Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Release of wild cheetahs in Mozambique could be answer to conservation of the species, biologists say
Tamar Kendon(LONDON) -- Thousands of feet in the air, Willem Briers-Louw, a wildlife biologist, surveys the Zambeze Delta in Mozambique via helicopter -- seeking the animal populations he helps to con...
Jan 29, 2022
Afghan refugees find 'peace and hope' resettling in US
Meagan Redman,Jake Lefferman, Zach Fannin, and Libby Cathey, ABC News(HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M.) -- Thousands of miles away from her native Afghanistan, Laila finds relief in small comforts like a...
Jan 26, 2022
British police arrest two more men in probe of Texas synagogue hostage-taking incident
Emil Lippe/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Two men were arrested in England on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into a hostage-taking incident at a synagogue in the United States, British...
Jan 26, 2022
US warns Russian attack may be 'imminent,' Ukraine disagrees: Here's why
benstevens/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the U.S. continues to warn that the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine remains "imminent," there is one dissenting voice that has grown stronger -- Ukraine...
Jan 25, 2022
North Korea fires pair of projectiles presumed to be cruise missiles in fifth test this year
JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired a pair of projectiles on Tuesday morning believed to be cruise missiles, a South Korean official told ABC News. An official w...
Jan 25, 2022
Stampede at Africa Cup of Nations soccer game leaves eight dead, 38 injured
KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least eight people died in a stampede outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa's top soccer tournament in Cameroon on Monday, officials said. Th...
Jan 25, 2022
Will British Prime Minister Boris Johnson be ousted amid COVID-19 party controversy?
Christopher Furlong - WPA Pool /Getty Image(LONDON) -- The British prime minister's political future is in the balance. "If Boris Johnson is still PM by the end of the week, I'd be very surprised," an...
Jan 25, 2022
Canada’s foreign affairs department hit with cyberattack
Bill Hinton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Canada's foreign affairs department was hit with a cyberattack last week, according to the Treasury Board of Canada. The hack of Global Affairs Canada, the govern...
Jan 25, 2022
NATO to put more forces on standby amid fears of Russian attack on Ukraine
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Amid deepening anxiety over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States announced it's pulling out diplomats' families and some...
Jan 24, 2022
Stowaway survives 11-hour flight in wheel well from Africa to Europe
Jaromir Chalabala / EyeEm/Getty Images(AMSTERDAM) -- A stowaway was found alive in the nose wheel well of a cargo airplane that traveled from South Africa to the Netherlands on Sunday, according to Du...
Jan 24, 2022
