Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
No US injuries in attack on remote American base in Syria
omersukrugoksu/iStock(AL-TANF, Syria) -- There were no U.S. military injuries or deaths resulting from a coordinated attack Wednesday on a small remote U.S. military base at al Tanf, Syria, according ...
Oct 21, 2021
Former '400 Mawozo' hostages describe ordeal as Haiti gang demands $17 million ransom for kidnapped missionaries
Pawel Gaul/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Survivors of a previous kidnapping by the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo have revealed details about what life was like as a hostage, with the group currently de...
Oct 20, 2021
China's reported hypersonic weapon test raises security concerns
Zoya Rusinova\TASS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Reports that China may have tested a new hypersonic weapon have grabbed the world's attention and divided national security experts about its strategic...
Oct 20, 2021
North Korea fires possible ballistic missile, eighth test this year
(File photo) - Alexyz3d/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired a possible submarine-launched ballistic missile off the East Coast Tuesday morning, according to the neighboring countries South...
Oct 20, 2021
Seventeen missionaries, including five children, kidnapped in Haiti, ministry says
Pawel Gaul/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A Haitian gang has been blamed for kidnapping a group at a Haitian airport that included 17 missionaries, five of them children, according to officials. Nineteen people ...
Oct 18, 2021
What to know about the escalating tensions between China and Taiwan
samxmeg/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Since the beginning of October, Beijing has sent more than 150 military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone in an attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese government. ...
Oct 18, 2021
Young Afghan woman, separated from family in US, pleads for help getting out
Obtained by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- "I'm in danger," the daughter cried to her father from thousands of miles away in Afghanistan. "We cannot go outside with friends. Before, we were going outside to ...
Oct 16, 2021
Massive asteroids will whiz past Earth in coming weeks, including 1 nearly size of Empire State Building
xtockImages/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Several massive asteroids are expected to whiz close to Earth in the coming weeks, including one nearly the size of the Empire State Building. Two are expected to soar ...
Oct 16, 2021
UK MP David Amess stabbed multiple times
Zoe Norfolk/Getty Images(ESSEX, England) -- David Amess, a conservative British member of Parliament, was stabbed multiple times during a visit to Essex Friday, officials said. The motive behind the a...
Oct 15, 2021
Trapped in the woods: Belarus accused of using migrants as weapons
yorkfoto/iStock(LIPSK, Poland) -- It was pitch black as the activists entered the forest. Even with headlamps and torches, their beams shone only small windows into the darkness, illuminating the trun...
Oct 15, 2021