FINDING INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Library and Internet Resources


Prepared by Karen Kimber, Social Sciences and Humanities Team Leader
Rev. January 2007

Full-Text Sources Available to Wright State Faculty, Staff, and Students

• World News Connection
  English translations of newspaper articles and radio transcripts from local sources all over the world. Most articles are full text, although some are summaries.
  • WSU's contract allows five users at a time. Please click on the Log Off button on the search results page when you are finished.
  • For a list of sources, see Sources included in WNC.

• LexisNexis Academic
  Articles from major newspapers and wire services around the world, almost all full text.
  • Step One: Select a News Category: World News
  • Step Two:Select a News Source: [Select a region of the world from the drop-down menu]
  • To learn what sources are covered by region, click on Source List to the right of the Source menu after choosing a region.

• Newspaper Source
  Articles from 20 international newspapers and over 171 U.S. newspapers, as well as wire services and broadcast transcripts.
  • To learn what sources are covered, go to Database Coverage List.

Newspapers around the World

• ABYZ News Links
• Internet Public Library: Online Newspapers

Internet Sites Providing Translation

• Babel Fish (provided by Alta Vista)
  Provides translations for 36 language pairs (not including Arabic).
• Ajeeb
  Provides Arabic/English and English/Arabic translations. Requires free registration.

News Services

• BBC World Service
• CNN.com: World
• Reuters

To Find More on Countries of the World:

• Basic Information on Countries
• Ethnic Groups and Cultures Outside the U.S.A.