John Walker Lindh, the first person to be convicted of a crime in the
War on Terror, is released on
probation from a U.S. federal prison after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence. Lindh has refused to renounce Islamist extremism and will be on probation for three years.
U.S. PresidentDonald Trump condemns the early release.
(CNN)(Associated Press)
The U.S. city of
Baltimore,
Maryland, has been battling a
ransomware attack that has blocked government email accounts and disabled online payments to city departments. The hackers breached the city's servers on May 7 and demanded $100,000 (£79,000) worth of
Bitcoin.
(BBC News)
Interpol's Operation Blackwrist arrests nine people in
Australia,
Thailand and the
United States, and rescues 50 children in connection with a 63,000-member online
pedophilia ring. More arrests are expected. Investigators from nearly 60 countries participated in this operation.
(ChannelNewsAsia)(CBS News)
The Malawi Electoral Commission reports, with 75% of the vote counted, President
Peter Mutharika leads with 40.44% of votes, the opposition
Malawi Congress Party's
Lazarus Chakwera has 35.34%, and Deputy President
Saulos Chilima received 18.35% of the votes cast in Tuesday's presidential election.
(Reuters)
John Walker Lindh, the first person to be convicted of a crime in the
War on Terror, is released on
probation from a U.S. federal prison after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence. Lindh has refused to renounce Islamist extremism and will be on probation for three years.
U.S. PresidentDonald Trump condemns the early release.
(CNN)(Associated Press)
The U.S. city of
Baltimore,
Maryland, has been battling a
ransomware attack that has blocked government email accounts and disabled online payments to city departments. The hackers breached the city's servers on May 7 and demanded $100,000 (£79,000) worth of
Bitcoin.
(BBC News)
Interpol's Operation Blackwrist arrests nine people in
Australia,
Thailand and the
United States, and rescues 50 children in connection with a 63,000-member online
pedophilia ring. More arrests are expected. Investigators from nearly 60 countries participated in this operation.
(ChannelNewsAsia)(CBS News)
The Malawi Electoral Commission reports, with 75% of the vote counted, President
Peter Mutharika leads with 40.44% of votes, the opposition
Malawi Congress Party's
Lazarus Chakwera has 35.34%, and Deputy President
Saulos Chilima received 18.35% of the votes cast in Tuesday's presidential election.
(Reuters)