he stayed in sweden for more than a month. he had asked for permission to leave sweden and been granted it. in london, he appeared promptly with the metropolitan police. this is not the behavior of a fugitive or someone seeking to evade justice. this case is separate from the accusations he faces as head of wikileaks. in the united states, he is under attack for leaking 250,000 confidential diplomatic documents. many their believe he has launched an attack on the u.s., threatened at international security, and endangers american lives. federal prosecutors are building a case against him. he could face a very lengthy prison sentence if convicted. after his release, he told the bbc that was the greater threat. >> i do not have many fears about being expedited to sweden. i have much bigger concerns about being expedited to the united states. we have a rumor from my lawyers and the united states. we have not confirmed yet that there has been an indictment made against me in the united states. >> is bill conditions require him to l

in sweden it's not many people who say today that they suspect. it's a case of. you know not being the best of men until rape charges were leveled at julian our songs the founder of wiki leaks the state of sweden's justice system might not have been something that kept you awake at night but now sweden is requesting a song his extradition from the u.k. the having unprotected sex with two women they call it rape. the charges being dubbed sex by surprise are songs allegedly refused to wear a condom and it's a crime unique to sweden here in the u.k. people say it would be funny if it wasn't so serious this just seems ridiculous to me and it's actually diminished the whole issue of of rape and i regret that deeply and it's such a shame it's been an injustice to nine years you know in a sand women and to feminists and victims of rape even in sweden the original prosecution through the allegations out on lack of marriage then began the release of a quarter of a million u.s. diplomatic cables revealing and humiliating for the u.s. government all of a sudden sweden's dir

extradited to sweden of rape allegations could then be hunted to the u.s. which accuses him of espionage. pressure and north korea's foreign ministers agreed that six party talks to result tensions on insulin need to be received as a closed meeting they also stressed that the escalating crisis can only be hundred through diplomatic means. well next to fast trains trade and energy we're talking about russia's ties with its northern neighbor finland our interview with presidents taria hollande is coming right up. president hollande thank you very much for being with that today so you've just stepped off a high speed train line between helsinki and st petersburg how do you think this connection will change the alliance between the two cities i think. if people will come closer to each other of course the many thirty now will. the country which is the most popular among the e.u. countries to give them.

of the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks will be granted bail during the songs he's wanted and sweden on charges of sexual assault which many of his supporters say off force the spider song is arrest in the u.k. his site is to publishing u.s. secret diplomatic cables. it has more from and. i'm here in the city of westminster magistrates' court which own choose day could be the scene of the final extradition hearing today that saunders the founder of wiki leaks he is wanted in court in sweden on charges of sexual misconduct some of which amount to having sex with two women without using a condom these are charges which are widely believed by a son just supporters to be trumped up originally when the case came before a prosecutor in sweden she threw it out and then it was then picked up by another prosecutor who decided to take the case into court this is believed to be linked to wiki leaks is released of cables u.s. embassy cables which were in paris take to be u.s. government and to other governments around the world and what's expected to happen to our stores is that if he is finally

final extradition hearing today that saunders the founder of wiki leaks he is wanted in court in sweden on charges of sexual misconduct some of which amounts to having sex with two women without using a condom these are charges which are widely believed by asuncion supporters to be trumped up originally when the case came before a prosecutor in sweden she threw it out and then it was then picked up by another prosecutor who decided to take the case into court this is believed to be linked to wiki leaks is release of cables u.s. embassy cables which were parasitic to be u.s. government and to other governments around the world and what's expected to happen to our stores is that it is finally extradited to sweden he will then be almost immediately requested to appear in court in the u.s. and in fact wiki leaks is noise is saying that the extradition document for him to go to the u.s. has either already been prepared and is about to be released to them or it's preparation is it cool now our soldiers which is to say that these charges are trumped up and they also say that it's a case of hug

