English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...

BBC provides video, audio, results, archives, and the latest events for cricket on the international level.

The German Soccer Federation provides information on the German Soccer League, teams, statistics, international competitions, the World Cup 2006 in Germany, Germany's national team, women's and youth soccer, and a fan corner.

Probes into the political aspects of the steel tariff reduction decision of President George W. Bush. Story transcript, audio and video can be found on this site.

Transcript of Jim Lehrer's May 14, 1997, interview with Madeleine Albright concerning NATO and Russia. Political unrest in Zaire is also mentioned.

This is a series of recent articles covering economic, political, and health issues of South-East Asia and Vietnam in particular.

A February 2007 news report detailing the frustration of Bosnians with the International Court of Justice finding that Serbia was not responsible for the massacre of 8,000 men at Srebrenica.

Here is a series of articles about Hong Kong plus a factsheet, and other background materials

A metal cylinder used for setting the international standard of the kilogram has been slowly gaining mass over the years. This article describes the impact of that mass gain and what scientists are doing to shrink it back to size.

The Borneo Bulletin is a daily independent newspaper published in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. Content includes the top local, natonal, and international news, as well as a focus on sports and editorials.

Diari d'Andorra is a daily newspaper, published in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, serving the country as a whole. The paper, available in PDF format only, provides local, national, and international news, sports, and more. Written in Catalan.

Major newspaper site of Bolivia from La Paz. This daily paper focuses on Bolivian news, but also covers some international sectors. Of particular interest is a link entitled Bolivia that presents maps, history, and vital statistics of...

The Canadian Navy is involved in domestic and international operations, and some of these are with NATO. Articles describing these many operations are found here.

This is a resource for discussing and analyzing world issues. Browse resources by world region or by topic. Sample topics include development, environment, globalization, human rights, and more.

This page engages students in international issues. Curricular resources and instructional programs bring international public policy to life. Students engage in research and high-level thinking activities that revolve around what is in...

After the jets hit, stairwells became the sole means of escape for thousands of WTC occupants. But design choices hampered full evacuation -- and made the descent even more harrowing. The stairs in the twin towers were a product of their...

April, 2006, press release detailing negative health effects of people who survived the collapse of the World Trade Center on September, 11, 2001

This article is directed at students and encourages them to look at complex problems with an interdisciplinary mindset. It provides some examples of real-world problems that were solved with multidisciplinary teamwork. (Published Sept....

Maintained by Michigan State University, this comprehensive directory has a "strong emphasis on regional trade and statistics resources." A great source for news on world-wide business.

In this lesson, middle schoolers listen to and discuss poetry that pertains to the study of astronomy and write their own poems to enhance their learning of the subject. As a final project, students use the ReadWriteThink Printing Press...

Corning serves as a leader in optical fiber technology and this website provides information about the uses of optical fibers in medical imaging, communication, etc., as well as industry news and related resources.

The Sud Quotidien is a major Senegalese newspaper, with brief articles dealing with news from Southern Senegal and Mauritania. Written in French.

CNN provides "Quick news," for South Korea. Written in Korean, information covers the latest national and international news.

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