Could it be because they do not regularly watch or read the news, and when they do, they get it from networks and organizations that cover this stuff as the top news stories?
I've italicized those stories that have an explicit international focus. I've starred (*) the "soft" or "lifestyle" type stories that have become so common in today's news. Finally, I've bolded those that deal with crime or disaster. If it is italicized and bolded, it is an international story that deals with crime or disaster.
Notice, for example, that the first three stories are international stories dealing with death and destruction. Also notice that the first eight stories deal with bad news--crime or tragedies here or abroad.
NEW At least 112
killed in plant fire
NEW 10 kids
killed in Afghan bombing
Deadly
virus spreads to Italy
Manning's
court-martial to start Monday
Exec: AEG
'knew nothing' of MJ drug use
Calif. fire
scorches 25,000 acres
Search on
for Yosemite waterfall victim
Mom,
kids trapped as canopy falls 
Syria
issues Turkey travel warning
Turkish PM
refutes 'dictator' jibe
Turks
targeting prime minister
*Kanye and
Kim's baby: It's a ....
IRS
controversy turns personal
IRS
in hot seat over lavish spending
Issa:
D.C. directed IRS targeting
GOP
chief: Party 'open for repairs'
U.S. shocks Germany in soccer
High stakes for LeBron in Game 7
*NBA star fined 75K for cursing, gay slur
*Tennis star sorry for swearing at fans
Smugglers drive
grim trade in dog meat
Dogs
slaughtered in Vietnam
Fake
kidnapping ends in death
No
answers in gang rape and killing
*New gimmicks to sell beer Time
The
four worst tax breaks
Homebuilders
struggle to find workers
Baptists
leaving Scouts 'en masse'
Defiant
Scouts at gay pride parade
*Bruno
Mars' mother dies of aneurysm
Sex is
life's work for doctor
Zumba
instructor/prostitute sentenced
Runaway
llama gets Tased by police
Whites-only
not racist, resident says
Could it be this is why we are so clueless about the world?
