Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

Norway euthanizes Freya the walrus, who drew crowds to Oslo Fjord
Tor Erik Schrder/NTB/AFP via Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) -- A 1,300-pound walrus that became a popular attraction in Norway in recent weeks was euthanized on Sunday, after officials concluded the marin...
Morgan Winsor, ABC News Aug 15, 2022

Iranian official says Salman Rushdie and his fans are to blame for attack
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The Iranian government on Monday denied that its officials were responsible for the attack on Salman Rushdie, saying the government hadn’t pre...
Somayeh Malekian, ABC News Aug 15, 2022

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Moscow refuses to create demilitarized zone around plant
ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus...
Nadine El-Bawab, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro, Kevin Shalvey, Ivan Pereira, Morgan Winsor and Meredith Deliso, ABC News Aug 15, 2022

Americans among 8 injured in bus shooting in Jerusalem
Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Eight people, including at least five Americans, were wounded when a gunman opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem early Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Ministr...
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News Aug 14, 2022

One dead, more than 20 injured as strong winds cause music festival stage collapse
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images/Stock(CULLERA, Spain) -- At least one person was killed and more than 20 others were injured when strong gusts of wind caused parts of a stage to fall at a musi...
Aicha El Hammar Castano, Rashid Haddou, and Kevin Shalvey, ABC News Aug 13, 2022

'I wanted to take off my skin': Ukrainian women recount rape by Russian soldiers
Antonio Hugo Photo/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The three Russian soldiers arrived at Victoria's house claiming they needed to seize her cell phone. But they weren't looking for phones. Victoria, a 42-year...
Tom Soufi Burridge, Ibtissem Guenfoud, Natalya Kushnir, Dragana Jovanovic, Brittyn Clennett, and Duraid Al Munajim, ABC News Aug 12, 2022

New Music Roundup: Jordan Davis, Parmalee & more
MCA NashvilleJordan Davis dropped his new song, "Next Thing You Know," that follows a couple's relationship from the day they met at a bar to getting married and having their first child. It will...
Cillea Houghton Aug 12, 2022

Expert weighs in on alleged Iranian plot to kill high-profile US official
FBI(NEW YORK) -- The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against an Iranian national and member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard who prosecutors say tried to arrange the murder of John Bolton, ...
ABC News Aug 12, 2022

Campus femicides in Egypt revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images(CAIRO, Egypt) -- The latest murder of a young woman in Egypt who had allegedly rejected the advances of a fellow student has sparked outrage and renewed calls f...
Hatem Maher, ABC News Aug 11, 2022

At least 31 people injured on ride at Legoland park in Germany, police say
Stefan Puchner/picture alliance via Getty Images(GUENZBURG, Germany) -- Dozens of people were injured on a ride at an amusement park in Germany on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at a Leg...
Meredith Deliso, ABC News Aug 11, 2022
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