World headlines http://newsdirectory.com/
World politics updates:    http://news.bbc.com 
BBC news (UK) http://www.bbc.co.uk/
The Economist: http://www.economist.com/
The (Manchester, UK) Guardian Unlimited http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org
Amnesty International
Elections worldwide http://www.electionworld.org/india.htm
U.S. Census http://www.census.gov/

(International) Constitution finder http://confinder.richmond.edu/
The U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/37191.htm
CIA World Factbook http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Aljazeera (Arab media/Oman) http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
Center for Defense Information http://www.cdi.org/
http://www.m-w.com/
Military Spending and Exports
Arms Exports and Its Costs