Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report warns
Gyamfi Prince / 500px/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Fish, sea turtles, elephants, sharks, shorebirds and more of the world's migratory species are in dire decline, according to the first-ever State of the...
Feb 15, 2024
American David Barnes' conviction in Russia 'based on lies,' sister says
David Barnes appears in a courtroom for sentencing, Feb. 13, 2024, in Moscow. (Anastasia Bagaeva/ABC News)(MOSCOW) -- On Tuesday David Barnes of Texas became the latest American to be c...
Feb 15, 2024
Locust outbreaks could get worse as global temperatures continue to climb, scientists say
Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Locust outbreaks, a visual often used in entertainment to signify an upcoming apocalypse, could worsen as global temperatures continu...
Feb 14, 2024
Palestinian families speak out over rise in killings, violence in West Bank
Hafez Abduljabbar speaks with ABC News' James Longman. CREDIT: ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Tawfic Abdel Jawwad went to spend a year with his family in the West Bank after he finished high school in New Orl...
Feb 14, 2024
Ukraine says it sank another Russian warship in Black Sea
filo/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ukraine said it "destroyed" another one of Russia's warships in the Black Sea on Wednesday -- a claim not yet confirmed by Moscow. Ukrainian naval drones struck the Caesar...
Feb 14, 2024
Solar eclipse on Mars shows the planet partially covered in darkness in new NASA images
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU(NEW YORK) -- As Americans gear up for the total solar eclipse in April, eclipse watchers can feast their eyes on a similar astronomical event that partially shadowed Mars. NASA's ...
Feb 13, 2024
Fugitive who allegedly killed girlfriend in Boston caught in Kenya after escaping custody
Kali9/Getty Images(LONDON) -- The suspect accused of killing his girlfriend at Boston's Logan International Airport and fleeing to Kenya was recaptured Tuesday after he escaped custody a week ago, pol...
Feb 13, 2024
David Barnes, American detained in Russia, found guilty by Moscow judge
Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Russian judge convicted a Texas man on Tuesday of abusing his two sons between 2014 and 2018 in the United States, even though the law enforcement officials in ...
Feb 13, 2024
Climate change and loss of sea ice putting polar bears at risk of starvation, collar cameras show
Patrick J. Endres/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- What is a day in the life of an Alaskan polar bear like? Researchers recently found out after strapping collar cameras to several bears. Scientists have lon...
Feb 13, 2024
Famed Kenyan lion Olobor is missing. Officials are searching for clues
Kalahari Lion (Panthera leo). CREDIT: Digital Vision/Getty Images (LONDON) -- Wildlife authorities in Kenya are intensifying the search for Olobor, an iconic lion of the Maasai Mara National Reserve i...
Feb 13, 2024