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India’s ‘Cockroach’ party accuses government of mass detention of members ahead of weekend protest

Thousands expected to march in Delhi on Saturday, as anger mounts over controversial changes to voter lists in world’s largest democracy India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which began as a satirical movement but is now emerging as a political force among gen Z’s, says authorities have begun detaining its members en masse days before a major anti-government protest in Delhi.Opposition parties, their student units, and the “Cockroach” youth movement have been holding almost daily demonstrations seeking the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of ⁠voter lists. Continue reading...

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Prison riot in Mexico's violence-plagued Sinaloa state kills 10 and leaves 16 injured

Mexican officials say a deadly riot broke out during family visiting hours at a prison in the violence-plagued state of Sinaloa

Australian shark attack survivor says he hit at the predator's eye in an effort to fight it off

Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail jabbed at the eye of the predator that severed his leg in an effort to fight it off before struggling back to shore, the surfer and professional firefighter said in an interview that revealed new details of his near-dea...

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Stigma, funding cuts and the Iran war put contraception out of reach for Africa’s girls

Zimbabwean teenager Kelly Nhedega once dreamed of finishing school and starting a career before having a family

A US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for 'hateful' speech

A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance