Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Narco violence surge in Peru's Amazon sends Indigenous leader into hiding
Neil Giardino/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Herlin Odicio has lived a life in defense of his tribe's territory. As a consequence, he now finds himself in exile from it. "Just a few days ago they came looking ...
Apr 21, 2021
Indonesia's navy searching for 53 people on board a missing submarine
yorkfoto/iStock(HONG KONG) -- An Indonesian submarine with 53 on board is feared missing after the country's military lost contact with it Wednesday during an early morning torpedo training exercise i...
Apr 21, 2021
China confirms Xi will attend Biden's climate change summit
Xinhua/Li Xueren via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit this week at the invitation of President Joe Biden. Biden has invited 40 world le...
Apr 21, 2021
Queen Elizabeth turns 95: What's ahead for the royal family after Prince Philip's death, Prince Harry reunion
Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Queen Elizabeth is celebrating her 95th birthday Wednesday, her first birthday in more than 70 years without her husband Prince Philip by her side. Phil...
Apr 21, 2021
US urges Americans 'do not travel' to majority of countries amid 'unprecedented' risk
PinkOmelet/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The State Department has updated its travel warnings to better reflect the advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it said, meaning that as of Tues...
Apr 20, 2021
Chad president dies in battle with rebel group, nation's army says
yenwen/iStock(PARIS) -- Newly reelected president of Chad, Marshal Idriss Dby Itno, died Tuesday on the battlefield in clashes with rebels, according to the Chadian army. "Supreme Chief of the Armed F...
Apr 20, 2021
US raising alarm over looming humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region
KeithBinns/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is voicing increasing concern about the reported atrocities committed in Ethiopia's Tigray region and continued restrictions and challenges fo...
Apr 20, 2021
Russia moves troops near Ukraine: Analysts explain what's behind the buildup
200mm/iStock(MOSCOW) - For weeks, Russia has been massing troops close to Ukraine in a military buildup on a scale not seen since its invasion in 2014. Analysts, as well as Ukrainian and Western offic...
Apr 19, 2021
Russia moves Alexey Navalny to prison hospital as allies warn his life is at risk
Vladimir Gerdo\TASS via Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- Russia's prison service said it is moving the jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny to a hospital at another prison camp, as Navalny's allies continue...
Apr 19, 2021
Duchess Kate wore the queen's necklace for Prince Philip's funeral
Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images(WINDSOR, England) -- Duchess Kate paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II in a touching way during Prince Philip's funeral. She arrived on Saturday wearing an elegant n...
Apr 19, 2021