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Citing WikiLeaks, BJP Says Rahul Gandhi Defamed Hindus, Demands Apology

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 17, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi should apologise for "defaming Hindus globally", the BJP said a day after five persons, including Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk, were acquitted in an 11-year-old terror case.

Ecuador Cuts Off Julian Assange's Outside Communication. Here's Why

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 28, 2018

Ecuador on Wednesday said it has stopped Julian Assange's ability to communicate to the outside world from its London embassy, where the WikiLeaks founder has been holed up since 2012.

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Loses Bid To Have UK Arrest Warrant Dropped

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 13, 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost a legal bid on Tuesday to persuade the British authorities to drop any further action against him for breaching his bail conditions when he walked into the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012.

Could WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Be On The Brink Of Freedom?

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 13, 2018

A London court will rule on Tuesday whether it would be in the interests of justice to pursue action against WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange for failing to surrender to bail back in 2012.

Judge To Rule On Julian Assange's Bid To Escape Legal Action In Britain

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 13, 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will hear on Tuesday whether his legal bid to halt action against him for breaching bail has been successful, in a ruling that could pave the way for him to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

Julian Assange Loses Bid To Drop UK Arrest Warrant, Faces Extradition

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 6, 2018

A British court on Tuesday rejected a legal attempt by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to have a warrant for his arrest quashed.

Ecuador President Lenin Moreno Calls Julian Assange A "Problem"

World News | Reuters | Monday January 22, 2018

The president of Ecuador Lenin Moreno on Sunday described WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as an "inherited problem" that has created "more than a nuisance" for his government.

German Hacker Offers Rare Look Inside Secretive World Of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks

World News | Ellen Nakashima, Souad Mekhennet, Greg Jaffe, The Washington Post | Thursday January 18, 2018

For most of the past six years, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Assange has been confined to the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, fearful that if he leaves he will be extradited to the United States for prosecution under the Espionage Act

Ecuador Grants Citizenship To WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 11, 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was "naturalized" as an Ecuadorean on Dec. 12, at his request, Ecuador's foreign minister said on Thursday, adding that she was seeking a "dignified" solution to his situation with Britain.

Julian Assange's Name In Ecuador Database Sparks Citizenship Speculation

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 11, 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's name has appeared in an Ecuadorean government database of citizen identification numbers, fuelling speculation that he may have received citizenship from the Andean country.

Scientists Develop Robot That Performs Push-Ups, 'Sweats' During Exercise

Wikileak | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 2, 2018

Scientists have developed a new humanoid robot that can perform exercises like sit-ups and push-ups, and even sweat, just like humans. The robot has an artificial perspiration system and anatomically resembles the musculoskeletal intricacy of a human boy.

Malta Arrests 10 Over Journalist's Killing That Shocked World

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 4, 2017

Maltese authorities announced Monday they have arrested 10 people in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist that sent shockwaves around the world.

Ecuador Warns Julian Assange Over Support For Catalonian Independence From Spain

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 23, 2017

Ecuador has told WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to avoid making statements that could affect the country's international relations after he expressed support for Catalonian independence from Spain.

Pakistan Maritime Security Agency Arrests 55 Indian Fishermen

Wikileak | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 12, 2017

Fifty-five Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency for allegedly fishing in the country's territorial waters.

Chelsea Manning 'Afraid' Since Release, But Doesn't Plan To Lay Low

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 9, 2017

Chelsea Manning, a former soldier jailed for leaking classified information to Wikileaks, said Sunday she has been "afraid" since being released from prison, but does not plan to lay low.