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WikiLeaks founder jailed in London

Wikileaks founder jailed in England

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is behind bars in London, facing extradition to Sweden where he is charged with rape and sexual molestation in two separate cases.

UK court refuses bail to WikiLeak's Assange

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Julian Assange was refused bail by UK's Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday, where the charges were read out to him a short while ago, setting off a judicial process leading to his possible extradition to Sweden.

Charges read out to Assange in UK court; Prosecution objects to bail

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Julian Assange appeared at UK's Westminster magistrates court a short while ago, where the charges were read out to him, setting off a judicial process leading to his possible extradition to Sweden. The Sky News said Assange had sought Australian consular assistance and that staff of the Australian High Commission were with him inside the court.
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The War of Attrition: Wikileaks vs. USA

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.
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Pakistani hackers shut India crime bureau website

A group calling itself the Pakistani Cyber Army has hacked into the website of India's federal crime investigation bureau and left a warning message to Indian hackers, local media said Saturday.
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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.
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Lawyers exempt from FTC's Red Flags Rule, votes U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate has unanimously voted for lawyers to be exempted from the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Red Flags Rule, which seeks to curb identity theft among credit and financial regulatory agencies through costly and burdensome prevention and detection programs.
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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

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

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.
WikiLeaks supporters vow to step up cyber attacks

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.
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Misidentification of travelers less likely on U.S. airlines

Instances of travelers being mistaken for people on terror watch list are likely to be less as the airlines flying to US are collecting each passenger’s detailed information while they book the tickets, under the Secure Flight program recommended after 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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GAO finds gaps in wireless security at federal agencies

The U.S. Government Accountability Office found several gaps in the security of wireless networks used by federal agencies and made several recommendations to enhance safety, according to a report published on Tuesday.
WikiLeaks supporters vow to step up cyber attacks

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.
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Gold Price: From Diwali to the New Year in China

Surging demand from China, the world's second-largest gold buyer, is changing seasonal patterns in Gold Price trends for investors everywhere. At this current pace, private Chinese demand may overtake India's by 2014 (if not sooner).
Counterfeit goods seized by the U.S. government are shown on display at the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center in northern Virginia, October 7, 2010.

Feds bust knock-off sales sites

Selling counterfeit items over the Internet became a little more difficult today, as federal law enforcement officers executed seizure orders against the domain names of 82 commercials websites that, authorities said, sold and distributed counterfeit goods and copyrighted works.
A woman walks past the U.S. embassy in Madrid November 29, 2010.

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.

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