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I'm updating my news source links.

I read the print versions of the International Herald Tribune and the Economist, as well as various online British and Japanese English news sites.

I'm looking for and English site for Die Zeit and Le Monde, if any exists.

Other quality English language news sources would be appreciated.

I'd love to recommend the BBC, but their articles are appalling.

This website has links to all sorts of papers online.

http://www.world-newspapers.com/

I've looked over the websites of Die Zeit and Le Monde, but I can't find any English versions.

Not exactly what you're looking for, but you may find it useful none the less.
http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm

Basically it displays the news you're interested in, in proportion to the popularity of the events. There's a pretty good chance you've seen it all ready. I certainly appreciate it. :)

I'd love to recommend the BBC, but their articles are appalling.

I read BBC already. :D

I've looked over the websites of Die Zeit and Le Monde, but I can't find any English versions.

yeah, I looked over their front pages and couldn't find anything. That's part of why I posted - I thought someone might know where one might be found.

The Guardian maybe? http://www.guardian.co.uk/

This website has links to all sorts of papers online.

http://www.world-newspapers.com/

Been there. but thank you.

Not exactly what you're looking for, but you may find it useful none the less.
http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm

Basically it displays the news you're interested in, in proportion to the popularity of the events. There's a pretty good chance you've seen it all ready. I certainly appreciate it.

I hadn't seen that one before. Looks coool. Thank you.

The Guardian maybe? http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Read it already. ;)

What I'm really wanting is English versions of the big non-English papers and news magazines, especially the European ones.

I can suggest three Australian English news sources:

http://www.theage.com.au/ - probably the best Australian newspaper.

http://www.abc.net.au/ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

http://www20.sbs.com.au/sbs_front/index.html - Australian with a distinct world view.

http://www.thesun.co.uk is a really good, non-biased, broadsheet-style newspaper.

lol :D

I can suggest three Australian English news sources:

http://www.theage.com.au/ - probably the best Australian newspaper.

http://www.abc.net.au/ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

http://www20.sbs.com.au/sbs_front/index.html - Australian with a distinct world view.

Ahh...

Thank you. :D I didn't even think of Aussie news. Anyong got Kiwi news?

http://www.thesun.co.uk is a really good, non-biased, broadsheet-style newspaper.

Well the girl on Page 3 said I should read it quite some time ago....

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ perhaps?

http://www.wn.com/


Everything at a glance

Those last two look interesting.

SBS (http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/) of course. Der Spiegel International (http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/) offers interesting editorials and opinions regarding current issues, but not so much news like the German version does.

Die Zeit (http://www.zeit.de/) doesn't have an English version, and that's a pity because it's the best newspaper around.

Al-Jazeera's English version (http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage) is also okay. They are pretty neutral (although some say that the Arabic content is different).

SBS (http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/) of course. Der Spiegel International (http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/) offers interesting editorials and opinions regarding current issues, but not so much news like the German version does.

Die Zeit (http://www.zeit.de/) doesn't have an English version, and that's a pity because it's the best newspaper around.

Al-Jazeera's English version (http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage) is also okay. They are pretty neutral (although some say that the Arabic content is different).

We could always learn German :). I'm sure if I read Die Zeit daily, I'd pick it up.

Actually, that's a lie; I doubt I possess such an ability. Perhaps German television is a more realistic prospect.

Reuters (http://today.reuters.com/news/home.aspx) is pretty good, as are most successful wire services. I'd love to be able to recommend the Associated Press (http://www.ap.org/), but it's a bitch to get much news from their site. Chances are a lot of the stuff you read is from wire services anyways.

As far as American sources go, the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/world/index.html?nav%3Dleft&sub=AR) and the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html) are reliable, the New York Times probably being the best for international news. The only problem with the New York Times is that you have to get a subscription for anything older than a week(?) old.

http://www.cairotimes.com/ (English)
http://www.metimes.com/ (English)
http://www.apa.co.at/ (Austrian, some English articles)
http://www.prague-tribune.cz/ (English)
http://www.jpost.com/ (English)

I won't pretend that I read these, so I have no idea about the quality of the articles, but I suppose that's up to you to decide.

