Wikileaks Stories
Former Aussie PM asked US to be prepared to 'use force' against China : Wikileaks
Australian former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton to be prepared to use 'force' against China, if it does not allow itself to be integrated into the international community, leaked US diplomatic cables reveal. Describing himself as a 'brutal realist', the former PM, who is also Australia's current Foreign Affairs minister, reportedly maintained that deploying force should be an option 'if everything goes wrong' with regards to the commun...
Saudi under pressure from US over donor funds to Al Qaeda: Wikileaks
Saudi Arabia is under pressure from the U.S. to keep a tab on funds for Islamic insurgents, leaked diplomatic cables reveal. Washington claims that the kingdom remained a critical financial support base for Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Hamas and other extremist organizations. United States officials alleged that proscribed organizations have been managing to raise millions of dollars as funds from donors in Gulf, mainly during Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage and Ramadan month.
Brazil wanted to buy, make French Rafales: WikiLeaks
Brazil has sought to buy French Rafale jets and acquire the technology to build them at home for export to other Latin American countries by 2030, the daily Le Monde reported on Sunday, citing leaked U.S. diplomatic cables.
Yet-to-be-published Wikileaks documents contain references to UFOs: Assange
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has told the Guardian newspaper that there are, indeed, some references to UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) that reamined a mystery.
Top Chinese officials led Google hacking: WikiLeaks
The hacking of Google Inc that led the Internet company to briefly pull out of China was orchestrated by two members of China's top ruling body, according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks and cited by The New York Times on Saturday.
PayPal suspends WikiLeaks donations account
Online payment service PayPal said it has suspended the WikiLeaks' account that the organization used to collect donations.
The War of Attrition: Wikileaks vs. USA
US Administration, by all means, is trying to win over Wikileaks, firstly by ousting it from the servers and now by blocking its transaction by Paypal. But the whistle-blower group is highly unlikely to accept defeat. In possession of over 25,0000 United States diplomatic cables, the group would only force the Government worldwide into a war of attrition.
WikiLeaks diverts to European websites amid U.S. fury
WikiLeaks directed readers to a web address in Switzerland on Friday after two U.S. Internet providers ditched it in the space of two days, and Paris tried to ban French servers from hosting its trove of leaked data.
WikiLeaks founder says guards against death threats
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Friday he and colleagues were taking steps to protect themselves after death threats following the publication of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables on their website.
The many facets of Julian Assange, the peddler of caustic secrets
Whistle-blower-turned fugitive Julian Assange stayed off the hot trails of the Interpol on Friday to do a live chat on The Guardian; and he was reportedly flooded with messages brimming over with admiration, fulsome praise and offers of donations and other help.
WikiLeaks founder holds online Q&A session
The founder of the whistle-blowing organization WikiLeaks on Friday held an online question and answer session having in recent days embarrassed the U.S. government by publishing confidential embassy reports.
Wikileaks strikes first blow, German Vice-chancellor sacks manager for 'spying'
Whistle-blower website Wikileaks struck its first blow, as German vice-chancellor Guido Westerwelle sacked his office manager on charges of spying for the United States. Helmut Metzner has reportedly admitted to have given regular information to the US embassy in Berlin.
'We will fight you the way we fought the Soviets' - Afghan tribal elders to NATO: Wikileaks
Upset by night raids, tribal elders in Afghanistan threatened to fight the NATO forces like they fought the Soviets, US diplomatic cables suggest.
France seeks to bar hosting WikiLeaks website
The French government is examining how it could ban website WikiLeaks from being hosted on servers in France, according to a letter written by Industry Minister Eric Besson and seen by Reuters on Friday.
WikiLeaks moves site to Switzerland amid U.S. fury
WikiLeaks moved its website address to Switzerland on Friday after two U.S. Internet providers ditched it in the space of two days, and Paris tried to ban French servers from hosting its database of leaked information.
Wikileaks back online with new 'Swiss' address
Whistle-blower website Wikileaks was back online Friday afternoon with a new address from Switzerland. Web users trying to access the new website are being directed to a page with the URL http://213.251.145.96/, suggesting that the group has been unable to find a new hosting provider.
