Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny located in Siberian penal colony, spokeswoman says
ABC News(MOSCOW) -- Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been located in a remote penal colony in Siberia after his lawyers and associates have been unable to contact him for nearly thr...
Dec 25, 2023
Suspect arrested in alleged theft of Banksy stop sign in London
Banksy unveiled a new piece of art work in Peckham, south east London. (Photo by Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- A suspect is in custody after a London stop sign that apparently fea...
Dec 23, 2023
No 'functional' hospitals in northern Gaza, just nine left in south: WHO
A young Palestinian injured in Israeli airstrikes arrives to be treated at Nasser Medical Hospital, Dec. 20, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza. (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- There are no more f...
Dec 23, 2023
Who is Yahya Sinwar, Israel's most-wanted Hamas terrorist
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, waves his hand to the crowd during the celebration of International Quds Day in Gaza City. CREDIT: SOPA Images/Getty Ima...
Dec 22, 2023
Change in landscape for early hominids may have led to the development of speech, new study finds
Shizuka, a seven-year-old female Sumatran orangutan, seen in a cage before being transferred to Indonesia at Suvarnabhumi International Airport. CREDIT: SOPA Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Scientis...
Dec 21, 2023
Prague university shooting: 15 killed, 24 wounded
kali9/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least 15 people were killed and 24 were injured in a shooting at Charles University in Prague on Thursday, according to Prague's head of police. The suspect -- a 24-...
Dec 21, 2023
Iceland volcano eruption triggers toxic air warning
Molten lava is comming out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of the evacuate town of Grindavik, western Iceland on Dec. 19, 2023. (KRISTINN MAGNUSSON/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) ...
Dec 21, 2023
Papal scholar reflects on Pope Francis allowing Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples
Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the weekly Angelus prayer, Oct. 29, 2023, in The Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK)...
Dec 21, 2023
Xi told Biden at summit that China plans to reunify with Taiwan
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden directly at their recent summit that China will reunify with Taiwan, sources conf...
Dec 20, 2023
Fighting reaches Sudan’s Wad Madani, once considered a safe haven for displaced
Sudanese army soldiers patrol in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, on Dec. 18, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Thousands of people have been forced to flee as fighting reached one of Sudan's largest c...
Dec 20, 2023
