Asia

Asia Source - online resource developed by the Asia Society to meet the need for timely, reliable, unbiased information and assistance regarding the cultural, economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Asia

Asia Times - providing the latest news and analysis regarding events and trends in Asia and links to local press

Caspian Business News - business news site covering the economical life of Azerbaijan and other countries of the Caspian Sea region and the Caucasus

Caucaz.com - news from the Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Nagarno Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and more

Central Asia News - updating Central Asia news headlines, world news and financial markets; covers news in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan; links to weather reports, local newspapers, hotels, travel, government sites and more

Central Asia News from Ferghana - the main objective of the project is to create a multicultural informative association, capable of uniting all former citizens of Ferghana and all those interested in Russian cultural developments on the Asian soil

Caspian Sea News - provides the latest news, current affairs and information for the Caspian Sea region

Eurasia - news of Central Asia: analysis, links, discussion forum, opinion, business, politics and more

EurasiaNet.org - provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, including Russia, the Middle East and Southwest Asia

Hindustan Times.com - India; provides comprehensive news coverage on Indian politics, business, economy and weather, personality and lifestyle related news, careers and classifieds

ITARR-TASS - Russia; headlines news and photo archive

News Central Asia - provides news, articles, reports and more

People's Daily - China; latest news dispatches of policy information and resolutions of the Chinese Government and major domestic news and international news releases from China

Success Stories: Japanese Executive Newsletter - senior executive newsletter exclusively devoted to helping non-Japanese companies grow their businesses in Japan

Transitions Online - Internet magazine covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the former Soviet Union; Czech nonprofit dedicated to strengthening independent journalism, TOL is based in Prague and uses a network of local correspondents to provide unique, cross-regional analysis

Broadcast

Extreme Oil - PBS series looks at how the oil industry must go to extremes to find new sources of the asset that drives the world's economy and fuels so many aspects of our lives

Foreign Exchange - USA; weekly, half-hour international affairs series, hosted by noted author, journalist and international commentator, Fareed Zakaria

Link TV - USA; broadcasts programs that engage, educate and activate viewers to become involved in the world; aims to provide a unique perspective on international news, current events, and diverse cultures, presenting issues not often covered in the U.S. media

Information & Viewpoint

The Center for Civil Society International - an information clearinghouse focused on American voluntary organizations, non-profits, and independent associations promoting civil society in the NIS by supporting the activities of the nonprofit sector in Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe

Crossfire War - analysis of international events on the Eurasian continent and other regions involved in World War III 1994-2007

Global Voices Online - non-profit global citizens’ media project, sponsored by and launched from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School

East View - Minneapolis, USA; supplies libraries with hard-to-find information resources through subscriptions to over 12,000 newspapers and journals, book blanket orders and approval plans, full-text and full-image online databases in vernacular languages, document delivery, conference materials, corporate reports and more

From The Wilderness - reports on the global economy and financial markets, aiming to offer readers a unique and accurate map of how the world works, unfiltered by preconception or ideology

Online Newspapers - listing of world newspapers, search by country

Women's eNews - news for women, includes a database of links and resources

Alternative

AlterNet - news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of dozens of other independent media sources; aims to inspire citizen action and advocacy on the environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media, and health care issues

Bush Watch - USA; daily, political internet magazine based in Austin, Texas

False Flag News - news sections includes Shanghai Cooperation Organization, military, international, economics and more

Jihad Watch - dedicated to bringing public attention to the role that jihad theology and ideology plays in the modern world, and to correcting popular misconceptions about the role of jihad and religion in modern-day conflicts

Playahata.com - aims to be a place for true constructive criticism and views that are in opposition to popular opinion or the status quo

Prison Planet.com - expose topics include secret societies, freedom of speech, cover-ups, and more

The Raw Story - alternative news nexus draws upon a panoply of news sources and select those stories the editors think are the most intriguing to a audience seeking news underplayed by the mainstream media

Registan.net - covers Eurasian politics and news with a focus on Afghanistan and the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus

Organizations

The Center for Public Integrity - a working network of the world's leading investigative reporters conducting investigative reporting projects across nation-state borders on the premise that an enlightened populace is an empowered one by identifying international investigative reporters and linking them via the Internet, conferences and through an institutional support structure

Centre for Research on Globalization - independent research and media group of writers, scholars and activists publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focusing on social, economic, strategic, geopolitical and environmental processes

Cimera - Geneva; private, non-profit organization active in Central Asia; focusing on media development and raising the professional qualifications of journalists; initiates cross-border cooperation between journalists, politicians and experts to enhance debates on regional concerns

Committee to Protect Journalists - nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the global defense of press freedom

Eurasian Media Forum - organization with no political, economic or ideological allegiances; aims to examine the concept of Eurasia, to promote the development of its mass media, to facilitate a professional exchange of views on the new challenges faced by the media community in the new Millennium and, ultimately, to build a continuing dialogue between East and West

International PEN - worldwide association of writers promotes friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere, to fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world literature

Institute for War and Peace Reporting - U.K.; independent, educational charity that supports recovery and development in crisis zones by providing professional training, financial assistance and an international platform to independent media, human rights activists and other local democratic voices

