Tracking World News
Should be a required automatic download with any world news app. This is a must have if you read the local daily paper. It fleshes out the news with basic facts often assumed in the article. ie. Size, population, location, political/governmental organization. This will greatly increase the chances of you making the correct judgement about facts in an article. And when considering traveling to an area, a bit of basic country knowledge makes thing go smoother. It is also updated regularly. This in itself makes it better than the paper copy.
Daily paper about
WorldABC — The CIA World FactBook