"Rest of World is an international nonprofit journalism organization. We document what happens when technology, culture and the human experience collide, in places that are typically overlooked and underestimated. We believe the story about technology is as big as the world that’s using it, and that everyone — from those building technology to those using it — can benefit from a broader global perspective."

(For older articles, be sure to change the "Return articles added to Google News between" date to something that works for your search, i.e. 1/1/1901 - click the down-caret in the Search box to do this).

"Explore the headlines, articles, advertisements, and opinion pieces from European newspapers from 20 countries, dating from 1618 to the 1980s."

Includes publications from across the region, providing insights into the history of individual countries, and viewpoints on key historic events.
Key topics include the decline of colonialism, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Suez Crisis, the Cold War, the rise of the petroleum industry, twentieth-century pan-Arab movements, both World Wars, the establishment of the state of Israel, the Iran-Iraq War, and the recent Arab Spring.
Note: Content predominantly in Arabic, but also includes key titles in English and French. The collection comprises out-of-copyright, orphaned content, and includes titles such as Al-Iqbal (Lebanon), Al Akhaa al Watani (Iraq), Tangier Gazette (Morocco) and La Verite (Algeria).

~1900-1949
"The first half of the twentieth century began with the demise of China’s last imperial dynasty, the Great Qing, and ended with the foundation of the People’s Republic of China in October 1949. Following the 1912 establishment of China’s first post-imperial government, the Republic of China, the country experienced both industrial and social revolution, a civil war during which communist and nationalist forces battled to shape the country’s future, and looming external threats during both world wars."
A project of East View Global Press Archive and the Center for Research Libraries

"New Europe - the European weekly, published since 1993, is a unique product carrying news and analyses from 49 countries with a particular emphasis on the EU institutions and EU-World relations."

Formerly the International Herald-Tribune - more about the history of the International Herald Tribune

Check it out - this is a cool tool that uses GIS mapping and Google's translation service.

"World-Newspapers.com provides links to thousands of news sources covering every world's country and many of subjects.
All listed sites are in English and provide free online content."

Associated Press Wire

"...is a global non-profit media company focused on the intersection of journalism and engagement to effect positive change in people’s lives."

We aggregate and distribute the reporting of more than 130 media organizations. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of reporting, analysis and commentary from as many as possible of the influential media in every country.

also see their Creative Commons Repository for older news that uses a Creative Commons license.

Online back to 2009