Barack Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence

Barack Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence

President Barack Obama commuted the remaining prison term of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst who was convicted for 35 years for violations under the Espionage Act. Manning had released American military and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks. The White House said Manning’s commutation was not influenced by Julian Assange or WikiLeaks. Jan 18, 2017
New Years Eve Reina nightclub attacker arrested in Istanbul

New Years Eve Reina nightclub attacker arrested in Istanbul

The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Years Day has been caught in Istanbul, media reports say. On Monday (16 January), Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the mass shooting was carried out professionally with the involvement of an intelligence organisation and not just a terrorist organisations act. Jan 17, 2017