Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Titanic photo expedition reveals famed railing on ship's bow has fallen off
RMS Titanic, Inc.(NEW YORK) -- The Titanic may have survived more than a century at the bottom of the North Atlantic, but a chunk of the ship's iconic bow railing, featured in the movie of the same na...
Sep 03, 2024
Passengers on three-year cruise speak out as ship remains stuck in harbor
Holly Hennessy, a passenger on Villa Vie Odyssey, speaks with ABC News. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- Passengers planning to travel the world on a three-year cruise are speaking out as they remain stuck on ...
Sep 03, 2024
Ten people arrested in attack on two US Marines in Turkey
@genclikbirligi/Twitter(IZMIR, Turkey) -- Ten of the people accused of assaulting two U.S. Marines in Turkey on Monday were arrested on Tuesday, according to the Criminal Court of Izmir. The grounds f...
Sep 02, 2024
US seizes Venezuelan President Maduro's plane, DOJ says
Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images(MIAMI) -- The U.S. has seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's plane, the Justice Department announced on Monday.A Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led investig...
Sep 02, 2024
Demonstrators march on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's home as cease-fire protests continue
Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Anti-government demonstrators gathered in the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for a second day of protests after the killing of six hosta...
Sep 02, 2024
Ukrainian politicians urge Mongolia to arrest Putin ahead of Tuesday visit
Contributor/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A group of six Ukrainian lawmakers appealed to their counterparts in Mongolia to execute the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against President Vl...
Sep 02, 2024
Israel-Gaza live updates: Six UN workers killed in strike on Gaza school
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions appears to have reached an impasse.Meanwhile, after six hostages were found dead in G...
Sep 02, 2024
Russian missiles strike Kyiv, injuring 2, city officials say
Volodymyr Tarasov / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Monday, injuring at least two people, the city’s admini...
Sep 02, 2024
Why Afghan women are singing to protest Taliban’s ban on women voices
Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Gazing into a mirror framed by a vase of bright flowers, Taiba Sulaimani begins to sing. The lyrics, in Farsi, offer a message of hope -- I will fly one da...
Aug 30, 2024
Namibia to cull over 700 animals to feed those affected by drought
Ismail Aslandag/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Namibia has announced that it will cull 723 wild animals to feed parts of its population as it grapples with its worst drought in 100 years.In a sta...
Aug 29, 2024