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Al-Ahram
Online weekly, located in Egypt, publishing news on Arab world. Language: English
AlertNet
Humanitarian news network, started in 1997 by Reuters Foundation. The website contains news on humanitarian crises, crisis profiles and a directory of more than 380 NGOs in more than 90 countries. Language: English
Aljazeera
Arabic news network. News and background material on international events with focus on the Arab world. Language: English
All Africa
General news and information on African countries. Focuses on sustainable development, peace processes and business and technology. Languages: English, French
Asia Times
News and analyses of geopolitical, political, economic and business issues. Region by region coverage. Languages: English, Chinese
Christian Science Monitor
Website of the international daily newspaper, searchable by theme, region and full text search. Language: English
Google News
"Google News is a computer-generated news site that aggregates headlines from more than 4,500 English-language news sources worldwide, groups similar stories together and displays them according to each reader's personalized interests. [...]
On Google News we offer links to several articles on every story, so you can first decide what subject interests you and then select which publishers’ accounts of each story you’d like to read. Click on the headline that interests you and you'll go directly to the site which published that story. Our articles are selected and ranked by computers that evaluate, among other things, how often and on what sites a story appears online. We also rank based on certain characteristics of news content such as freshness, location, relevance and diversity. [...]"
As at April 2009, there is an additional test-version of this service, based on a timeline-view: Google News Timeline: http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com/
Gulf News
Internet arm of the regional daily which is edited in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lexis Nexis A la Carte!
Free search over more than 20,000 resources (newspapers, magazines, TV news, journals). While viewing titles and headlines is for free, the retrieval of a document costs around $ 3. An advanced search is provided. Language: English
Los Angeles Times
US daily. The archive, containing all news published since January 1985, is searchable free of charge, but the full text of articles can only be viewed after they were purchased. Language: English
Online Newspapers
Directory of online newspapers sorted by region and country. Language: English
Washington Post
US daily. The website features the day's Washington Post as well as continually updated news coverage. The archive, containing all news published since January 1987, is searchable free of charge, but the full text of articles can only be viewed after they were purchased. Language: English
World News Connection
World News Connection is an online news service, that offers an extensive array of translated and English-language news and information, especially local media sources. Subscription to the service is with costs. Language: English