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Michael Kan IDG News Service Sep 16, 2016 12:41 PM The 31-year-old Lauri Love allegedly stole data from US government computers Love has been charged in the U.S. with hacking crimes.    Credit: Pixabay A U.K. judge has ruled in favor of extraditing a British man to the U.S. on charges of hacking government computers, despite fears he may commit suicide. Lauri Love, 31, has been fighting his extradition for allegedly stealing data from U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Defense and NASA. On Friday, a Westminster Magistrates court ruled that Love can be safely extradited to the U.S. to face trial, even though he has Asperger Syndrome and a history of depression. “I send this case to the secretary of state for her decision as to whether or not Mr. Love should be extradited,” Judge Nina Tempia said in the  ruling . The Courage Foundation, which is running Love's defense fund,  said  his legal team will appeal th...

A still from an Isis video. Dr Wa’il oversaw the group's production of videos showing torture and executions  AP A US-led coalition air strike in Syria has killed the Isis minister of information, the Pentagon confirmed. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the attack took place near Raqqa, and killed Wa-il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as Dr Wa’il. In  a statement  the Pentagon said Wa’il was one of the Islamist militant group’s “most senior leaders”. The statement said: “He operated as the minister for information for the terror organisation and was a prominent member of its Senior Shura Council [Isis’s leadership group].” “Wa’il oversaw Isil’s production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions. “The removal of ISIL's senior leaders degrades its ability to retain territory, and its ability to plan, finance, and direct attacks inside and outside of the region. We will continue to work with our coalition partners to build moment...

Image copyright AFP US safety regulators have announced a formal recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after reports of fires caused by faulty batteries. The South Korean tech giant had already launched a  voluntary recall  after user complaints about 'exploding' phones. According to Samsung, the problem affects 2.5 million devices globally, including 1 million in the US. The recall comes at a crucial time as rival Apple has just released its new iPhone 7 flagship model. "Because this product presents such a serious fire hazard, I am urging all consumers... to take advantage of this recall right away,'' Elliot Kaye, chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Mr Kaye said Samsung should not have tried to do the recall by itself, saying: "Anybody who thinks that a company going out on its own is going to provide the best recall for that company, and more importantly for the consumer, needs to have more than their phone checked," ...

SIMEON GARRATT Image caption Julia and Kevin Garratt (centre) with two of their children. A Canadian man arrested with his wife in China two years ago on espionage charges has returned home. Kevin Garratt was held in August 2014 and accused of stealing state secrets. His wife, Julia Garratt, was freed on bail in February the following year. The couple had been living on the North Korea border before their arrest, where they said they were helping refugees. His release follows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent first official visit to China. Image copyright REUTERS Image caption Kevin Garratt is reunited with his wife Julia Garratt in Vancouver The Garratts' eldest son called the espionage allegations at the time "absurd". A statement from the family said Mr Garratt was deported on Thursday following a ruling in the case. "The Garratt family thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers, and also thanks the many indivi...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Russia and the US to push all warring sides in Syria to allow safe passage for desperately needed aid. Lorries with a month's food supply for 40,000 people are stuck at the Turkish border, 48 hours into a ceasefire. Getting aid to civilians in besieged areas like the rebel-held eastern half of the city of Aleppo is a priority. But disagreements between warring sides and concerns about safety are delaying emergency deliveries, the UN says. Criticism has also been levelled at President Bashar al-Assad's government for trying to control aid flows. Syria conflict: How will the new truce work? Syrians enjoy moment of calm What's left after five years of war? "It's crucially important [that] the necessary security arrangements" are made so the convoy can travel, Mr Ban said. "I have been urging the Russian government to make sure that they exercise influence on the Syrian government, and also the Amer...

PA Image caption Sir Bradley Wiggins is among athletes whose confidential medical records have been released Hackers allegedly from Russia have released more athletes' medical files stolen from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). The athletes include British cyclists Sir Bradley Wiggins, who won a gold medal in Rio, and Chris Froome, the three-time Tour de France champion. There is no suggestion the athletes are involved in any wrongdoing. Wada says the cyber attack is an attempt to undermine the global anti-doping system. The records released by the group calling itself "Fancy Bears" mostly detail "Therapeutic Use Exemptions" (TUEs) allowing banned substances to be taken for athletes' verified medical needs. The group says the TUEs are "licenses for doping" and that Wada is "corrupt and deceitful". Wada Director General Olivier Niggli, strongly criticised the leak. "Wada is very mindful that this criminal attack, w...

The Tiangong 1 launched in 2011.AFP China is set to launch a second experimental space station, as it looks to have a manned station by 2022, state media said. The Tiangong 2 is scheduled to launch just after 22:00 local time on Thursday from the Gobi desert. Next month two astronauts will go to the station to conduct research. Beijing has made space exploration a national priority and is the third country, after the Soviet Union and the US, to put astronauts into space. The mission follows the launch of the Tiangong 1 prototype in 2011, a smaller but also operational model. Is it a proper space station? Depends on what you mean by "proper". It is an experimental space laboratory which is part of the preparation for a permanently manned station that Beijing wants to have circling around the globe sometime around 2020. But make no mistake, the Tiangong 2 is still an operational space station, even if it is still only a prototype ahead of the real thing. Tran...