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Assange one step closer to extradition to United States

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday moved a step closer to facing criminal charges in the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information after Washington won an appeal over his extradition in an English court. U.S. authorities accuse Australian-born Assange, 50, of 18 counts relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast troves of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables which they said had put lives in danger. Assange's supporters cast him as an anti-establishment hero who has been persecuted by the United Stat...

Assange's lawyer dismissed the "vague assurances by the United States government, which has reportedly plotted to kidnap or even assassinate Mr. Assange."

A British appeals court has handed the United States a major victory in its efforts to bring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to trial, overturning a lower court ruling that had blocked his extradition out of fear he would commit suicide while he was in custody in a U.S. prison.

Washington wins its appeal at the Royal Courts of Justice in London over the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.