pressure following the release of embarrassing diplomatic cables by wiki leaks but not in sweden in sweden it's not many people who say today that they suspect. it's a case of. you know your innocence not being the best of the charges been dubbed sex by surprise legibly refused to wear a condom and it's a crime unique to sweden it doesn't usually carry a prison sentence experts in the u.k. are asking why go after a song in this way maybe in the near future we'll come across some leaked documents showing how the u.s. put pressure on sweden and great britain to secure the arrest of julius arms it's very unusual for a man to be accused of having consensual sex but not necessarily using a condom but suddenly find himself on the same list alongside senior mexican drug lord even in sweden the original prosecutor threw the allegations out there and wiki leaks started the release of a quarter of a million u.s. diplomatic cables which are revealing and humiliating for the u.s. government all of a sudden sweden's director of public prosecutions decided to break claims were valid which the swedish pe

which seems to suggest that sweden generally the prosecutors don't take rape seriously so while of a sudden are they taking this allegation which is very spirited indeed in which julian assange is trying for many days forty days in sweden to try and clear why now are they all of a sudden bringing this up and what about the u.s. we saw a nobel prize awarded to a chinese dissident which is widely being seen as the u.s. so pointing the finger at china it's putting the spotlight on their human rights record what about the u.s. it's human rights situation well no there is it's are rather hilarious isn't it i mean you the u.s. love to point their finger at other supposed human rights abuses and war criminals and yet don't seem to be able to take any criticism of their own human rights record or indeed the fact that they've they've tried live there oh christian are so good they're putting us into walls and invading other countries willy nilly putting us telling us lies about the war why we should be invading countries i think it's entirely have a critical of the u.s. to be making these alle

is the country this request to do enough on its extradition it's not just supporters say that sweden is essentially kowtow into the u.s. and its which to put on trial eventually for espionage what they are saying essentially is that this is making sweden which presents itself as a model of modernity and progressiveness look like a loving stop in the eyes of the world. and coming up later today on our team max kaiser and stacy herbert explore how the wiki leaks revelations are affecting the world of big money. the next space rocket is now ready for their staff on wednesday it will take a crew of three a russian an american and an italian to the international space station peter all of our reports now from kazakhstan. hereward baikonur the final preparations underway ahead of the launch of the soyuz t.m.a. twenty rockets which will carry cosmonaut to meet to be called and astronauts pollo and katherine coleman up to the international space station for the rocket has received a blessing from a priest from the russian orthodox church in line with tradition here at baikonur that's not the

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in stockholm where sweden's first suicide bomber has left the country in shock. authorities have confirmed that the man the died earlier sent an e-mail audio message threatening holy war. he is thought to have lived in an english town. his house is being searched. >> this is the area of stockholm where the bomb blasts occurred. the first blast took place here. this is the man at the center of the investigation. unconfirmed reports say that he was killed about one of the blasts. his internet profile reveals that he was born in iraq, moved to sweden in 1992, later studying in britain. the swedish news agency and security services received an e- mail threatening an attack. all because of a caricature drawn by the prophet muhammed by a swedish artist and because there were swedish troops in afghanistan. >> people have begun to fill promises. we are not in your imagination. we are for real. >> the e-mail also contained a message to his family. i never traveled to make money, i traveled for jihad. security services wanted to know how long he spent in the uk. four years

this is the country this requesting judith's on his extradition it's not just supporters say that sweden is essentially kowtow into the u.s. and its wish to put on trial eventually for espionage what they are saying essentially is that this is making sweden which presents itself as a model of modernity in progressiveness look like a loving stock in the eyes of the world it remains to be seen what happens here on cheese day it's possible that you know sauce could be granted bail that's what his supporters all want but it's also possible that he could be bundled into a police van and flying to sweden to face these sexual assault charges then it's interesting to see what happens from there does the u.s. weighs a little bit before issuing a warrant for his extradition to the u.s. to face espen espionage charges or does it just jump in there straightaway send this warrant to us on his lawyers and see him in the u.s. none of this is clear yet but we will be finding out later on she's day at least about the first stage of that. coming up there today on r.t. next kaiser and stacy herbert explore

they are acting on a warrant from sweden for his arrest. the latest cables shows what the west really thinks of russia. encouraging but no breakthrough, iran and key world powers talk about the nuclear program. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and also around the globe. coming up later, 10 years after the concorde crash, continental airlines is guilty. egypt, the fear of sharks and the killing of a german tourist. >> the u.s. and several other countries are stepping up pressure on the founder of wikileaks. a fresh arrest warrant has been issued for julian assange. his lawyer said they are in the process of arranging meetings with british police. sweden and 1 cent to answer allegations of sexual assault. he has -- wants him to answer allegations of sexual assault. the web site began publishing thousands of confidential diplomatic cables. >> the battle between wikileaks and in authorities intensified. an arrest warrant for julian assange arrived at the crime agency this or even at -- this afternoon. he is believed to b

