News Sources
Key Databases
We subscribe to several sites that provide access to news from around the world. You can access these via the SOAS Library Website.
Useful Websites
Al-Jazeera Archive
Free access to video footage released by news service broadcaster Al Jazeera under various Creative Commons licenses. Includes Arabic materials.
Economic and Political Weekly
Access to the full text of articles from 1999 onwards, with new editions typically available within one month of print publication.
Global Newsbank
News articles in English covering politics and other social sciences from around the world - from over 1000 translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines and government documents. Available off-site to SOAS staff and students only using a SOAS id and password.
Guardian Unlimited: Politics
News about British politics with political commentary, opinion polls, editorials and links to special reports on key issues
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
News items about the Balkans, the Caucasus and other areas in Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. Featuring crisis reports, tribunal updates and archives.
International Affairs.com
Links to a wide variety of resources ranging from news wires and newspapers to Government home pages and international institutions. Created by Oxford Analytica, a news analysis organization.
United Nations Foundation
Includes UN Wire, the daily news summary covering the United Nations, global affairs and key international issues.
