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Assange: 'I Am Not Promiscuous ... Just Really Like Women'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said today that two Swedish women accusing him of sexual assault overreacted to fears that they might have contracted a sexually transmitted disease from him. "They found they were mutual lovers of mine," Assange said in a BBC interview when asked to explain what he thinks happened. "They...

WikiLeaks' Assange Released on Bail

LONDON (Dec. 16) -- Julian Assange was freed on bail today, and after nine days in solitary in a Victorian jail, the WikiLeaks founder told reporters: "It's great to smell the fresh air of London again." Assange was released after a judge rejected an appeal by British prosecutors to continue holding him. The 39-year-old...

US Officials Face Battle if They Want Julian Assange

(Dec. 7) -- The U.S. government may face an uphill battle if it tries to extradite and successfully prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now that he's been jailed in Britain on sex allegations from Sweden. Legal experts say that Assange's decision to fight his extradition to Sweden means the case could drag on in...

Facing New Arrest Warrant, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Warns of 'Poison Pill'

(Dec. 6) -- Julian Assange may soon have his date with the law. Today, British officials received a European arrest warrant charging the WikiLeaks founder with "sex allegations which he denies," according to the BBC. Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency is processing the warrant before it is sent to the Metropolitan...

Assange Located? Swedish Court Upholds Detention Order

(Dec. 2) -- Authorities know the whereabouts of Julian Assange, European media reported today, as Sweden's Supreme Court rejected the reclusive WikiLeaks founder's bid to prevent an arrest order from being issued against him on allegations of rape and sexual molestation. Assange, who was last seen in public a month ago,...