International Journalists' Network - online service for journalists, media managers, media assistance professionals, journalism trainers and educators and anyone else with an interest in the state of the media around the world

Internews - international non-profit that supports open media worldwide; fosters independent media in emerging democracies; produces television, radio, and Internet content; and uses the media to reduce conflict within and between countries

Inter Press Service - provides news features, analyses and expert commentaries on the events and global processes affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations, especially in the South

MediaChannel.org - nonprofit, public interest site dedicated to global media issues; offers news, reports and commentary from international network of media-issues organizations and publications

Reporters Without Borders - association of correspondents promotes press freedom world-wide by keeping the media and public opinion informed through press releases and public-awareness campaigns

Statewatch - non-profit-making voluntary group comprised of lawyers, academics, journalists, researchers and community activists; encourages the publication of investigative journalism and critical research in Europe in the fields of the state, justice and home affairs, civil liberties, accountability and openness

World Security Institute - non-profit organization committed to independent research and journalism on global affairs

Publications

Foreign Policy - covers global politics, economics, and ideas

Harvard Asia Quarterly - journal of current affairs affiliated with the Harvard Asia Center

The National Interest - journal of international affairs

World Bank Publications - browse by subject or country and view top sellers

World Policy Journal - news and research on global politics and policy

Publishers

Bernan - distributor and publisher of reference works of United States and intergovernmental organizations

Cornell University Press - scholarly publisher, offering titles in many disciplines, including anthropology, classics, cultural studies, history, literary criticism and theory, medieval studies, philosophy, politics and international relations, psychology and psychiatry, and women's studies

HIS - provides technical information, decision-support tools, and related services to customers in the energy, defense, aerospace, construction, electronics, and automotive industries

Oxford University Press - categories include dictionaries, educational, academic and scholarly books

SMi Group - linking business with information through the delivery of high quality business information services

Taylor & Francis Group - international academic publisher providing quality information and knowledge to enable customers to perform their jobs efficiently, continue their education, and help contribute to the advancement of their chosen markets

World News

Al Jazeera - news and current affairs channel covering the Middle East; features headline news, analysis, documentaries, live debates, entertainment, business and sports

Arab News - Saudi Arabia; headline news includes business, sports, Islam, world coverage and more

Azerbaijan International - independent publication committed to the discussion of issues related to Azerbaijanis around the world

BBC - U.K.; covers local and international breaking news

CNN - national and world headlines news

C-SPAN - private, non-profit public service created by the American cable television industry covering the political process

Deutsche Welle - Germany; international broadcaster reporting on breaking world news

EIN News - business information and online news service focuses on over 240 countries, regions, and all U.S. states

The Globalist - daily online magazine and think tank publishing features on key issues, people, companies and organizations shaping the global economy

Gateway to Russia - news portal on the economy, business and policy in Russia, bringing together more than 300 daily news items about Russia from leading press agencies around the world along with analytical articles, expert commentary and updates on changes to Russian laws, research papers and ratings

Gulf News - Qatar; daily English newspaper, offering local and international news and opinion

Interfax - provides political, business and financial news from Europe and Asia with special emphasis on emerging markets

InternationalReports.net - brings individual nations in-focus for political and commercial decision-makers in Washington, DC and the world by focusing on political and economic developments in countries the regular press frequently ignore; International Special Reports.com and International Special Reports are web and print publications of The Washington Times International Advertising Department

Kommersant - Russia; independent newspaper offers current events, news briefs, photo gallery, reviews and more

Malaysian National News - headline news includes business, banking, weather, and video clips

Moscow Times - daily English-language newspaper featuring news on business, politics and culture in Russia and the former Soviet Union

MSNBC - headline news covering business, national and world with analysis and multimedia features

Pakistan Times - daily web newspaper, featuring breaking news and views on Pakistan, Kashmir, South Asia and the rest of the world

Pravda - Russian and world news and analysis

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - private, international communications service to Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle East; provides news, analysis, and discussion of domestic and regional issues oriented toward free-market transformations

RedTram - news search engine

Russia Journal Daily - Moscow's daily newspaper that covers breaking news and latest reports from around the world

Russian Media - collection of links to Russian and world media

Russian News & Information Agency - agency has a broad network of correspondents in Russia and the CIS; provides sociopolitical, economic, scientific and financial information in Russian, European languages and in Arabic through electronic media and the Internet

Russian News Network - news and information related to the former republics of the USSR

Russian News Room - provides news in English; covering current events, business, politics, sport, immigration and more

SNGNews.ru - Russia; breaking world news, with reports from Russia, Central Asia and more

St. Petersburg Times - latest news on business and politics from St.Petersburg, Russia; includes listing of job opportunities and classifieds

Topix.net - aims to provide users the ability to quickly and easily find targeted news on the Internet

Turkish Weekly - provides breaking world news, comments, opinion, editorials and more

Ukrainian Weekly - offers currents news and news archive

Worldpress.org - an international press site, featuring translations from newspapers in more than 20 languages

Worldwide Gazeteer - includes world news, articles, bookstore and travel services