Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
20-year-old US soldier dies from rollover accident in Kuwait
DOD/108th Public Affairs Detachment(KUWAIT CITY) -- An American soldier was killed in a non-combat rollover accident in Kuwait, U.S. officials said late Friday. Spc. Jayson Reed Haven, 20, of Aik...
May 27, 2023
How tiger conservation in India may be helping to mitigate climate change
(NEW YORK) -- The tiger conservation efforts in Asia have been so successful that they had an unintended -- and equally beneficial -- consequence of preventing further some greenhouse gas emissions fr...
May 25, 2023
What has been happening in Belgorod, a Russian region that borders Ukraine?
Tom Soufi Burridge/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Earlier this week, an unknown number of heavily armed soldiers stormed over Ukraine’s north-eastern border with Russia. At around the same time, Russia...
May 25, 2023
US teen missing after going overboard on sunset cruise in the Bahamas
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(NASSAU, Bahamas) -- A recent high school graduate from Louisiana is missing after going overboard while on a trip to the Bahamas, school officials and the United States...
May 25, 2023
Driver crashes into gates outside Downing Street, home of UK prime minister, no injuries reported
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A driver has crashed a car into the gates outside Downing Street, the residence of Britain's prime minister, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The in...
May 25, 2023
Fulgence Kayishema, most wanted Rwandan genocide suspect, arrested in South Africa, authorities say
JonGorr/Getty Images(LONDON) -- One of the world's most wanted fugitives, accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in South Africa after more than two decades on the run, auth...
May 25, 2023
American tourist attacked by shark in Turks and Caicos, police say
Philip Waller/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An American tourist was seriously injured in a shark attack in Turks and Caicos on Wednesday, authorities said. The 22-year-old Connecticut woman was snorkeling w...
May 25, 2023
US investigating whether arms given to Ukraine have been used in attacks in Russia
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is investigating claims that American munitions initially supplied to the Ukrainian government have been used in a rare cross...
May 24, 2023
Killer whales learn 'coordinated' attacks on sailboats, some observers say
George D. Lepp/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Orcas may be teaching each other to attack boats following a spate of strikes on sailboats off the coast of Europe, some observers say. Sailors have reported a...
May 24, 2023
'Stop the Bleed' nonprofit teaches Ukrainian military life-saving tools
Fokke Hassel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. nonprofit created after a school shooting is helping troops in Ukraine learn crucial medical care -- and some soldiers on the ground credit the new skill ...
May 23, 2023
