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”

• According to Study IBM Is Worlds Best Company For Leaders

  
  RushPRnews - Newswire & Global Press Release Distribution — Authority: 441
  Even during economic downturns, top companies remain committed to building leadership capability within their organizations IBM (NYSE: IBM) is being recognized as the No. 1 Global Company for Leaders, in a study released this month by Fortune magazine and...
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• Prisoner deal hits snag on Hamas demands - source

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  GAZA (Reuters) - Israel has rejected a demand for the release of several Hamas commanders as part of any exchange for a captured Israeli soldier, a source close to negotiations said Wednesday, signalling talks had hit a snag.
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• Russian polls show Putin, Medvedev support falling

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putins approval rating has fallen to an eight-month low, a poll said on Wednesday, as faith in Russias leaders is tested by an economic crisis that has put more than one million people out of work.
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• Israel announces partial settlement freeze

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel approved on Wednesday a limit on settlement construction for 10 months in a bid to revive peace negotiations with the Palestinians who said the partial moratorium did not meet their terms for talks.
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• The Obama’s First State Dinner (Photos and Video)

  
  Blogoncherry — Authority: 151
  President Obama and First Lady Michelle hosted Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur for the White House’s first official state dinner since President Obama took office.Michelle Obama’s dress was of course the talk of the night. She wore a beautiful gown designed by Indian-American ...
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• Obama to outline Afghan endgame in speech

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will address Americans on the war in Afghanistan on December 1 and spell out a strategy that would see U.S. forces withdrawing within eight or nine years, the White House said on Wednesday.
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• Pakistan court charges Mumbai attack suspects

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges on Wednesday in connection with last years attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, a defense lawyer said.
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• Pakistan court charges Mumbai attack suspects

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges Wednesday in connection with last years attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, a defence lawyer said.
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• Obama focusing on Afghanistan exit strategy, says White House

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  As US president is set to announce troop level increase, administration says long-term emphasis is on withdrawal The White House says President Barack Obama is placing heavy emphasis on how the United States eventually will withdraw from Afghanistan even as he plans to announce a troop increase next week. White ...
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• ClimateGate Ignored, Again -- Broadcast Nets Go with State Dinner Menu, Sea Lions and Pete the Moose

  
  Jeff Poor's blog — Authority: 676
  It probably wont come as any surprise, but coverage of the ClimateGate scandal, which involved the Climate Research Unit at University of East Anglia in Britain suffering a breach of data, was nowhere to be found. Allegedly a hacker broke into the Universitys computer system and posted thousands of emails and ...
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• Michelle Obama - Google apologizes for results of ‘Michelle Obama’ image search

  
  Barcelona Reporter — Authority: 162
  On Wednesday morning, the racially offensive image appeared to have been removed from any Google Image searches for "Michelle Obama." |Michelle Obama - Google apologizes for results of Michelle Obama image search For most of the past week, when someone typed "Michelle Obama" in the popular search engine Google, one of ...
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• UKs Brown "optimistic" on Afghan troop increase

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is optimistic other allies will send more troops to Afghanistan, backing up an expected sharp increase in U.S. forces, according to a letter to NATO released on Wednesday.
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• OConnors deja vu policing review | Analysis

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Inquiries into multiple other incidents over the last 35 years have addressed the points Sir Denis OConnor tackles "Amongst our fundamental human rights there are, without doubt, the rights of peaceful assembly and public protest and the right to public order and tranquillity … a balance has to be struck, a ...
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• A good news day for women | Zohra Moosa

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The governments violence against women strategy is welcome – now it must co-ordinate this approach, including internationally You may not know it but today is a good news day for women – 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women , which launches the 16 days of activism ...
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• Roy Greenslade: 21 journalists died in Philippines massacre

  
  Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 141
  It is now reported that 21 journalists were killed in the massacre that took place on Monday in the Philippines southern province of Maguindanao. The Manila-based Centre for Media Freedom and Responsibility told the International Press Institute that a total of 34 journalists are believed to have been part of a ...
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• Obama emphasizes value of U.S.-India rapport during visit

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 589
  President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for a State Dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. (Olivier Douliery /Abaca Press/MCT) By Paul Richter and Christi Parsons Tribune Washington ...
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• Pre-war intelligence doubted chemical weapons threat, Chilcot inquiry told

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Inquiry into Iraq war hears that earlier intelligence on WMDs was sporadic and patchy The government had intelligence days before the invasion of Iraq in 2003 that Saddam Hussein might not be able to use chemical weapons, the inquiry into the war was told today. But a senior official said this would not have ...
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• For you parade watchers out there | Michael Tomasky

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Someone must still watch the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade. It seems a bit antique to me, but they still show it so I guess folks watch it.   And if you do, valued customer, please keep your eye out for the Morgantown High School Marching Band  of Morgantown, West Virginia. My dear alma mater. The bands first ...
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• Time to kill off Doha | John Hilary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Pascal Lamy is wrong: the Doha round of talks offers nothing to the worlds poorest countries. The WTO has failed to deliver Monday 30 November marks the 10th anniversary of the Battle in Seattle , the day in 1999 when 100,000 protesters took to the streets and prevented the World Trade Organisation from launching ...
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• Obama offers U.S. greenhouse gas cut

  
  Reuters — Authority: 816
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States unveiled a plan to cut greenhouse gases by 2020 on Wednesday and said President Barack Obama will attend U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen next month -- before other world leaders show up.
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