Research Guides: International Newspapers and News Sources: English-language International News

Newspaper Article Databases

These databases provide news from international sources in English. Some of these stories come through wire services; others are available as translations; and some are simply English-language versions of the publication.

PressReader This link opens in a new window
PressReader (formerly PressDisplay) provides access to newspapers from around the world, often in the original language. Dates of coverage vary from the most current three months to the most current decade. Newspapers are presented in a browsable, "as printed" visual format.
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Nexis Uni (Formerly LexisNexis Academic Universe) provides access to many full-text international newspapers, news wires, transcripts, and trade journals.
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Factiva is a resource for U.S. and international newspapers (html full text only, no images or print layout versions), news transcripts, trade journals, newsletters, industry snapshots, and market data charts for recent stock prices. Coverage dates vary from title to title, but primarily span the late 20th century to present. Use the "language" limiter to limit to English-language sources only.
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Access World News This link opens in a new window
Access World News provides the html full text and, for some titles, the pdf "as printed" visual representation, of articles from a variety of national and international news sources, including newspapers, digital-native news websites, television and radio transcripts, blogs, college and university newspapers, journals, magazines, and some audio and video. Most international titles are English language. Dates of coverage vary from title to title, but primarily span the late 20th century to present.
International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) This link opens in a new window
The International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) is a project to preserve and improve access to world newspapers. It includes a freely accessible database of bibliographic information for more newspapers around the world. It also includes lists of digitized U.S. and international newspaper titles, many of which are freely accessible online.
SCOLA This link opens in a new window
SCOLA provides access to television and radio broadcasts in their original languages from more than fifty different countries with accompanying English-language transcripts. Content includes current international news, variety programs, a Chinese teaching channel (educational and cultural programming from the People's Republic of China), and programs from emerging nations.

World News Connection
Date Coverage: 1995-present. Offers translated and English language news and information that is provided to the National Technical Information Service by the Open Source Network (formerly FBIS).

Foreign Broadcast Information Service This link opens in a new window
Foreign Broadcast Information Service provides online access to the daily reports, compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency, of translations of news stories and broadcasts from around the world. Includes coverage of the Foreign Broadcasting Information Service Daily Reports and Annexes from 1974-1996. For post-1996 coverage, see the database World News Connection.
Mideast Wire This link opens in a new window
Mideast Wire contains English translations of news from Arab countries, Iran, and the Arab diaspora.