julian assange is accused of sex crimes in sweden, which he denies. >> i believe it that he could have been released today, but the judge had a different view. and now we will see the evidence against him so we can test the strength of these allegations, which we believe to be very thin indeed. >> this has been headline news in sweden where two women have told of allegations of rape and sexual molestation. these are allegations the swedish prosecutor initially dismissed. today, his supporters offered to raise bail. >> i am here because i believe this is about principle, the universal right to freedom of information, and our right to be told the truth. >> the swedish prosecutor is adamant. this case, she says, is about alleged sex crimes. it has nothing to do with politics. an organization -- his organization has released thousands of american files. he is an undeclared public enemy of the u.s. government. visiting afghanistan, the news of his arrest was broadcast. >> i had not heard that. >> washington is clearly desperate to fend the issues. but the wikileaks founder has not been char

he had stayed in sweden for more than a month. he had asked for permission to leave sweden and been granted it. this was not the behavior of a fugitive, the judge said, or someone seeking to avoid justice. his lawyer criticized prosecutors in sweden for bringing the appeal against bail in the first place. >> we are delighted and thrilled with the result here today. we think that this was an unnecessary appeal and this is unfortunate. this is clearly evidenced as part of a continuing vendetta on the part of the swedes against julian assange. >> his jail conditions require him to live that this house. he will have to report daily to a police station. this is the friend of his home and supporter, the journalist to founded the front line club. >> he is not going to of scott. >> why are you sure? >> i have got a chance to know him and see a different man. >> his fight against extradition goes on. his renowned is already global. the case will already -- will only strengthen his reputation as an anti-establishment icon. >> it is a year s

he had been in sweden for more than a month. he was asked for permission to leave sweden and was granted it. this was not the behavior of a fugitive or someone seeking to evade justice. >> this case is quite separate from the accusations he faces st head of wikileaks. he is under attack for leaking diplomatic documents. many there believe he has launched an attack on the united states that endangers american lives. federal prosecutors are reported to building a case against him that could see a very lengthy prison sentence. tonight, after his release, he told the bbc that that was the greater threat. >> i do not have too many fears about being extradited to sweden. there are more fears about being extradited to the united states. we are concerned that there has been an indictment made against me in the united states. >> his bail conditions require him to live here in this house. it is the home of his friend and supporter. he will be under curfew and have to report daily to a local police station. julian assange's fight against e

but they did not specify sweden. >> what has been the public reaction? are people worried? >> people are shocked. the prime minister said he is both anchored, but thankful, the police did such a good job. >> we are going to leave it there for now. thank you for that update from copenhagen. tensions are growing in ivory coast as the political stalemate continues there. west african leaders say they will be back in the country next week for more talks on persuading the disputed president, lawrence gbagbo, stepped down. leaders from a regional bloc tried to convince gbagbo to leave or face removal by force, but their efforts left little impact. in the capital, u.n. peacekeepers are facing angry protest from gbagbo supporters. >> newspaper headlines focused on a single story -- the mediation efforts on the economic community of west african states. >> ecoqas is the perfect body to find a solution. it is aware of the situation in ivory coast, and will be africans sorting out an african problem. ecowas has to get involved because all members are affected. >> the leaders have not

tell me this why is why sweden bowing to u.s. pressure here if this is the case. so we don't hurt a very poor record unfortunately of being independent from the us. the politicians claim that we have quite an independent justice system we'll see how that holds out in this case though i don't see an extradition to the us coming anytime soon however it's clear that julian assange is not a person who should be in jail for journalism if he has committed a sexual sexual offense then that's a separate issue from wiki leaks. i do not think this is politically motivated at least i sincerely hope so now that we've heard some reports from u.s. politicians on capitol hill calling for a song to be executed now we also hear reports of a song you're leading an online poll for time magazine's man of the year what does your vote go i did vote for julian assange as well i think it's appalling that politicians when faced with somebody just putting down their pens and exposing their lies are calling for sources to media to be executed that is not how we do it that is not how we hand

