Assange signs book deal

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange has signed a book deal to tell his “fascinating” life story.

Edinburgh-based Canongate Books said it has acquired world rights, apart from North America, to the whistleblower’s story.

Assange, who is on bail facing extradition proceedings to Sweden on charges of sexual assault, leapt into the limelight with a string of headlines as a result of US cables published on his WikiLeaks website.