Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
American detained in Moscow after allegedly climbing into children's library, local news reports
amphotora/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An American visiting Russia was arrested after allegedly climbing into a children’s library in Moscow, a local television station reported.William Russel Nycum ...
May 07, 2024
US soldier detained in Russia on charges of criminal misconduct, Army says
quavondo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. soldier was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army."The Russian Federation notified the U....
May 07, 2024
Northern Gaza experiencing 'full-blown famine': UN official
People gather with jerrycans and other containers to collect water from a tanker cistern in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Apr. 30, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Parts of Gaza ...
May 07, 2024
Thirty-four recruits join Vatican's Swiss Guard, swearing allegiance to Pope Francis
A Swiss Guard recruit holds the Swiss Guard flag as he swears-in during a ceremony for new recruits of the pontifical Swiss Guard at the Vatican, on May 6, 2024. (Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Imag...
May 07, 2024
Brazil flooding: At least 75 people have died and 103 are missing, authorities say
Ramiro Sanches/Getty Images(PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil) -- Severe flooding in Brazil has left 75 people dead, 103 individuals unaccounted for and multiple families standing on their rooftops hoping to be re...
May 05, 2024
Russian troops operating out of same base in Niger that hosts some US troops, two officials say
pop_jop/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Russian military personnel are operating out of an air base in Niger that is still hosting a small number of American troops, two U.S. officials tell ABC News.One o...
May 03, 2024
US military acknowledges errant drone strike last year killed a civilian, not an al-Qaeda leader
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A targeted U.S. drone strike in northwest Syria one year ago Friday hit and killed a civilian, not the al-Qaeda leader it was looking for, the Pentagon said ...
May 02, 2024
Dozens of tourists evacuated amid flooding in Kenya’s Maasai Mara Reserve
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Authorities in Kenya have rescued dozens of tourists and hotel staff who were left stranded in Kenya's famed Maasai Mara Game ...
May 02, 2024
What to know as China attempts to be 1st country to return samples from far side of the moon
Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center BACC in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020 shows the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft flying above the lunar surface. (Jin Liwang/Xinhua via Getty Images)(NEW YORK...
May 02, 2024
Prince William and Kate Middleton's daughter Princess Charlotte celebrates 9th birthday
Princess Charlotte of Wales attends Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk. (Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)(LONDON) -- Princess Charlotte,...
May 02, 2024