Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Two women killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, officials say
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(CAIRO) -- Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea over the weekend, prompting officials to close off a stretch of the coastline. The Egyptian Ministry of En...
Jul 04, 2022
Three killed, four critically wounded in shooting at Copenhagen shopping mall, police say
OLAFUR STEINAR GESTSSON/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least three people were killed and four others were critically wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen shopping mall on Sunday, ...
Jul 04, 2022
DHS to ramp up security assistance in Qatar for World Cup
David Ramos/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attending the World Cup in November? The Department of Homeland Security will be on hand to help make sure the soccer tournament is safe and secure, according t...
Jul 02, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner's trial begins in Russia as US works to secure her release
Mike Mattina/Getty Images(NEW YORK) - Brittney Griner appeared in a courtroom in Khimki, a suburb of Moscow, on Friday morning for the first day of the WNBA star's trial in Russia, where she has ...
Jul 01, 2022
Xi hails Hong Kong's autonomy but with a major caveat: Beijing has final say
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- In a speech celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping strongly reaffirmed the territory’s autono...
Jul 01, 2022
North Korea claims 'alien things' at the border caused COVID-19
KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Authorities in North Korea have instructed its people to avoid “alien things” falling near its border with South Korea. North Korea&...
Jul 01, 2022
Tear gas or pepper spray used at South African nightclub when teenagers died, eyewitness says
STR/AFP via Getty Images(EAST LONDON, South Africa) -- Tear gas or pepper spray was used on patrons at a popular nightclub in South Africa when more than a dozen teenagers mysteriously died there, an ...
Jun 30, 2022
China's president returns to Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of British handover
Feng Li/Getty Images(HONG KONG) -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a high speed train into Hong Kong on Thursday to throngs of flag waving residents and a traditional lion dance performa...
Jun 30, 2022
Verdict in France's 'trial of the century': Between relief and the years ahead
BENOIT PEYRUCQ/AFP via Getty Images(PARIS) -- Wednesday marked the epilogue of a nearly 10-month-long and emotional trial for the Paris terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015, with Salah Abdeslam -- the only...
Jun 30, 2022
Why it may be hard to isolate Russia, experts say
Henry Nicholls - Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In response to the invasion of Ukraine, the West has imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia, nearly crippling its economy and isolating it from all b...
Jun 30, 2022