Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Eruption of Japan's Sakurajima volcano prompts evacuation orders for nearby residents
Malcolm P Chapman/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- An eruption of the Sakurajima volcano in Japan has raised emergency alerts of their highest levels and prompted evacuations for residents nearby. The ...
Jul 25, 2022
At least 17 Haitian migrants killed when boat capsizes in the Bahamas: Officials
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- At least 17 people believed to be Haitian migrants were killed early Sunday when an alleged human-smuggling speedboat they were on capsized in the Bahamas, authorities said. Anot...
Jul 25, 2022
Two Americans dead in eastern Ukraine: Officials
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images/Stock(NEW YORK) -- Two Americans thought to have been fighting for Ukraine have died in the eastern reach of the country, according to officials. "We can confirm the r...
Jul 23, 2022
American man accused of murdering his wife while on their honeymoon in Fiji
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An American man was recently arrested and charged with the murder of his wife while they were on their honeymoon at a luxury resort in Fiji, ABC News has learned. ...
Jul 22, 2022
See new photo of Prince George to celebrate his 9th birthday
Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Kensington Palace has released a new photo of Prince George, in celebration of the young royal's birthday. George, the oldest child of Prince William and ...
Jul 22, 2022
NASA prepares return to the moon with new mission set for August launch
Bjarte Rettedal/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- NASA will return to the moon with a new mission planned for August, the agency said at a press conference Wednesday. Fifty-three years after the historic land...
Jul 22, 2022
BBC issues apology to royal family for infamous Princess Diana interview
Pool Photograph/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(LONDON) -- The BBC has formally apologized to members of the royal family for the bombshell 1995 interview between the late Princess Diana and then-BBC j...
Jul 21, 2022
World's oldest giant panda in captivity dies at 35
Paul Souders/Getty Images, FILE(HONG KONG) -- An An, the world’s oldest giant male panda in captivity and under human care, has died at the age of 35 in Hong Kong. According to officials at Hong...
Jul 21, 2022
Where wildfires are raging across Europe
JURE MAKOVEC/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Wildfires continue to rage across Europe, as an unprecedented heat wave and drought conditions threaten efforts to combat flames in some regions. In Greece...
Jul 20, 2022
Tanzania investigates deadly outbreak of mystery disease
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Health officials are investigating a deadly outbreak of a mystery disease in southern Tanzania that has infected over a dozen people and killed at least three of...
Jul 20, 2022