World news is the news media jargon for any kind of global coverage. In practice, this could mean news coming from outside the country where a reporter is located or news about a subject that transcends national borders. This category of reporting has existed since the 19th century, when it became possible to send a story from abroad via innovations in telecommunications technology. The first major news agencies, such as Reuters, AP and Wolff, were founded to help make it easier for newspapers to report foreign stories.

El Salvadorans head to the polls for a presidential and legislative election that’s largely about the tradeoff between security and democracy. A former Panamanian president convicted of money laundering is defiantly proclaiming his intention to run for office despite a potential ban on seeking office. A harrowing rescue effort unfolded in Kenya after a fire at an illegal fuel depot exploded, sending dozens of cylinders into the air and leaving one man dead.

A former NFL linebacker who went on to become a Hollywood actor, playing the nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, has died at 67. He had been fighting cancer for more than a year.