IN THE NEWS: FIFA GAMBLING RING BUSTED

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eight people from Malaysia, China and Hong Kong have been accused of operating a temporary, illegal gambling ring from exclusive high-roller villas at a Las Vegas Strip resort. Investigators say the gaming ring logged millions of dollars in bets on FIFA World Cup soccer games. Those named in the criminal complaint are accused of setting up a system where they took up bets on the international soccer tournament over WiFi and DSL lines they had casino employees install in their suites at Caesars Palace. The FBI and Nevada Gaming Board agents made the arrests Sunday — the final day of the tournament.

IN THE NEWS: BRITISH SPY AGENCIES SUED OVER ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE

LONDON (AP) — Civil liberties groups have gone to court to get British officials to lay off the e-spying. Groups like Amnesty International, Liberty and the American Civil Liberties Union have taken their case to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal — a special court based in London. The groups claim the spying on communications data goes against the right to private life and freedom of expression. The rights groups launched their legal action after leaks about cyber-snooping from former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

ON THE WEB: POLICE DOGS BENEFIT FROM ONLINE FUNDRAISING

CYBERSPACE (AP) — Some police dogs are getting help to stay alive in the line of duty. A group called Vested Interest in K9s has provided bulletproof vests to more than 950 law enforcement agencies in 39 states since 2009. Money for the project comes from Groupon Grassroots, the philanthropic arm of the discount gift certificate Web site Groupon.

IN STORES: SAMSUNG SUSPENDS TIES WITH CHINESE SUPPLIER OVER CHILD LABOR ISSUES

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung says it has suspended business ties with a Chinese supplier that allegedly hired children. The South Korean company is the world’s largest smartphone maker — and in a blog post yesterday said it turned up possible evidence of child labor and illegal hiring at Dongguan Shinyang Electronics Company.

Samsung said last week that it would look into the Chinese supplier after a New York-based watchdog reported that the company hired at least five children under the age of 16. That report came after Samsung said its own audit found no child labor at hundreds of Chinese suppliers.

Samsung says Chinese authorities are investigating and if the investigation finds child labor, Samsung will permanently stop doing business with Shinyang.

   by  Lauri Väin