Let's see...these are the sites I get most of my news from:
Fairly good coverage (http://www.maximumlies.co.uk/)
This (http://www.deadbrain.co.uk/) isn't quite so intellectual, but still good.
Probably the best one I read (http://www.thevoiceofreason.co.uk/)
Nice (http://www.thespoof.com/)
Very good coverage of other sources (http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bldailyfeed5.htm)
A little bit left-wing (http://www.thespeciousreport.com/)

Enjoy. I hope they're useful...

Try Pravda and AlJazeera. While both are pretty biased, they do tend to report sides (and facts) of conflicts our western media likes to ignore.

www.theonion.com

You could try the telegraph, though that's probably at little right wing for your tastes.

I read Le Monde once in a while. It's actually not that hard to understand.

If you're looking for EU specific news then www.euobserver.com has more than you could ever read. It's more interesting that it sounds. I promise.

I've only just found this one, but it seems very interesting for Israel/Palestine analysis - www.bitterlemons.org

This quick search turned up a translated site of Le Monde. It has subscribe button, but lots of articles seem to be provided free of charge - http://mondediplo.com
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I clicked the subscribe button and it's only if you want a print edition or to be able to access the archives.

Google is your friend. All I did was search for 'le monde english'... it wasn't that hard to find...

This quick search turned up a translated site of Le Monde. It has subscribe button, but lots of articles seem to be provided free of charge - http://mondediplo.com
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I clicked the subscribe button and it's only if you want a print edition or to be able to access the archives.

Google is your friend. All I did was search for 'le monde english'... it wasn't that hard to find...Bah, I should have looked at that site more before I posted. Most articles are restricted access.

This quick search turned up a translated site of Le Monde. It has subscribe button, but lots of articles seem to be provided free of charge - http://mondediplo.com

Bah, I should have looked at that site more before I posted. Most articles are restricted access.

Not to mention it's Le Monde diplomatique and is different from Le Monde.

You could try the telegraph, though that's probably at little right wing for your tastes.

He he he - I'm so all over the board that it's probably not. ;)

I read Le Monde once in a while. It's actually not that hard to understand.

While I know an odd phrase or two in French, it's not anywhere near up to snuff for reading Le Monde.


SBS of course. Der Spiegel International offers interesting editorials and opinions regarding current issues, but not so much news like the German version does.

Die Zeit doesn't have an English version, and that's a pity because it's the best newspaper around.

Al-Jazeera's English version is also okay. They are pretty neutral (although some say that the Arabic content is different).

And that answers the question about Die Zeit. Too bad indeed.
I do browse Al-Jazeera occassionally. Thanks for Der Spiegel.

And thanks everyone else who's posted stuff. :D

Not to mention it's Le Monde diplomatique and is different from Le Monde.double bah.

The Industrial Worker.

I'm updating my news source links.

I read the print versions of the International Herald Tribune and the Economist, as well as various online British and Japanese English news sites.

I'm looking for and English site for Die Zeit and Le Monde, if any exists.

Other quality English language news sources would be appreciated.

Euronews is excellent, you should try that. They're a TV station, but I believe they have a website, you should search for them :)

Google Directory is a good place to find top english newspapers categorised by country of publication. Each online version is ranked region-wise. Here are some papers not yet mentioned in this thread:
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Australia
http://www.indymedia.org/en
http://www.thestar.com

France
http://www.afp.com/english

India
http://www.thehindu.com/
http://www.ndtv.com

Israel
http://www.haaretz.com/

Kiwi / New Zealand
http://www.mg.co.za
http://www.nzherald.co.nz

Phillippines
http://www.inq7.net

Russia
http://www.russiajournal.com/

South Africa
http://www.iol.co.za

South Korea
http://english.chosun.com

U.K.
http://news.independent.co.uk
http://observer.guardian.co.uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk
http://www.timesonline.co.uk

U.S.
http://www.boston.com
http://www.suntimes.com
http://seattletimes.com
http://www.time.com/
http://www.latimes.com
http://www.miami.com
http://www.sfgate.com
http://www.chron.com

Other very useful news and opinion websites :
http://aldaily.com/ (THE BEST :) )
http://www.slate.com/
http://www.thenation.com/
http://www.opendemocracy.net
http://www.movingideas.org

Australia
http://www.indymedia.org/en
http://www.thestar.com

Indymedia is international and The Toronto Star is Canadian.