WikiLeaks out for hours after U.S. firm pulls plug
An American company that had been directing traffic to the WikiLeaks website withdrew its services late Thursday, making the site invisible for several hours.
Wikileaks website 'killed' Worldwide
Whistle-blower site Wikileaks has been killed Worldwide. Servers in the United States have killed the site's domain name after they claimed mass attacks. The withdrawal of the domain name implies that the website has been shutdown across the World. A twitter message of the website posted on Friday confirms the reports.
Amazon blocks out WikiLeaks, but denies U.S. pressure
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it has stopped hosting the website of WikiLeaks, which published sensitive classified U.S. government information, but it denied it was a result of pressure from lawmakers.
Engines of dotcoms, dotnets, domain names mark global 'decade of Internet'
Internet is now world’s single biggest source of information on every known and unknown subject and world’s largest mail order catalog with more than a billion people using it as of 2005 driven by growth of engine of dotcoms, dotnets and the legions of domain names becoming household words.
What led Amazon Kick off WikiLeaks from Servers?
Amazon removed whistle blowing website WikiLeaks from its servers amid pressure from federal lawmakers who were upset with WikiLeaks' recent release of certain confidential and sensitive government information.
Wikileaks' Assange loses Sweden appeal
The highest Court in Sweden has rejected Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against his detention orders on Thursday. The Apex Court confirmed the earlier decision of the Svea Appeals Court to uphold the detention order. Earlier this week Assange's lawyer appealed against an arrest warrant issued against the 39-year-old Australian.
Amazon ousts Wikileaks from its servers
The mounting pressure of US government forced Amazon to oust Wikileaks website from its servers. Web users across the world, yet again, called for a boycott of Amazon.
Putin 'in charge' of Russia, even after 2012 polls: Wikileaks
US diplomatic cables leaked by whistle-blower site Wikileaks suggest that even as Russians are eagerly awaiting the dates of elections in 2012, the outcome is almost decided. American officials believe that Vladimir Putin, the current Prime minister would continue to influence the course of the country's politics no matter what role he plays in it.
Wikileaks document reveals BoE chief's concerns about PM Cameron
Among the many juicy tidbits revealed by the recently published Wikileaks documents were Bank of England chief’s Mervyn King’s concerns about Prime Minister David Cameron’s inexperience.
Wikileaks founder wanted by Interpol
The founder of the controversial whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has been placed on Interpol’s international wanted persons list, the international police organization announced today.
26/11 militants might have wanted Pak army to stay on Indian border: Wikileaks
Militants who orchestrated the 26/11 attacks on India might have been trying to prevent the Pakistan Government from moving its army away from the Indian border, U.S. diplomatic cables suggest. Officials in London feared that the Indians would retaliate with an increase in covert activities in Balochistan or even by bombarding militant camps in Occupied Kashmir.
Saudi Arabia worked with Musharraf to have Sharif arrested: Wikileaks
Authorities in Saudi Arabia backed Pervez Musharraf's rule in Pakistan, leaked US diplomatic cables suggest. The kingdom also reportedly worked with the former army general to have Nawaz Sharif arrested if he returned from exile.
Pak army wanted to depose President Zardari, UK diplomats call him a 'numbskull'
Pakistan army wanted to bring down President Zardari, but at the same time avoid elections to avoid Nawaz Sharif taking charge, US diplomatic cables leaked by Wikileaks stated. The cable dated 12 March 2009 reported U.S. diplomat Anne W. Patterson meeting General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Pakistan's Chief of Army staff. The UK also expressed concerns over Zardari's leadership.
Interpol issues 'Red Notice' on Assange, Ecuador backs out on residency
Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. France-based international police organization charged Assange of sex crimes and put him on its most wanted list. The 39-year-old Australian was wanted for questioning over rape allegations against him. The Notice is likely to make his international travel more complicated. Meanwhile, Ecuador President also denied reports of offering residency to Assange.