Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
North Korea attempted to hack South Korea's nuclear think tank, lawmaker says
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) -- A North Korean hacker group allegedly broke into South Korea's nuclear research center last month, marking the latest in a series of cyberattack attempts...
Jun 19, 2021
Young princess fights for her claim to the (abolished) throne of Italy
ABC News Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News (ROME) -- Italy may have abolished its monarchy 75 years ago, but having no real power hasn't stopped its royal family from feuding. Direct descendants of Italy's...
Jun 19, 2021
US woman who was former Marine found dead in Russia; suspect arrested on murder charges
Macky_CH/iStock(MOSCOW) -- An American woman studying in Russia, who went missing four days ago, has been found dead and a man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder, Russian police said Saturda...
Jun 19, 2021
'A soldier': New Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi comes to power with clear hard-line agenda
Majid Saeedi/Getty Images(TEHRAN) -- The conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, the 61-year old new president-elect of Iran, heralds from a remote village in the northeast of the country, and after Friday...
Jun 19, 2021
North Korea to keep doors open for dialogue with Biden
API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- In his first official reaction to the Biden administration, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his government to get ready for "both dialogue ...
Jun 18, 2021
Campaign in Iran aims to suppress presidential election voter turnout to send message to regime
KeithBinns/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Iran is holding its 13th presidential election on Friday, but many people in the country have said they will stay at home and refrain from voting as part of a no voting ...
Jun 18, 2021
Israel bombs Gaza City in 2nd day of strikes since breaking cease-fire
pawel.gaul/iStock(GAZA) -- Israel bombed Gaza for the second straight day Thursday as a cease-fire signed last month appeared to be falling apart between the two sides. The Israeli government said it ...
Jun 17, 2021
US embassy in Afghanistan on strict lockdown amid 'surging COVID cases, full ICU
PinkOmelet/iStock(KABUL) -- The U.S. embassy in Afghanistan is suffering from a COVID-19 crisis as the virus sweeps across Afghanistan in a devastating third wave destabilizing the already fractured c...
Jun 17, 2021
"Cruella" movie sunglasses stolen from London eyewear store
Disney(LONDON) -- Sunglasses used in the movie Cruella were stolen in a late-night raid on a luxury eyewear store in London earlier this month, with CCTV footage showing the daring smash and grab. The...
Jun 17, 2021
Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy paper, arrest five
spawns/iStock(HONG KONG) -- Hong Kong's national security police arrested five executives at the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Thursday morning and raided its offices for the second time in a...
Jun 17, 2021