Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
New dinosaur species discovered in Zimbabwe named Musankwa sanyatiensis
Getty Images - STOCK(ZIMBABWE) -- A remarkable fossil finding in Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has led to a new dinosaur species being named by researchers: Musankwa sanyatiensis.The fossilized remains of t...
May 31, 2024
'Stop this war': Message from mother, displaced 18 times, who is fleeing the fighting again
Smoke rises near a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians in the area of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 30, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant...
May 30, 2024
North Korea sends balloons full of manure and trash over the border to South Korea
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea and LONDON) -- Around 260 air balloons carrying bags of manure and trash have been spotted across South Korea on Wednesday after they were sent over the ...
May 30, 2024
Person killed after being sucked into plane's turbine engine on runway
DuKai photographer/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A person has died after being sucked up into the running turbine engine of a plane at Amsterdam’s international airport, officials said.KLM Royal Dutch...
May 30, 2024
Volcanic eruption in Iceland spews lava over 160 feet; famed Blue Lagoon evacuated
Another volcanic eruption is seen from a helicopter flight Landhelgisgasla Islands for the fifth time since December on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on May 29, 2024. (Almannavarnade...
May 30, 2024
World Central Kitchen pauses operations in Rafah, aid workers warn humanitarian response on brink of 'collapse'
Khames Alrefi/ Getty Images(RAFAH, GAZA) -- World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it has paused its operations in Rafah due to "ongoing attacks" by Israeli forces as aid organizations warned the humanitari...
May 29, 2024
India records its hottest temperature ever amid severe heat wave
Niharika Kulkarni/ Getty Images(NEW DELHI, INDIA) -- One of the hottest countries on Earth has recorded its highest temperature ever.India recorded a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius -- or about 12...
May 29, 2024
South Africans head to the polls in high-stakes election
Voters queue outside a polling station in Juju Valley, Polokwane, on May 29, 2024, during South Africa's general election. (Paul Botes/AFP via Getty Images)(LONDON and PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Milli...
May 29, 2024
Killing of 5-year-old girl in Gaza sparks international condemnation as war continues
A mural of Hind Rajab, the 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza, along with several family members and paramedics, by artist Emmalene Blake in Dublin, May 15, 2024. (Brian Lawless/PA Ima...
May 29, 2024
'Parade of planets' on June 3: Here’s what it will really look like
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Before skywatchers begin their countdown for the brief planetary alignment expected next month, some astronomical debunking has proved there may be less of a sky...
May 29, 2024