Global News for Current Events

Front pages from the Freedom Forum (formerly Newseum)

• Use the “sort by region” drop down menu to find publications from Africa
• Tap on a front page of interest
• At top of pop up window, choose “Website” to go to the website for the newspaper
• If the newspaper is not written in English, tap the “aA” in the url field and translate to English
  • This only works once page fully loads

Other African Publications

allAfrica – “AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa – aggregating, producing and distributing news and information from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public.”

Africanews – “Africanews aims to support an Africa Rising and to empower African people by giving access to independent, trustworthy and relevant national, regional and international news, business, culture, sport, sci-tech stories.”

Western Publications

• BBC News – Africa
• The Washington Post – Africa
• The New York Times – Africa

European and Russian News Sources

Front pages from the Freedom Forum (formerly Newseum)

• Use the drop down menu to find publications from Europe and Asian (for Russia)
• Tap on a front page of interest
• At top of pop up window, choose “Website” to go to the website for the newspaper
• If in a language other than English, tap the “aA” in the url field and translate to English
  • This only works once page fully loads

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty  – from the website: “Our Mission: RFE/RL journalists report the news in 21 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate (mission statement).”

Eurasianet.org – from the website: “Eurasianet is an independent news organization that covers news from and about the South Caucasus and Central Asia, providing on-the-ground reporting and critical perspectives on the most important developments in the region.” Articles are written in English and Russian.

EUReporter – EU Reporter is a Brussels based European multimedia news platform, providing online news and video comment on EU and world affairs in all EU official languages.

Euractive – Comprehensive European portal covering the key EU policies and news.

EUObserver – from the website: “EUobserver is a not-for-profit, independent online newspaper established in Brussels in 2000. We value free thinking and plain speech and aim to support European democracy by reflecting the voice of people and by giving people the information they need to hold the EU establishment to account.”

Western Publications

• BBC News – Europe
• The Washington Post – Europe
• The New York Times – Europe

Latin American News Sources

Front pages from the Freedom Forum (formerly Newseum)

• Use the drop down menu to find publications from Latin American
• Tap on a front page of interest
• At top of pop up window, choose “Website” to go to the website for the newspaper
• If in Spanish, tap the “aA” in the url field and translate to English
  • This only works once page fully loads
• When looking at North America, Latin American papers begin on page 10, so either click show “all” to see all papers and scroll down, or choose numbers on the right until you see 10 and start there.

Latin American & Mexican Online News

• Links compiled by the University of Texas at San Antonio.
• Use menus on the left side of the page to find links to newspapers in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
• If in Spanish, tap the “aA” in the url field and “translate to English”
  • This only works once page fully loads

Caribbean News Agency –  English language

Prensa Latina

• the official state news and media agency of Cuba
• If in Spanish, tap the “aA” in the url field and “translate to English”
  • This only works once page fully loads

Western Publications

• BBC News Latin America
• The Washington Post – Americas
• The New York Times – Americas

Front pages from the Freedom Forum (formerly Newseum)

• Use the “sort by region” drop down menu to find publications from Asia
• Tap on a front page of interest
• At top of pop up window, choose “Website” to go to the website for the newspaper
• If the newspaper is not written in English, tap the “aA” in the url field and translate to English
  • This only works once page fully loads

Asian Community News

Regional News Sources from the East Asia Center – UVA

Online Newspapers from Southeast Asia from Southeast Asia Studies – UCLA

Western Publications

• BBC News Asia
• The Washington Post – Asia
• The New York Times – Asia

Front pages from the Freedom Forum (formerly Newseum)

• Use the “sort by region” drop down menu to find publications from the Middle East
• Tap on a front page of interest
• At top of pop up window, choose “Website” to go to the website for the newspaper
• If the newspaper is not written in English, tap the “aA” in the url field and translate to English
  • This only works once page fully loads

Arab News Media Online

Al Jazeera – Arab news

Haaretz – Daily Israeli newspaper

World Newspapers – choose a country, then choose a newspaper. Not all newspapers are in English, and some only give the beginning of a story.

Western Publications

• BBC News Middle East
• The Washington Post – Asia
• The Washington Post – Middle East
• The New York Times – Asia
• The New York Times – Middle East