The saying goes that all news is local. AP have confirmed the theory with their Top Ten stories for 2007.

The Associated Press: Top News Story: Virginia Tech Killings

That number six is global warming and seven a small bridge collapse says a lot.

Interestingly one of the quotes goes on to point out how important the stories they choose were…

“Anyone who picks the Anna Nicole Smith story in the Top Ten should be beaten with sticks,” commented Mike Bailey, managing editor of The Courier News in Elgin, Ill.

Where in all of this is Darfour,  torture or human rights in general from China to the US, the floods in Asia, Russian democracy; the list is enormous…