WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's brother says the Assange legal team's appeal against his extradition to the US would include information about a CIA plot to assassinate him.

The UK government has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US to face criminal charges.

The UK’s highest court has denied permission to Wikileaks' founder, Julian Assange, to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the United States.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says has taken note of media reports saying that the Assange case fully exposes double standards of the US on the issue of the freedom of speech.

The British High Court overturnes a ruling that blocked the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Juian Assange to the United Sates, deciding that he can be sent to America, where he faces a possible life in prison sentence.

The US has launched a fresh attempt to have WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited from Britain to face charges that could jail him for life.

The future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hangs in the balance as the US government continues its legal battle to extradite him from the UK.