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”

• Last Word on Obama’s Bow

  
  Alphecca — Authority: 138
  A knowledgeable friend of Jake Tapper writes to him: “The bow as he performed did not just display weakness in Red State terms, but evoked weakness in Japanese terms….The last thing the Japanese want or need is a weak looking American president and, again, in all ways, he unintentionally played that part. ...
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• Zimbabwes Bennett denies terrorism charges in court

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 829
  HARARE (Reuters) - A senior official in Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirais party pleaded not guilty on Monday to terrorism charges in a trial that has raised tensions in the unity government formed early this year.
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• Female Viagra boosts sexual desire in women with flagging libido

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Women who took the drug during a trial reported more satisfying sexual encounters and a higher libido A drug described as the "female Viagra" has been shown to boost sexual desire in women whose libidos are flagging, according to the first major clinical trial of the treatment. Women who took the drug during the ...
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• World News Briefs -- November 16, 2009

  
  War News Updates — Authority: 504
  U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf speaks on a telephone during a 24-hour fast at the agencys headquarters in Rome November 13, 2009. A U.N. world food summit starts on Monday in Rome. Giulio Napolitano/Reuters World Food Security Summit Opens In Rome -- UPI ROME, ...
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• Fox Newss faux news | Brad Friedman

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  Fox News presents an alternative conservative reality where up is down, left is right and Tea Party protesters are legion It must be stated over and over again: the Fox News Channel is not a news channel . Its a Republican party propaganda channel. As such, its first amendment right to say whatever it likes ought to ...
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• Suffolk And Other Community Colleges Experience Rush For Enrollment

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  By Madhuri DeySuffolk, Nov. 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Suffolk County Community College has reported a raise by about 20% approximately in the enrollment of students this year. The number has significantly increased since the session of last fall. This has been part of an overall increase in the enrollment of students ...
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• Obama says al Qaeda still greatest threat to U.S

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 829
  SHANGHAI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that al Qaeda remained the biggest threat to U.S. security, as his aides stepped up pressure on Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate with Washingtons strategy in the troubled region.
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• Apology to Australias forgotten children

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  The story of disadvantaged children including British poor and orphans who suffered in state-run institutions
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• Poll | Do you agree that British participation in the war in Afghanistan is necessary to protect the UK from al-Qaida terrorism?

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  Gordon Brown insists that continued British participation in Natos military action in Afghanistan is necessary to protect the UK from the threat of al-Qaida terrorist plots originating in the region. Do you agree?
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• Missing Girl Shaniya Davis Still Not Found

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  By Meena KarFayeteville, N.C., Nov.16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials of the law enforcement body recently arrested Antoinette Nicole Davis, mother of missing child Shaniya Davis. Police has arrested the lady on charges of child abuse, which includes prostitution and human trafficking. She was also charged of filing false ...
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• Rowan Williams: politicians should question importance of economic growth

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Archbishop of Canterbury attacks free market ideology and says economic policy should take more account of needs of family life Politicians should question the importance of promoting economic growth, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, suggested today. In a speech to a TUC economics conference , Williams ...
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• Video: Is Obama avoiding big questions in China?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  China correspondent Tania Branigan talks with activists from Amnesty and Greenpeace who want President Obama to take a tougher line with the Peoples Republic Tania Branigan
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• Britons killed in Dutch police chase crash

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Three men die and two seriously injured in accident following their alleged involvement in cash machine raid Three British men were killed and two seriously injured when their car crashed while being pursued by police in the Netherlands, the Dutch media reported today. The accident happened on a motorway near the ...
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• Mafia boss arrested in Sicily after 15 years on the run

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 449
  Domenico Raccuglia, reputed to be the number two man in the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, was arrested in an apartment in the Trapani region of western Sicily, Sunday 15 November. He had been on the run for 15 years, and fathered a child with his wife, despite her being under constant surveillance. Raccuglia was sentenced ...
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• Food summit dilutes hunger and aid targets

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 829
  ROME (Reuters) - World leaders and government officials at a U.N. food summit agreed on Monday to boost agricultural aid to poor nations, but set no target nor a timeframe for action.
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• Obama in Asia

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  US president Barack Obama is on an eight-day tour of Asia, taking him to Singapore, China and South Korea and a stop-off at the Apec summit
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• Tackling the trafficking myths | Denis MacShane

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 158
  To pretend sex slavery doesnt exist is silly – thankfully, men who pay for sex with a trafficked woman can now be charged In a historic decision , British law has been radically changed. As Beatrix Campbell has highlighted , from now on men, not women, will be obliged to accept responsibility for the abuses of ...
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• Medvedev says Russia to step up navy presence in world’s oceans

  
  Truth is Contagious — Authority: 468
  RIA Novosti Mon day, Nov 16th, 2009 Russia plans to increase its naval presence in the world’s oceans, President Dmitry Medvedev said on board a Russian warship during an official visit to Singapore on Monday. Russia announced in 2007 that its Navy had resumed and would build up a constant presence throughout ...
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• Afghanistan says to form new anti-corruption unit

  
  Reuters: Funds News — Authority: 829
  KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will form a high-level anti-corruption unit to investigate graft among senior officials, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, after widespread criticism and demands from Washington for the government to do more.
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• Signature Devices, Inc. Subsidiary 7th Level Entertainment Group Signs Deal With National Coalition for Disability Rights

  
  Loan-Star — Authority: 458
  NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Signature Devices, Incs. (Pink Sheets:SDVI) wholly owned subsidiary 7th Level Entertainment Group announced today that it has signed a deal with the National Coalition for Disability Rights to provide Talent and Sponsorship Acquisition services for the organizations upcoming ...
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