
Online Newshour
Selected transcripts from the top worldwide news stories of each show, with selected transcripts on subjects of topical interest.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: international news, united states news
     DeweyClass: 071
     Resource type: news
OnlineNewspapers.com
Country by country listing of online newspapers throughout the globe.
     Author: Web Wombat Pty
     Subjects: international news, newspapers
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: news index
Patterns of Global Terrorism
An overview of terrorism in the main regions of the world, including an overview of state sponsored terrorism.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: international news, political philosophy
     DeweyClass: 303.625
     Resource type: documents
RapidTree Communications
Provides links to newspapers, magazines, online radio and TV stations, news agencies, media criticism, and trade journals. Each category is sub-divided by country.
     Author: RapidTree.com
     Subjects: international news, newspapers
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: index
Stuff.co.nz
News and information website of Fairfax New Zealand Ltd. Topics include: news, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, and newspapers.
     Author: Independent Newspapers Limited
     Subjects: international news, new zealand
     DeweyClass: 079.93
     Resource type: news
Time.com Photoessays
Image resource depicting world events such as life in Afghanistan, the World Trade Centre attack, and warfare between the Israelis and Palestinians. Coverage is presented as a series of photographs, with weekly round-ups available. Past photoessays and pictures of the week available from 1999.
     Author: Time
     Subjects: international news
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: image collection, news
Topica: World News
An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to international news, with descriptions and subscription details.
     Author: Topica
     Subjects: international news
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: mailinglist index
United Nations Mine Action Service
Contains basic facts sheets about landmines, country overview, casualty data, clearance standards, and details of landmine treaties, conventions, and documents.
     Author: United Nations
     Subjects: international news, military operations
     DeweyClass: 356
     Resource type: documents
World News Forecast
News articles covering world events up to one month ahead. A subscription based calendar covers news up to a year in advance, and the future who's who of the international media world can be found in the Media Services Directory.
     Author: Universal NewsAhead
     Subjects: international news, journalism
     DeweyClass: 070
     Resource type: news