Wikileaks Stories
Apple tosses out WikiLeaks application
Apple Inc joined a growing number of U.S. corporations that have cut ties with WikiLeaks, removing an application from its online store that gave users access to the controversial website's content and Twitter feed because it violated guidelines.
WikiLeaks's Assange to publish memoirs: report
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has sold his memoirs to two publishing houses and is expected to have a manuscript ready in March, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Apple purges App Store of Wikileaks app; will a DDoS attack follow?
Apple's censorship sword falls on Wikileaks app as it is purged from iTunes App Store.
UK ruling allows Twitter updates from courts
Reporters covering court cases should be allowed to send messages to the Twitter micro-blogging site, a senior British legal official said on Monday, clarifying rules after hearings involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Bank of America cuts off WikiLeaks payments
Bank of America Corp said on Saturday it will not process payments intended for WikiLeaks, which has angered U.S. authorities with the mass release of U.S. diplomatic cables.
Bank of America bans Wikileaks' transactions: report
Bank of America has banned transactions to whistle-blower site Wikileaks since Friday, according to media reports. The Obama Administration earlier urged financial organizations to sever ties with the site for illegally releasing confidential US diplomatic cables.
Sudan's president embezzled billions: WikiLeaks
The President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir stashed away as much as $9-billion of his nation's in foreign bank accounts, according to US diplomatic cables leaked to WikiLeaks.
Could WikiLeaks provoke U.S. crackdown on leaks?
WikiLeaks's founder Julian Assange's crusade for greater official transparency could backfire by provoking a U.S. government crackdown on leaks that might entangle even journalists, legal experts warn.
Experts weigh in on possible prosecution of WikiLeaks
Legal experts, including a pair of former U.S. prosecutors, discussed U.S. law and how it relates to the leaking of documents online by the WikiLeaks organization and its founder Julian Assange.
Emails reveal Julian Assange's lack of diplomacy in pursuing date
Whistleblower site Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been in spotlight for exposing diplomatic cables, seems to have a cablegate scandal of his own, as some of his emails recording his attempt to court a teenager have surfaced.
Will India respond to allegations of human rights abuses in Kashmir?
Classified US diplomatic cables leaked by whistle-blower site Wikileaks revealed that the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) briefed US officials over the continued ill-treatment of detainees in Kashmir by the armed forces and the police. Some cables stated that the government-nurtured militia committed brutal human rights abuses including extra-judicial killings, rapes and extortion of Kashmiri civilians suspected of harboring extremists in the Valley.
Chevron approached Iran to develop oil project: WikiLeaks
Chevron Corp. (CVX) negotiated with the Iranian government about developing Iraq-Iran cross-border oilfield, in direct violation of U.S. sanctions against Teheran, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks.
World reacts against TIME’s choice to snub Assange and honor Zuckerberg
World reacts against TIME magazine’s choice to snub Wikileak's founder Julian Assange and honor Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg as the 2010 Person of the Year title.
Pro-WikiLeaks hackers may be hard for U.S. to pursue
NEW YORK, Dec 17 - Legal hurdles could make it tough for U.S. prosecutors to go after pro-WikiLeaks hackers who waged cyber attacks last week on Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and other companies.
Wikileaks founder Assange granted bail after London High Court turns down appeal
London's High Court, on Thursday, upheld a decision to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has earned the ire of the U.S. government for releasing secret diplomatic cables, on bail.
UK court upholds Assange's bail decision, whistle-blower to be freed on conditions
UK high court has upheld the lower court's decision to grant bail to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The Swedish prosecutors, who urged the court to revoke the bail, lost their appeal. The court is currently giving out the details of the bail conditions. Assange is likely to be freed on late Thursday.
India, China set $100-billion bilateral trade target
India and China agreed to bolster bilateral trade and to reduce the massive trade deficit between the two countries, it was announced on Thursday during Chinese PM Wen Jiabao's visit to India.
BP had gas blowout in 2008: WikiLeaks
Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal BP suffered a blowout on an Azerbaijan gas platform in September 2008 and was fortunate to evacuate workers safely after a blast that preceded the one that killed 11 workers in the Gulf of Mexico in April, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported.
WikiLeaks hactivists look to improve attack software
Supporters of WikiLeaks who last week attacked the websites of MasterCard and Visa, say they are tweaking the software used for those assaults in a bid to create more powerful tools for possible future protests.
Zuckerberg Named TIME Person Of The Year
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg won the TIME Man Of The Year, the first tech executive to win it since Jeff Bezos in 1999.
Mark Zuckerberg is the second-youngest 'Time Person of The Year'
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of social networking site Facebook, became the second-youngest person ever to be named the TIME magazine's 'Person of the Year.'
WikiLeaks' Assange bail appeal to be heard Thursday
A British court will decide on Thursday whether to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, scourge of the U.S. establishment for his leaks of diplomatic cables, on 200,000 pound ($317,000) bail over accusations of sex crimes in Sweden.
Berlusconi, the Nero of our times?
At least for now in Italy, it seems like history moves in circles. The political crisis which forced the government into a confidence vote is far from over. Even as political analysts called Silvio Berlusconi's life 'a fitting autobiography of the nation,' the Italian PM narrowly survived a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament by 314 to 311 on Tuesday. Riots broke out following his win, illustrating the instability within the country's borders.
Assange's UK lawyer says half of bail cash raised
A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Wednesday his backers had raised around half of the 200,000 pounds ($317,400) cash he needs to secure bail after he was accused of sex crimes in Sweden.
Air Force blocks NYT and Guardian over WikiLeaks
The U.S. Air Force has blocked employees from visiting media websites carrying leaked WikiLeaks documents, including the New York Times and the Guardian.
U.S. Air Force blocks NYT and Guardian over WikiLeaks
The U.S. Air Force has blocked employees from visiting media websites carrying leaked WikiLeaks documents, including the New York Times and the Guardian.
Assange back in jail as Sweden appeals bail
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a target of U.S. ire for releasing secret cables, returned to a London jail on Tuesday pending an appeal over a decision to free him on 200,000 pound ($317,400) bail for alleged sex crimes.
WikiLeaks, Web to revolutionize reporting: John Pilger
Revelations on the WikiLeaks website which have enraged governments around the world should force the traditional media to rely less on official sources, award-winning journalist John Pilger said.
Michael Moore Posts Bail For WikiLeaks Founder
Award-winning director Michael Moore is coming out in support of WikiLeaks, posting $20,000 in bail money for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Sweden to appeal U.K bail for WikiLeaks founder
A British judge granted bail of 200,000 pounds ($317,400) on Tuesday for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wanted in Sweden for alleged sex crimes and the target of U.S. fury over the release of secret diplomatic cables.