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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.
Hillary Clinton on Asian sojourn amid WikiLeaks row, says concern on Iran well-founded
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton embarked on a four-day visit to Asia on Tuesday amid publication of classified US State Department cables by WikiLeaks that continued to make headlines around the world.
Road ahead turns bumpy for Wikileaks founder Assange
You only live once, why not do something worthwhile? says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Ecuador offers asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange
Ecuador on Monday offered residence to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ‘with no problems and no conditions’.
How Wikileaks uses technology to protect anonymity of whistle-blowers
The technology used by Wikileaks to maintain anonymity could be the Onion Router which is also used by U.S. Navy.
World leaders react to Wikileaks disclosures
Berlusconi in Italy laughed it away, while Ahmadinejad in Tehran yet again blamed the United States. The Russians refused to comment and Indians breathed a sigh of relief. WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website, revealed the vigor of US espionage, leaking out more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. The first batch of the documents leaked mentioned Saudi Arabia and other Arab states' desire to attack Iran, highly sensitive information on world leaders and US military strategy across the Worl...
U.S. denies diplomats are spies
A spokesman for the U.S. State Department denied on Monday that his agency's diplomats were spies, after the release of hundreds of thousands of secret and unclassified cables by the Wikileaks organization.
Obama administration in a diplomacy bind over WikiLeaks
The Obama administration has been left red-faced by disclosures made by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks pertaining to French president Nicholas Sarkozy that describes him as an “emperor without clothes”, Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as ‘Hitler’ and Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin as an “Alpha Dog”.
Wikileaks 'Cablegate' shows how Iran troubles the world
Wikileaks' latest spill, dubbed the 'Cablegate', shows that the world, especially the MIddle East fears Iran. But there are very strong strategic factors that help the country survive.
Denial-of-Service attack on Wikileaks, courtesy patriot hacker
The Denial of Service (DoS) attack against whistle-blower site Wikileaks on Sunday was not a state-sponsored attack but was courtesy a patriot hacker called The Jester.
Hillary Clinton calls India, others 'self-appointed frontrunners' for UNSC permanent seat
Wikileaks documents reveal that U.S. Secretary of State in July 2009 sent a message to 33 US missions on UN reforms saying, International deliberations regarding UNSC expansion among key groups of countries: self-appointed frontrunners for permanent UNSC membership Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan.
Ahmadinejad claims Wikileaks data 'released' by US, not 'leaked'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that the documents published by whistle-blower website Wikileaks were released intentionally by the U.S. administration. In an interview to the state-run Press TV Ahmadinejad maintained that the documents would not impact the country's relations with other Arab governments.
Rep. King calls for Wikileaks to be classified 'terrorist organization'
Wikileaks, the website that was responsible for leaking thousands of documents related to U.S. diplomacy, should be classified as a terrorist organization, according to U.S. Representative Peter King, CNet News reported.
Civil unrest in North Korea, South officials notify US : Wikileaks
There are credible reports of civil unrest in North Korea, security officials of South Korea told the United States in a recent conversation.
Who is Bradley Manning?
WikiLeaks has finally uncorked its fancied, feared and the much-criticized can of worms, hurting many world leaders, exposing the dark undersides of governments and denting the image of the U.S. state department. Here are some details about arrested U.S. army Private Bradley Manning, who is suspected of helping the world have a peek into sensitive U.S. diplomatic documents:
'Increasingly nervous' about Iran, UAE wanted 'Predator' from US: Wikileaks
According to the latest spill on WIkileaks called 'cablegate', UAE, which was increasingly nervous about Iran, wanted weapons, specifically the Predator B aircraft, from US to protect itself.
Dealing with terrorists, the Brazil way: Wikileaks
A cable sent by US Ambassador Clifford Sobel says the police and intelligence agencies had arrested some individuals with links to terrorism but charged them on a variety of non-terrorism related crimes to avoid calling attention of the media and the higher levels of the government.
India kept out of Turkey-sponsored meet on Afghanistan to please Pakistan: WikiLeaks
India had been deliberately kept out of the Turkey-sponsored meet on Afghanistan earlier this year to address the sensitivities of Pakistan, according to documents released by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.
What is Pentagon doing to stop secret file leaks in future?
The Pentagon on Sunday condemned the latest publication of hundreds of thousands of sensitive classified documents by WikiLeaks and unveiled various measures to stop future disclosures of secret files.
US skeptical about Turkey's reliability as a partner
The U.S. has many doubts about its long-term ally Turkey's dependability as a partner, according to diplomatic cables that were leaked by WikiLeaks on Sunday evening.
Google's departure from China a fallout of China Politburo's coordinated hacking attack: Wikileaks
As a dossier of 2251,287 U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by Wikileaks tumbles out, bygone issues will be interpreted in a new light as raw details of closed-door diplomatic haggling reveal.
World leaders, as US diplomats see
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is not alone when it comes to avoiding flying. He's got a friend in Moammar Qadafi of Libya, whose staff avoid long distance travel by air over water.
Wikileaks: China to Germany, US diplomacy smacks of quid-pro-quo dealings
The year 2010 was not good for Google in China and the hacking was, indeed, part of a sabotage attempt carried out with help from the government quarters, reveal the classified U.S. documents released by Wikileaks on Sunday. China to Germany, US diplomacy generally smacks of quid-pro-quo dealings, as ever.
WikiLeak's ugly exposures: S.Arabia wants Iran bombed, Russian govt. has mafia links, US keeps tab on UN officials
The documents leaked by WikiLeaks late on Sunday showed the state department ordered a surveillance of the activities of the United Nations personnel including the secretary general and asked its agencies to collect exhaustive information on the U.N staff, including personal details.
Wikileaks' release set to embarrass many world leaders
Some of the names making rounds in Wikileaks' revelations are former South African president Nelson Mandela, Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai and Libya's Colonel Gaddafi and former UK premier Gordon Brown.
US refuses talks with Assange, asks Wikileaks to restrain
The US State Department has refused to accept the olive branch offered by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to negotiate on publication of the documents later on Sunday. Instead, the US sought immediate handover of documents and resist from publicatiooon or distribution of the documents, failing which it said action will be taken against the whistleblower website.