Category Archives: World News – ABC Audio
Famous Syrian activist Mazen Al-Hamada found dead in Damascus 'slaughterhouse' prison
Sadi Dubeysi/Anadolu via Getty Images(LONDON) -- After dedicating his life to fighting the regime of Assad, Mazen Al-Hamada did not live to see it fall.A symbol of resilience and courage, the fam...
Dec 13, 2024
Austin Tice's parents say they are 'hopeful' as US works to find their kidnapped son
Alex Wong/Getty Images(DAMASCUS, Syria) -- The parents of Austin Tice, the American freelance journalist and Marine Corps veteran who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria more than a decade ago, spo...
Dec 12, 2024
Iran's judiciary opens case against female singer after viral 'imaginary' concert
Parastoo Ahmadi/Youtube(TEHRAN, Iran) -- A captivating video of an Iranian woman singer went viral in Iran, showing her performing in an empty venue for an imaginary audience.Parastoo Ahmadi, a singer...
Dec 12, 2024
What is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime?
Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Assad regime in Syria came toppling down in lightning speed after rebel forces led a days-long offensive across the country and captured the capita...
Dec 12, 2024
'Unimaginable situation': South Korea endures fallout from president's martial law effort
Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- As South Korea navigates a path forward after President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law order last week, the nation's political parties are stil...
Dec 12, 2024
DNA reveals when modern humans began 'mixing' with Neanderthals
Marek Jantač/National Museum in Prague(LONDON) -- Scientists have pinpointed a time frame in which Neanderthals began "mixing" with modern humans, based on the DNA of early inhabitants of Europe....
Dec 12, 2024
Syrians descend on Damascus hospital in search for country's missing
A forensics doctor described seeing expressions of fear on the faces of many of the recovered political prisoners, but most of the bodies are decomposed; ABC News(DAMASCUS, Syria) -- Family membe...
Dec 12, 2024
Ukrainian human rights lawyer discusses her work exposing hidden stories of the war
urii Stefanyak/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Oleksandra Matviichuk works to expose stories about the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian human rights lawyer leads advocacy group the Ce...
Dec 12, 2024
South Korea's ruling party leader now favors impeaching President Yoon
Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images(SEOUL) -- The leader of South Korea's ruling conservative People Power Party said he is now in favor of impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol over his sho...
Dec 12, 2024
US believes circulating video from Syria could show missing American, officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A man seen in a video circulating online is believed to be Travis Pete Timmerman, an American who went missing from Hungary earlier this year, two officials fami...
Dec 12, 2024