modi's party the b j p has declared victory in that country's election preliminary data released by the election commission showed modi's party on course to increase its majority in parliament with a mandate for business friendly policies and a tough stand on national security. the man known as the american taliban has been released from prison in the united states john walker lindh was captured in afghanistan in 2001 and pleaded guilty to supporting the islamic fundamentalists he served 17 years of a 20 year sentence and has been released early for good behavior. the united states has filed 17 additional charges against wiki leaks founder julian assange accusing him of putting the u.s. at risk by publishing thousands of secret that's 5 documents washington is seeking a son has extradition from britain where he's in jail for jumping bail.