China records slowest population growth in decades, census data shows

China’s population grew at its slowest pace in decades, according to government data. A shrinking workforce as fewer couples have children could complicate the country’s economic ambitions, experts say.

School shooting in Russia leaves students, teacher dead

Eight people including seven students and a teacher were killed in a shooting at a school Tuesday morning in the Russian city of Kazan.

Hamas fires rockets into Israel after clashes at revered mosque

Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip say a total of 20 people, including nine children, have been killed in fighting with Israel — making it one of the bloodiest days of fighting in several years.

China defends how it handled the rocket falling to Earth

The administrator of the American space agency and others accused Beijing of acting recklessly by allowing its rocket to fall to Earth seemingly uncontrolled Sunday.

US Navy seizes massive cache of illegal weapons likely bound for Yemen

The U.S. Navy seized a massive cache of illicit weapons, including assault weapons, machine guns and sniper rifles, likely bound for Yemen to support the country's Houthi rebels, according to the Associated Press.

Italian judge on the path to sainthood after getting killed by mobsters

A magistrate slain by mobsters in Sicily and praised by two popes has been beatified by the Roman Catholic church on Sunday in the last formal step before possible sainthood.

China says most rocket debris burned up before crashing into Indian Ocean
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China's space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth?s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early Sunday.

Famed German architect Helmut Jahn killed in Illinois bike accident

Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago.

China says most rocket debris burned up before crashing into Indian Ocean

China’s space agency says a core segment of its biggest rocket has reentered Earth’s atmosphere in the Indian Ocean above the Maldives.

200 Palestinians hurt in clash with Israeli police at mosque, medics say

The Palestinian emergency service says more than 200 people were wounded in a night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem, where tensions have soared in recent weeks.

WHO approves China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization gave its authorization for emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China's Sinopharm, potentially paving the way for millions of doses to reach needy countries.

India shatters record, reports more than 412K new COVID-19 cases in 1 day

On Thursday, the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases breached 400,000 for the second time in India since the devastating surge began last month.