JULIAN Assange’s lawyer and a Swedish legal expert yesterday accused Swedish prosecutors of irregularities and illegality in the way they built a sex crimes case against the WikiLeaks founder.

A hoard of secret text messages could hold the key to finally clearing the name of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a court was told tonight.

THE prosecutor who wants WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited to Sweden to face sex charges is “biased” against men, a court heard yesterday.

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said today they fear he could face execution in the United States if he is extradited to Sweden.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will learn today whether he is to remain in prison into the new year as British prosecutors attempt to prevent him being released on bail.

Senior American officials believed Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin could have known about the plan to murder dissident former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London, the latest leaked US diplomatic cables have revealed.

Interpol has placed the Australian-born founder of WikiLeaks on its most-wanted list after Sweden issued an arrest warrant against him as part of a drawn-out rape investigation.

SWEDISH prosecutors said they will seek an international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a court approved their request yesterday to detain him for questioning in a rape case.

A Swedish prosecutor requested a court order today to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning on suspicion of rape.

A SENIOR Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange yesterday, the latest twist to a puzzling case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other.