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Officials scrutinized as Israel mourns 45 killed at festival

Officials scrutinized as Israel mourns 45 killed at festival

JERUSALEM — Officials came under growing scrutiny Sunday for ignoring warnings about safety lapses at one of Israel’s most visited holy sites, as the country mourned 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a festival there.
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Indian court urges government action as hospitals cry help

Indian court urges government action as hospitals cry help

NEW DELHI — With Indian hospitals struggling to secure a steady supply of oxygen, and more COVID-19 patients dying amid the shortages, a court in New Delhi said it would start punishing government officials for failing to deliver the life-saving item
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SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.
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Iran chemical factory catches fire near holy city of Qom

Iran chemical factory catches fire near holy city of Qom

TEHRAN, Iran — A chemical factory near the central city of Qom caught fire Sunday, Iranian media reported, a blaze that injured at least two firefighters.
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Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital

Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital

KABUL — A searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed seven people and injured 14 others, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.
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China's carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea

China's carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea

BEIJING — China’s Shandong aircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, the People’s Liberation Army said Sunday, after Beijing criticized the U.S. for sending Navy ships into the strategic area.
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Belgian police detain 132 in virus restrictions protest

Belgian police detain 132 in virus restrictions protest

BRUSSELS — Police have detained 132 people who took part in an illegal party in a Brussels park to protest COVID-19 restrictions, authorities said Sunday.
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Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria

Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria

IDLIB, Syria — A COVID-19 vaccine campaign kicked off in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave on Saturday, with a 45-year-old front-line nurse becoming the first to receive a U.N.-secured jab.
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Extreme weather kills 11, injures 66 in eastern China

Extreme weather kills 11, injures 66 in eastern China

BEIJING — An extreme thunderstorm hit an eastern Chinese city, leaving 11 dead and 66 injured, with strong winds causing buildings and trees to collapse, officials said.
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Progress noted at diplomats' talks on Iran nuclear deal

Progress noted at diplomats' talks on Iran nuclear deal

VIENNA — High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain made progress at talks Saturday focused on bringing the United States back into their landmark nuclear deal with Iran, but said they need more work and time to bring abou
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