World news sources

"MediaChannel is a media issues supersite, featuring criticism, breaking news, and investigative reporting from hundreds of organizations worldwide. As the media watch the world, we watch the media. MediaChannel is concerned with the political, cultural and social impacts of the media, large and small. MediaChannel exists to provide information and diverse perspectives and inspire debate, collaboration, action and citizen engagement. "

"openDemocracy.net is an online global magazine of politics and culture. We publish clarifying debates which help people make up their own minds. We seek the finest writing, the strongest arguments, the most compelling views and truthful voices on key issues, great and small. We use the web’s potential to build and map intelligent discussions which we accumulate and index in our back pages which now include over 1,500 articles. Written by and for people across the world, from South and North, from the powerless to the influential, we seek to bring together those who are not well-known with writers and thinkers of international repute."

Writer George Monbiot is a "professional trouble maker" focused on keeping political systems open. On his site you can find hundreds of articles with various subjects. As a professional trouble maker he challenges political strategies, worldviews, environmental policies and controversial subjects like genetic engineering in a straightforward manner.

"Launched on August 31, 1996, gulfnews.com is your one-point online connection to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region for news and information." Gulf News Online also offers information and news about the rest of the world and an interesting "opinion" section.

CNN is, with over 4000 news professionals, one of the leading online news and information source.

"Arab View is a collection of articles written by leading journalists and editors in the Middle East. (...)" Especially nice site for Western people who are interested in the Middle East and want to see news and opinions from another perspective than the usual Western media perspective.

"Channel NewsAsia positions itself as an Asian TV News channel that provides news and information on global developments with Asian perspectives. Channel NewsAsia brings viewers not only the latest news but also the stories behind the headlines. Headquartered in Singapore, Channel NewsAsia reports from the major Asian and key Western cities, including New York, Washington D.C, London and Moscow." On their site you can read news from the SouthEast Asia region and global news. In addition to this, they have online videos you can watch, like headline news.

"Reuters is a global information company providing indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets." Apart from their services for professionals you can find the latest worldnews on their site.

BBC World Service offers up to date worldnews in 43 different languages. The site links to various newssources, articles on various subjects, BBC TV and BBC internet radio.