Indymedia is international and The Toronto Star is Canadian.
Ahhh, thanks! I'm sure some of the other links are also out of place. Thanks for anyone correcting them too.

one best places for news and and quite funny too

http://www.private-eye.co.uk/

Fox News has proven itself non-biased.

amy goodman's democracynow.org in case no one's yet mentioned it.

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Fox News has proven itself non-biased.
How odd. You type this, and I see no white text or anything else indicating that you're kidding.

Most of mine have already been listed, but here are some more:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ (Canada)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/ (US)
http://www.iht.com/pages/index.php (US/World)
http://www.mg.co.za/ (South Africa)

Zimbabwean papers - good guys
http://www.thezimbabweindependent.com/
http://www.thezimbabwestandard.com/

Zimbabwean papers - bad guys
http://www.fingaz.co.zw/
http://www.dailymirror.co.zw/
http://www.herald.co.zw/ (worst)

Zimbabwean exile newspapers (good guys)
http://www.newzimbabwe.com/
http://www.swradioafrica.com/
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/
http://www.zimbabwesituation.com/
http://www.zimobserver.com/

Some pretty good news sources named here but I feel no collection of such would be complete without naming a few of the better blogs. :)

Please stay tuned for frequent edits as I add to this. ^_~

1. Instapundit

http://instapundit.com/

One of the oldest blogs and among the most respected. Glenn Reynolds clips those news articles that are of interest to him along with commentary. He doesn't hide his Libeterian bias but I consider that a feature rather than a bug. Since he links to other sites frequently he's also a good gateway to many other worthwhile blogs that I haven't mentioned.

2. Chicago Boys

http://chicagoboyz.net/

This is a group blog that involves mostly essays but some good stuff comes to the surface.

3. Tim Blair

http://timblair.net/

If you ever want to see the sillier reporters and activists mocked then this is the place to go.

4. Michelle Malkin

http://michellemalkin.com/

Accurate in her research but hated by all leftists everywhere for the "In your face!" attitude she takes towards her journalism. Read her yourself and see why they fuss. ^_~

5. Pajamas Media

http://pajamasmedia.com/

Alternative news service put together by a group of bloggers.

6. Belmont Club

http://fallbackbelmont.blogspot.com/

Interesting news analysis of relatively obscure news by Wretchard

7. Iraq the Model

http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/

A news blog by an Iraqi citizen.

8. Healing Iraq

http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/

Another one.

9. Grim's Hall

http://grimbeorn.blogspot.com/

One of the more interesting milblogs. Always worth reading

10. Baldilocks

http://baldilocks.typepad.com/

Another milblog worth reading.

11. Little Green Footballs.

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/

One of the blogs that helped expose the CBS forgeries during Rathergate. Their disdain for jihadis sometimes extends to Islam in general.

12. Captain's Quarters

http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/

He was the one who posted news about the Gomery Commission when there was a news blackout in Canada. He is a Republican in his bias but again I consider that a feature rather than a bug.

13. Liberterian Samizdata

http://samizdata.net/blog/

Another group blog put out by a group of British Liberterians. Often fun to read.

As said I might edit and put in more later. Hope this helps. ;)

How odd. You type this, and I see no white text or anything else indicating that you're kidding.
I can assure you that I am kidding. I find sometimes it is best to leave them guessing. :)

These blogs will also prove worthwhile should you look them up. ^_~

Rants and Rayguns.

http://rantsandrayguns.motime.com/

I consider myself well-informed and have occasionally been known to wax sarcastic but compared to this Secret Master I am not worthy. :D

Chaos Manor

http://www.jerrypournelle.com/index.html

Science and politics by an former engineer who has also been a political activist.

Big Lizards

http://biglizards.net/blog/

Lighthearted political discussion of news you won't always find in just any paper. :)

Betsy's Page

http://www.betsyspage.blogspot.com/

Comments of current events by a teacher of history and government.

http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
Don't forget this one.