world news

The term "world news" refers to any news story that has a global relevance or interest. This information is usually presented by large media corporations such as BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), CNN, ITN, SBS and SKY NEWS.

Traditionally, world news has been broadcast via television. More recently, it has found a home on the internet on a 24 hour basis. The topics can range from the latest breaking global economic breakdown, to solar energy and related energy topics, to the latest toy to make a global impact on people's lives. Additionally most major broadcasting centers host a piece on sports, vacations and trip planning, especially during popular holidays and summer.


World news is very popular with bloggers, because by nature, it affects all of us. The MSNBC blog, hosted by the team at MSNBC news, is a typical example of the sites available under this topic search. The presentation is of the highest quality with links to other countries and illustrations of the most colorful items of recent news headlines.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “world news”

• Raw Video: Tugboat Causes Oil Spill in Alaska

  
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  Raw Video: Ρυμουλκό προκαλεί διαρροή πετρελαίου στην Αλάσκα Δύο δεκαετίες μετά την καταστροφή του Exxon Valdez, ένα ρυμουλκό που εργάζονται για την πρόληψη άλλο πετρελαιοκηλίδας στο ...
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• Walmart Christmas Day Hours

  
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  Walmart Christmas Day Hours, Every Christmas there are always shoppers who are wise enough to check for the after Christmas sales. Most of them considers the big retail stores like Walmart, Best Buy, Kmart, and eve Toys R Us. Walmart announced they will be offering electronics and toys at heavier discounts than they ...
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• Walmart Christmas Day Hours

  
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  Walmart Christmas Day Hours, Every Christmas there are always shoppers who are wise enough to check for the after Christmas sales. Most of them considers the big retail stores like Walmart, Best Buy, Kmart, and eve Toys R Us. Walmart announced they will be offering electronics and toys at heavier discounts than they ...
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• US Debates Anti-terror Cyber Battle

  
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  CAIRO �� Some American experts believe their government should hunt and shut down websites seen as radicalizing muslims, while others dismiss the approach as impractical and urge counter online campaigns. "Al-Qaeda doesnt put people on planes anymore because they know were good at spotting them," John Arquilla, a ...
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• Two dozen killed in blasts across Iraq

  
  Cplash - The Citizen Journalism Site — Authority: 155
  Over two dozen people have been killed and more than 150 others have been wounded in a string of bomb attacks across Iraq ahead of Christmas and Ashura. In the worst Thursday attack in the central Iraqi town of Hilla in Babil Province, twin car bombs killed 15 people, including the provincial councilor, Naama ...
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• Interstate 70 reopens after brief closure

  
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  HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND (BNO NEWS) — Police on Christmas Day briefly closed parts of the Interstate 70 due to ice covered roadways. The closure lasted about an hour.The Maryland State Police, with the assistance of the Washington County Sheriff’s Offce, closed all westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at 2mm around 9 a.m. ...
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• Britains queen calls 2009 "difficult year"

  
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  LONDON (Reuters) - Britains Queen Elizabeth paid tribute to the armed forces and referred to the recession in her annual Christmas Day message on Friday, describing 2009 as a "difficult year."
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• Taliban Release Video of Captive US Soldier

  
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• Locals say they’ll miss familiar Champlain Bridge

  
  American News World — Authority: 170
  Lisa Cloutier (kloh-tee-AY’) depends on the Lake Champlain Bridge for her livelihood. But the structure towering just outside her Vermont restaurant is more than just steel and concrete.
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• Cash casts new light on Vt. church’s stained glass

  
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  A struggling Vermont church’s wrenching decision to sell off a Tiffany stained glass window to raise money so it can stay open has prompted a flood of donations from around the country.
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• First Family Celebrates Christmas in Hawaii

  
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  US President Barack Obama is far from the wintry air of Washington on this Christmas Day. He is celebrating the holiday amidst the surf and sunshine of Hawaii, the state where he was born and spent most of his childhood.
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• China Sentences Dissident to 11 years in Prison

  
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  A Chinese court sentenced prominent democracy activist Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for inciting to subvert state power, prompting international calls for his release, Friday.
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• Russian president assails backward state compaines

  
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  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday lashed out at the country’s giant state corporations for failing to develop new technologies to help modernize the aging industries.
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• World News Briefs -- December 25, 2009

  
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  Pope Benedict Gives Christmas Message After Assault -- BBC Pope Benedict has delivered his traditional Christmas message at the Vatican, hours after a woman leapt at him and dragged him to the ground. The Pope spoke in a firm voice in front of thousands of pilgrims, appearing undaunted by the earlier incident. ...
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• Ive changed my mind about the Soviet Union | MJ Akbar

  
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  Would the Bush-Blair partnership have invaded Iraq with such impunity if Uncle Stalin or Cousin Brezhnev had been around? I celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall , the downward slither of the Soviet Union and the defeat of the counter-revolutionary coup that sought to restore a communist regime in the Kremlin for ...
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• More Irish Bishops Resign Over Murphy Report

  
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  Irish Bishops Eamonn Walsh (pictured) and Raymond Field were the latest additions to the growing list of resigned Catholic Church priests after the contents of the Murphy Report was made public last November 26. The report indicates that the Archdiocese of Dublin has hidden child abuse cases of priests ...
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• Pope Benedict Delivers Christmas Blessing, Despite Fall

  
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  Speaking in 65 different languages from the central balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Pope Benedict offers a blessing of peace and joy for the holiday.
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• Belarus Version Of "Friends" Theme Will Give You Nightmares (VIDEO)

  
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  We dont know if this video is real or not, but if it is, the Belarus version of "Friends" features an incredibly frightening opening credit sequence. The shots of the cast are the same, but the repeated chanting of the word "druzya" makes it sound as if "Friends" no longer takes place in a cheery New York apartment, ...
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• Most Literate cities list topped by Seattle

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Washington DC, Dec 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Seattle topped the list of the most literate cities in America. Out of a total of 75 cities, Washington DC came in second.Seattle was tied for the first place with Minneapolis in 2008 and came in second after the Minnesota city in 2007. And this year Seattle wrestled the [...]
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• Iranian cleric urges unity ahead of Shiite holiday - Ynetnews

  
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  Times Online Iranian cleric urges unity ahead of Shiite holiday Ynetnews read more
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