Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Escaped kangaroo from zoo caught by the tail after four-day search
Facebook / Durham Regional Police(NEW YORK) -- A kangaroo that escaped from a zoo has been found and safely captured by authorities after a four-day search, police say. Police officers for the Durham ...
Dec 05, 2023
American woman killed in shark attack in the Bahamas
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American woman has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The woman was paddleboarding with...
Dec 04, 2023
Remains, wreckage found in search for crashed Osprey in Yakushima, Japan, US Air Force says
STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images(YAKUSHIMA, Japan) -- Wreckage and remains were discovered from the CV-22 Osprey that crashed last week off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan, the U.S. Air Force ...
Dec 04, 2023
Navy warship shoots down drones in Red Sea, in latest incursion in Middle East: Official
Oguz Yeter/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. Navy ship in the Red Sea on Sunday shot down several drones heading in its direction from areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi ...
Dec 03, 2023
Seven crew members remain missing after US Osprey crash that killed One: Japan Coast Guard
Riccardo Niccoli/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images/STOCK(KAGOSHIMA, Japan) -- The search for the seven crew members missing after a U.S. military Osprey crashed off the shore of Yakushima Island in s...
Dec 02, 2023
Why Hamas could emerge stronger militarily from the temporary cease-fire with Israel
Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- While much attention has been paid to the humanitarian relief enabled by the weeklong truce between Hamas and Israel, national security...
Dec 01, 2023
Palestinian brothers freed under Israel-Hamas temporary truce agreement thrilled to be home, but wary about ongoing practice of detentions
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Palestinian teenage brothers Nasrallah, 17, and Qassam Al-Awar, 18, still can't believe they're home after being imprisoned by the Israeli government for 17 months...
Dec 01, 2023
Death of world's 'saddest' elephant shines light on zoo animal welfare
Josefiel Rivera/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Mali, an elephant dubbed as the world's "saddest" has died at a Philippine Zoo, Manila's Mayor Honey Lacuna has announced. Vishwa Ma...
Dec 01, 2023
United Nations: 2023 set to be hottest year on record
Tim Grist Photography/Getty Images(LONDON) -- There may still be an entire month to go in 2023 but the United Nations announced on Thursday that 2023 is set to be the warmest on record. “While 2...
Nov 30, 2023
Why it matters what happens at COP28, the UN climate conference being held in Dubai
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The most important discussions around climate change are set to begin in the United Arab Emirates, where world leaders, scientists and environmental advocates wil...
Nov 30, 2023