“They’re trying to militarise the whole society,” said Grigory Yudin, a political philosophy professor at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences.
Mexico’s Senate approves controversial electoral reform bill
Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday approved a reform of the country’s electoral institute, a move that opponents say will undercut democracy but which the president contends will save money and reduce political privileges.
Teen athlete loses legs in crash; prosecutor asked to resign
The Missouri attorney general is calling for the resignation of a St. Louis prosecutor — after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player who had to have both of her legs amputated
Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
New Crisis Group report cautions against aid cuts amid Taliban curbs on women’s education and working at NGOs.
Politics Drives Assam’s Crackdown on Child Marriage
Most of those arrested for underage marriage in the Northeast Indian state are Muslim men.
Carter’s pastor discusses what he has learned from the former president
As a devout Christian, former President Carter’s faith and commitment to peace drove his decision-making in office and the more than 40 years since. After leaving office in 1981, he returned home to Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, joi…
Burglars target neighborhood dozen of times
Residents in East Lake say burglars have targeted their homes five dozen times in less than a year.
Serial bank robbers arrested in Austin
The Austin Police Department (APD) has arrested two serial bank robbery suspects.
Residents run for cover after hearing gunfire in Canton
An afternoon shooting in Canton leaves one person injured and has police searching for the gunman.