Assange is wanted in Sweden in relation to a 2010 rape allegation, which the Australian national denies.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has dismissed the extradition notice served on him by the Scotland Yard, saying he 'almost certainly will not' attend a police station after breaching bail conditions.
It could prove to be a major breakthrough in the protracted standoff between 44-year-old Assange and Sweden, where he is wanted in relation to a 2010 rape allegation.
In a shocking revelation, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said black money mainly comes from India.
Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sex offences. "The request for Assange's extradition has been lawfully made and his appeal against extradition is accordingly dismissed," said Supreme Court president Nicholas Phillips.
The British government has been accused of spying on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, sparking an outrage among civil rights campaigners in the country.
Three people were arrested on Thursday following a scuffle with the police outside the Ecuadorean embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has taken refuge to avoid extradition to Sweden to face allegations of sexual offences.
Fearing that his freedom may be 'short lived', WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that the United States was preparing to indict him on espionage charges and it was likely that he may be extradited. Assange, who had an emotional reunion with his mother at the 600-acre Suffolk estate where he is currently under house arrest after being released on bail, told newsmen, "The US is preparing to indict me on espionage charges. I am afraid my freedom may be short-lived."
In a dramatic move to block extradition to Sweden, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, on Tuesday sought sanctuary inside the Ecuadorian embassy and applied for political asylum in the South American country.
A British court on Thursday ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has attacked the reporting of his extradition case, alleging that press commission did not act on 45 of his complaints while he "suffered extensive libels" in the coverage.
The United States has said that it does not recognise the concept of 'diplomatic asylum' after Ecuador allowed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to remain in Quito's embassy in London.
There was so much interest in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when he was brought to London's Wandsworth prison that authorities had to transfer him to the prison's segregation unit where he has limited access to the internet.
Assange said he would leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London at noon local time "to accept arrest by British police as there is no meaningful prospect of further appeal."
Australia was providing consular support to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested in London on allegations of sexual assaults in Sweden, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday received support from an unexpected quarter when senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani described as "highly uncomplimentary" some remarks made by Wikileaks editor Julian Assange about him.
A number of social media users suggested it was an assassination attempt "ordered" by Hillary Clinton, while others thought US President Barack Obama was involved.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday expressed fears in a British court that he could be taken against his will to the United States and executed if he is extradited to Sweden.
The lawyer of Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower website Wikileaks, has said that the journalist faces the threat of the death penalty or detention at Guantanamo Bay if he is extradited to Sweden on accusations of rape and sexual assault. "Indeed, if Assange were rendered to the USA, without assurances that the death penalty would not be carried out, there is a real risk that he could be made subject to the death penalty," his lawyer said.
The WikiLeaks founder has been living in Ecuador embassy in Knightsbridge in central London since 2012 when he was granted political asylum.
After the Swedish foreign ministry said that a UN panel will declare WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's detention illegal, Ecuador asked for a compensation for housing Assange in its London embassy.
Already almost 100 days in near isolation in the heart of London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange predicts he may have to "spend up to year" of being holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London.
Assange will be eligible for parole after serving half his sentence under licence conditions.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's mother has said that she is worried about her son as "massive forces" are working against him and insisted that there is "no way" he is guilty of rape, which he is charged with in Sweden.
Ecuador on Thursday granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, setting stage for an unprecedented diplomatic stand-off with the UK, which has threatened to extradite him to Sweden come what may.
Ecuador has said that it will announce its decision on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's application for asylum later on Thursday, after Britain reportedly threatened to enter the country's embassy in London to arrest him. Ecuador and Britain appeared to have reached a diplomatic impasse over Assange, who has taken refuge in its embassy.
Britain's Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against his extradition to Sweden where he is accused of rape and sexual assault.
WikiLeaks has dismissed a claim that its founder Julian Assange called Narendra Modi "incorruptible" and accused a Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Maharashtra of pushing this "fake" endorsement in support of the party's prime ministerial candidate.
Just like in a 007 film, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has kept thousands of secret US diplomatic files at a former Swedish Cold War nuclear bunker that houses dozens of powerful computer servers used as storage by many companies.
Australia has said it would not pursue the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange with the United States any further as it no longer serves the country's interests.
A decision on the extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange from the UK to Sweden will be announced by a London court on February 24, even as his lawyers doubted a fair trial in the Scandinavian country.
United States Vice President Joseph Biden has described WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a 'high-tech terrorist' who has put lives of people in jeopardy, and has said Washington is exploring what charges could be slapped against him.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange believes that the Pentagon could be behind the false rape charges that were filed against him on Friday by Swedish prosecutors and then withdrawn after a few hours. "I don't know who is behind this but we have been warned that the Pentagon plans to use dirty tricks to spoil things for us," Assange told Swedish daily Aftonbladet. So far, Pentagon has not reacted to the charge.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday night dismissed the extradition notice served on him earlier in the day by Scotland Yard, saying he "almost certainly will not" attend a police station after breaching bail conditions.
Revelations by the WikiLeaks are having a positive impact, believes its founder Julian Assange, who claims that the publication of secret United States embassy cables by the Indian media had helped inspire an anti-graft movement in the country.
A second warrant is likely to be issued shortly for the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is reported to be in the United Kingdom at a secret location.
Attempts by the United States to legally nab Julian Assange are proving to be unsuccessful as prosecutors have failed to find evidence that the WikiLeaks founder in any way forced army private Bradley Manning to leak government documents.
Mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lashed out at Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and dubbed her as a "sycophant" of the United States.
After making a dramatic appeal for political asylum at the Ecuador embassy in Knightsbridge, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he was "grateful" to the government of the south American country for considering his application. After Assange arrived in the embassy on Tuesday afternoon and sought political asylum, the Ecuador embassy said that he was "under the protection of the Ecuadorian government".
A book has claimed that the United States army personnel, who has been accused of downloading and passing thousands of secret documents to WikiLeaks, was able to copy them due to a lapse in security. Specialist Bradley Manning, 23, who downloaded the material in Iraq, had 'unrestricted access' to millions of classified documents 'with virtually no supervision or safeguards', revealed extracts from the book.
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