The internet provides a wide range of on-line news services. Some of these are listed below to demonstrate the wide range of news resources available.
Aljazeerah Became well known during the Iraq war for its alternative and Arab perspective on global events.
allAfrica News on Africa by African journalists and taken from African newspapers. Information can be found on particular themes or topics and news on particular countries can also be found.
Associated Press The largest and oldest news organisation in the world, providing news, photos, graphics, audio and video. The home page contains lead global news stories and a series of images with captions related to current news. The site also contains a useful search facility which will find news stories over the past week on a specific issue or theme.
BBC World News/World Service Held in high regard throughout the world for the quality of its reporting on global issues. Includes a section on photographs featuring images related to the daily world news and photos on different themes or parts of the world. Also has links to video and audio reports and Country Profiles
Google News Up to the minute world news and a useful 'search news' facility for news on particular issues from around 4,500 news sources around the world.
Inter World Radio part of the Panos Institute features short audio news bulletins on key global issues. Join IWR free to access an extensive archive of audio reports.
Panos Pictures
A London-based independent photo agency representing
photojournalists worldwide. Panos aims to document issues and
areas which are often under-reported, misrepresented or ignored. All
photos contain a useful commentary.
Reuters is the largest international multi-media news agency, reporting from around the world. The site also contains an extensive range of photos and video clips related to current news stories. Launch 'editors choice' for a selection of images related to current news stories or click on 'latest pictures'.
Reuters AlertNet Funded and run by the Reuters Foundation - a Reuters educational and humanitarian trust - AlertNet is a humanitarian crisis news network and provides reports and images from/for the international disaster relief community. Photographs can be searched by topic emergency and country.
United Nations News Centre Leading global news stories as well as a range of issues in focus. News on specific issues/situations over the past two weeks to 45 days can be searched.
Wikipedia news Major news stories are covered by this free on-line encyclopedia with links to further background information and facinating facts and figures.
World News Network An extensive selection of global news reports selected from newspapers and news services around the world. Also contains an extensive news network where news stories can be searched by region or topic and a library of photos relating to global news stories.
World Press
Review
Useful links to headline stories from a range of newspapers and magazines
worldwide. Updated every 15 minutes. Also contains listings of world
newspapers and magazines and a series of educational
resources
See also: alternative news sites
world-newspapers.com
One of the most comprehensive news resources available on the web, world-newspapers.com features listings of world newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English for every country in the world. The site also has a section on alternative news and media criticism.
