Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Niger’s military announces ousting of President Bazoum in apparent coup
-/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Soldiers in Niger have announced they have ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a national televised address....
Jul 28, 2023
US not seeking permanent new base in Papua New Guinea, Austin says
Luis Martinez/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea's top leaders on Thursday, to build on a new defense cooperation agreement signed between the two coun...
Jul 28, 2023
American carpenter details meticulous work done to restore Notre Dame Cathedral
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Norte-Dame de Paris Cathedral went up in flames more than four years ago, historical and architectural experts warned that bringing the cathedral back to its original luster...
Jul 27, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks out on divisive judicial overhaul
ABC News(LONDON) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that his plan to overhaul his country's judicial system is "a minor correction" to an "activist" court. "It's described as t...
Jul 27, 2023
'A superb dig': Archeologists uncover ruins believed to be Roman Emperor Nero's theater near Vatican
Phoebe Natanson/ABC News(ROME) -- "What an artist dies with me!" Nero, the emperor of Rome from AD 54 until AD 68, reportedly uttered those famous last words before his death in exile. Experts believe...
Jul 26, 2023
Actor Kevin Spacey found not guilty on sexual assault charges in London
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Actor Kevin Spacey was on Wednesday found not guilty in a London court of a series of sexual assaults against several accusers. Twelve jurors at the Southwa...
Jul 26, 2023
US steps up warnings to Guatemalan officials about interference in country's election
Juanmonino/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With Guatemalan authorities appearing to ramp up their interference in the country's presidential election, including last week's raids of the election tribunal of...
Jul 26, 2023
Wildfires that killed at least 34 in Algeria are now 80% extinguished, officials say
Juanmonino/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Wildfires that have killed at least 34 people in northern Algeria over the past several days are now almost entirely under control, officials said. As of Tuesday aft...
Jul 26, 2023
As wildfires sweep through Greece, resident returns home to find it 'all gone, totally gone'
Spyros Bakalis/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- As wildfire flames crept toward Zena Katsaros' home in Kiotari, a village in Rhodes, on Friday, she fled with her bathing suit and a few other items. She...
Jul 26, 2023
Trevor Reed, American freed from Russia, expected to make full recovery from injuries fighting in Ukraine
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia before being released in a prisoner swap, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, according t...
Jul 25, 2023
