Links

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News Sources (Listed alphabetically)

Note:  Most of these also have photos and/or videos of current news

• Al Jazeera:  http://america.aljazeera.com/topics/topic/categories/international.html
• BBC News:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
• Channel 4 News (UK):  http://www.channel4.com/news/
• Christian Science Monitor:  http://www.csmonitor.com/World
• CNN:  http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/
• Ekklesia:  http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/
• Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/world/
• ITV News (UK):  https://www.facebook.com/itvnews
• Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/news/world
• UN Foundation Daily Briefing:  http://www.smartbrief.com/un_wire
• Washington Post:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/world

Updates on Humanitarian Concerns/Crises

• Famine  Early Warning System (US Agency for International Development):  http://www.fews.net
• Thomas Reuters Foundation: http://www.trust.org/

World Cycle of Prayer

• The World Council of Churches:  http://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/prayer-cycle (click on the link under the current week to view the prayers)

Facts about Nations 

• Fact Monster:  http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
• InfoPlease:  http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
• Nations Online:  http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/index.html
• Fact Monster:  http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
• US State Department:  http://www.state.gov/countries/

Economic Status by Nation

• World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/en/country

Health Status by Nation

• WHO:  http://www.who.int/countries/dji/en/

Fun Facts about Nations

• What each country leads the world in:  http://thedoghousediaries.com/maplesyrup