Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Prince William and Kate mark 10th wedding anniversary, release new photos
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images(LONDON) -- One decade ago, the eyes of the world were fixed on Westminster Abbey, where Prince William, the oldest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess D...
Apr 29, 2021
2 dead, 16 injured in stabbing at kindergarten in southern China
yorkfoto/iStock(BEILIU CITY, China) -- A knife-wielding man broke into a school in southern China on Wednesday and killing two children and wounding 16 others, according to local authorities. A man wi...
Apr 28, 2021
Princess Diana's wedding dress will displayed at Kensington Palace
Anwar Hussein/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Princess Diana's iconic wedding dress is one the world will never forget, and now it will be placed in a new location at Kensington Palace. The legendary gown, be...
Apr 28, 2021
Protecting natural resources could lead to less armed conflict: Report
RollingEarth/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Saving the environment can also lead to one step further toward world peace, according to a new report. Countries with scarce natural resources tend to be more prone t...
Apr 28, 2021
Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini of Eswatini is looking to the future while embracing her roots
MarkRubens/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Born into a life of service. That's how Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini, the firstborn of Eswatini's new generation of royals, describes her life. The princess, the eldest o...
Apr 28, 2021
North Korean defector Jihyun Park looking to make democratic history in UK
mtcurado/iStock(LONDON) -- Jihyun Park had something of a political awakening at the start of the pandemic last year. Moved by stories of care homes struggling with PPE, and the elderly isolated from ...
Apr 28, 2021
US warship fires warning shots at Iranian small boats
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. Navy warship fired warning shots at three small Iranian speedboats that came within 70 yards of it and a Coast Guard cutter operating in international wat...
Apr 27, 2021
Queen Elizabeth returns to work after period of mourning for Prince Philip
Yui Mok - Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth has returned to work after completing a two-week period of mourning for her husband, Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age of 99. The que...
Apr 27, 2021
As Somalia's unrest continues, US says it's 'prepared to consider all available tools'
pawel.gaul/iStock(LONDON) -- As rival factions in Somalia's military clash over the president's extended stay in power, the United States stands ready "to consider all available tools," according to U...
Apr 27, 2021
How to help India amid COVID-19 surge that's devastating the country
D. Talukdar/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As India faces an overwhelming surge of record-breaking COVID-19 cases and deaths, humanitarian organizations are offering ways to help the country in dire need of reso...
Apr 27, 2021