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Judge Grants Bail for WikiLeaks Founder Assange

LONDON (Dec. 16) -- A U.K. judge has rejected an appeal and granted bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who will be freed from a British jail. High Court justice Duncan Ouseley rejected prosecutors' argument that Assange should stay in prison and granted him conditional bail. Assange has been in prison since Dec....

Julian Assange Arrested: So What's Next for WikiLeaks?

(Dec. 7) -- There's no shortage of drama when it comes to WikiLeaks. British authorities in London arrested the group's founder Julian Assange today, just one day after authorities obtained a European arrest warrant for the 39-year-old Australian, who's responsible for an international diplomatic uproar over leaked...

With Assange Arrest, Will WikiLeaks Go 'Thermonuclear'?

(Dec. 7) -- Days before Julian Assange's arrest, the WikiLeaks founder's lawyer warned that supporters will unleash a "thermonuclear device" of government files containing the names of spies, sources and informants if he's killed or brought to trial. Now, it remains to be seen whether his surrender in Britain today is...

Massive Release of Raw WikiLeaks Files Threatened

(Dec. 6) -- Julian Assange's lawyer has warned that supporters of the WikiLeaks founder will unleash a "thermonuclear device" of government files containing the names of spies, sources and informants if he's killed or brought to trial. Assange, the 39-year-old Australian who has most recently embarrassed the U.S. by...

'Sex by Surprise' at Heart of Assange Criminal Probe

(Dec. 2) -- The international manhunt for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a sex-crime investigation in Sweden apparently stems from a condom malfunction. Assange's London attorney, Mark Stephens, told AOL News today that Swedish prosecutors told him that Assange is wanted not for allegations of rape, as previously...

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