Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio

Afghan refugee family reflects on escape, new life in US
Obtained by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- "They know that I was working with the coalition forces," Abdul, a former interpreter for the U.S. Marines said about the Taliban when ABC News spoke with him in Ju...
Lauren Lantry, ABC News Aug 31, 2022

Princess Diana remembered as 'the people's princess' 25 years after her death
Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Twenty-five years after her death, the legacy of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, endures across the world. Diana died in a car crash on Aug. 31,...
Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News Aug 31, 2022

A year later, Afghan refugees grapple with new reality US exit created
Shannon Crawford/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When he was away in the U.K. studying international development and economics, Khalis Noori always envisioned returning home to Afghanistan and using his educati...
Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News Aug 31, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev, final leader of Soviet Union, dies at 91
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images, FILE(MOSCOW) -- Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has died "after a serious and long illness," the Central Clinical Hospital reported on Tuesday. He was 91 years ...
Ines de la Cuetara and Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News Aug 30, 2022

Monsoon rains, flooding in Pakistan kill 75 people in one day, death toll hits more than 1,000
KeithBinns/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Seventy-five people have died and 59 have been injured in Pakistan over the last 24 hours due to severe weather, further devastating a country that's experiencing ...
Teddy Grant, ABC News Aug 30, 2022

Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann set to become first Native American woman in space
NASA(NEW YORK) -- Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann is set to become the first Native American woman in space when NASA launches its new crew to the International Space Station this fall. Mann will serve a...
Gina Sunseri and Amanda Su, ABC News Aug 30, 2022

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Blinken makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
Vyacheslav Madiyevskyi/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russia...
Morgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Meredith Deliso and Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News Aug 29, 2022

US can learn from Latin America's abortion laws post Roe v. Wade, experts say
ABC News(RIO DE JANEIRO) -- Fabiana*, 24, was pregnant with her second child in Rio de Janeiro, and, like thousands of other Brazilian women, knew she could not rely on the health care system. "It was...
Aicha El Hammar Castano and Guy Davies, ABC News Aug 28, 2022

Ukrainian siblings recall long journey from war zone to refugee camp
ABC News(ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine) -- Plus, the latest on the fight to unseal the affidavit behind the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, and more state abortion bans go into effect after the overturning of Roe v...
Michela Moscufo, ABC News Aug 25, 2022

US sends message to Iran with counterattacks in Syria
Simon2579/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States said Wednesday that although it "does not seek conflict with Iran," it will continue to "defend" its troops against Tehran-backed militias in Sy...
Matt Seyler and Morgan Winsor, ABC News Aug 25, 2022
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