In the high school? Click
here
At home?: Click here (with
password-see Mrs. King)
*Use the links to the "International News Desk" and "World Newspapers" to locate
current links to events in other countries.
*Need information to understand the story? Use the encyclopedia to search for the country you are reading about.
See Mrs. King for password for home access
*Choose your country from the list. Articles are listed by date, so choose a current link.
See Mrs. King for password for home access
Remember to search both of SIRS's databases:
*SIRS Researcher
*Click the link to "Today's News" at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
*From the list, choose "Today's News." You can use the search tool to look for a particular country.
*SIRS Discoverer
*Click the GREEN link to Sirs Discoverer
to access this database from the Knowledge Source home page.
*Click the "Current Events" link at bottom of the page. These events are not necessarily international, so read the summary.
Check out
these
Biography
R.Q.W.s!
(Research
Quality
Websites)
ABYZ Newslinks (links to media from all over the world)
(When using the links for other countries, use the one marked "ENG' for the English version.)
BBC World News
National News Organizations:
Cable News Network (CNN)
MSNBC
ABC News
CBS News
Fox News
Associated Press Online (AP)
Reuters Online
National Periodicals:
Time Online
Newsweek (via MSNBC)
U.S. News and World Report
USA Today
ABYZ Newslinks (links to media from all over the country)
Internet News Organizations:
HeadlineSpot.com
World News Network
Yahoo News
Google News Search
Regional:
Even local media can be helpful
with
international and national current events:
KDKA
WPXI
WTAE
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune Review