Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Suspected poacher likely killed by elephant in South Africa
Moonstone Images/iStock(LONDON) -- A suspected poacher found dead in a South African national park is believed to have been killed by an elephant, park officials said. Rangers in Kruger National Park ...
Oct 22, 2021
Queen Elizabeth was hospitalized for 'preliminary investigations'
iweta0077/iStock(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth was hospitalized Wednesday night for "preliminary investigations," a Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed to ABC News. The queen was back at her desk at Wi...
Oct 22, 2021
What the appointment of 98 female judges to Egypt's State Council means for women's rights
NiroDesign/iStock(GIZA, Egypt) -- Seventy-two years of Egyptian women's rights activism paid off this week as the State Council, an important independent judiciary body in the country, appointed 98 fe...
Oct 22, 2021
'Rapid evolution' of tuskless elephants caused by ivory trade, scientists say
BethWolff43/iStock(NEW YORK) — Ivory poaching has led to a "rapid evolution" of tuskless African elephants, as elephants without tusks were far more likely to survive during the height of the iv...
Oct 21, 2021
Man attempting to demolish ancient sphinx in Cairo caught
Abdallah M. Elbarawy(CAIRO) —A man attempting to demolish one of four ancient sphinxes adorning the Tahrir square in Cairo was caught by security personnel, an eyewitness reports. "I and my frie...
Oct 21, 2021
8 Nigerians charged with alleged internet scams promising romance, travel
damircudic/iStock(NEW YORK) — Eight Nigerians have been charged in the U.S. with running widespread internet scams for at least a decade from their base of operation in Cape Town, South Africa, ...
Oct 21, 2021
No US injuries in attack on remote American base in Syria
omersukrugoksu/iStock(AL-TANF, Syria) -- There were no U.S. military injuries or deaths resulting from a coordinated attack Wednesday on a small remote U.S. military base at al Tanf, Syria, according ...
Oct 21, 2021
Former '400 Mawozo' hostages describe ordeal as Haiti gang demands $17 million ransom for kidnapped missionaries
Pawel Gaul/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Survivors of a previous kidnapping by the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo have revealed details about what life was like as a hostage, with the group currently de...
Oct 20, 2021
China's reported hypersonic weapon test raises security concerns
Zoya Rusinova\TASS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Reports that China may have tested a new hypersonic weapon have grabbed the world's attention and divided national security experts about its strategic...
Oct 20, 2021
North Korea fires possible ballistic missile, eighth test this year
(File photo) - Alexyz3d/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired a possible submarine-launched ballistic missile off the East Coast Tuesday morning, according to the neighboring countries South...
Oct 20, 2021
