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Despite claims by Julian Assange that Washington is plotting to extradite and execute him, U.S. and European government sources say the United States has issued no criminal charges against the WikiLeaks founder and has launched no attempt to extradite him.

Britain is determined to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden and has made that clear to Ecuador, which is sheltering the founder of WikiLeaks inside its London embassy while it considers his asylum request, British authorities said on Tuesday.

Britain’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, should be deported to Sweden to face allegations of sexual abuse there.

Libya urged Niger on Saturday to extradite Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, saying his call for Libyans to prepare for a "coming uprising" threatened bilateral ties.

Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden, where the founder of the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks faces allegations of sexual assault.

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange will begin his appeal Tuesday against extradition to Sweden from the United Kingdom to face questioning on sex charges.

A London court on Thursday ordered that Julian Assange be released on bail while he fights extradition to Sweden.

Some of the WikiLeaks critics who cheered founder Julian Assange's arrest may want to think again.

The film director won’t be extradited to face charges of unlawful sex with a minor because of a possible fault in the American extradition application, an official said.

Swiss authorities will not fight to keep Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski in jail while he battles extradition to the United States on a sex charge, they said Thursday.