assange during a visit he made to sweden in august. allegations the swedish prosecutor initially dismissed. today, his supporters offered to raise bail. they suspect political motives. >> i'm here because i believe this is about the principle of the universal right of freedom of information and our right to be told the truth. >> the swedish prosecutor is adamant, this case she says is about alleged sex crimes. it has nothing to do with wikileaks. well, maybe not in law. but julian assange is the frontman for an organization that has released thousands of classified files, america says threaten its security. he has effectively become the u.s. government's underclad public money. visiting afghanistan today, the u.s. defense secretary was told of mr. assange's arrest. >> i hadn't heard that. but that sounds like good news to me. >> washington is clearly desperate to stem the flow of leaked documents. but the wikileaks founder has yet to be charged with breaking any u.s. law. wikileaks is coming under mounting pressure. from pay pal to vis

he will fight extradition to sweden.ge is facing two separate charges of sexual assault. >>> now we are going to head to tracy and elizabeth but first tracy on our dry spell. >> do i hear a southern twang? >> something like that. >> we have a driesell. today is going to be a nice day. partly cloudy conditions. we are going to have a dry spell. we have fog around the bay and even inland this morning. conditions for the afternoon, mix of sun and clouds with highs in the lower to the upper 60s. rainfall on the way tomorrow. rainfall expected wednesday with a few leftover showers thursday and friday. some sunshine expected saturday, sunday and monday. pretty nice weekend. here's a look at our mypix photo. talk about a grea photo. if you have a photo to share of weathers across the bay area, email it to mypix@cbs5.com. that's a look at your weather. for your traffic, here is elizabeth. >> thank you, tracy. out to hayward, a new accident southbound 880 right before highway 92. we are hearing anywhere from two up to four cars m

his lawyer says sweden's boeing to u.s. political pressure to go after the wikileaks leader. >> this doesn't seem to be about an attempt to get at the truth or justice. it seems to be a persecution, not a prosecution. >> reporter: the wikileaks group called the arrest an attack on media freedom and is threatening to release more secret documents if any legal action is taken against assange or his organization. a british judge will decide whether assange will be extradited to sweden to face charges, whether to keep him in custody or release him on bail. assange is also the subject of a criminal investigation in the u.s. where authorities see his actions as a threat to national security. his lawyers say if sweden has plans to hand him over to the u.s., they'll fight it all the way. now, supporters are reportedly stumping up the money for assange if a judge sets bail. lawyers say one thing that is acting in his favor, that his arrest was by appointment. he voluntarily turned himself into police. juliet. >> charlie d'agata in l

look so what might be behind sweden's appeal for the release of wiki leaks founder julian assange plus. i asked him how he's going to be when you're up in space. so good then make phone calls from the famous crazy it's just just as if he's here party discovers a love story at a cosmic drone as a space crew prepares to leave orbit don't miss it. i'm also court has delayed the delivery of its verdict in the second trial of me one hundred twenty seventh of december it had been due to be handed down on wednesday and the former ucas tycoons already serving eight year prison term for tax evasion fraud and embezzlement and he's also been charged with stealing millions of tons of oil and found guilty will stay behind bars until twenty seventeen if the court clear is how to cost the of the charges of walk free in less than a year the forty seven year old made his fortune jury the total of ninety's through the privatization of state assets which made him russia's richest man. and of europe is bracing itself for a new wave of strikes and protests workers in greece are planning a nationwide walkou

is then lining up to extradite him from sweden do you agree with that. well i think that yes i think that that what they're trying to do is to get him back to sweden on a holding charge so they can try then issued item to the u.s. and of course the european tradition as a warrant is is absolutely key to that because it's as i said it's a formality under this procedure to take him back to sweden so it fulfills the purpose it's an ideal tool for them and it illustrates missed them if this is the highest profile case it's actually happened under this arrest warrant procedure and it illustrates the injustice of the whole thing not just you know to mr songs but all the british citizens and european union citizens who've been extradited under this procedure now upon just under a european arrest warrant which last year ministers agreed not to misuse is only wanted for questioning not charging here does that kind of treatment fit in with that. i'm sorry i'm having difficulty hearing what you what you actually said i want you could repeat please i'm just saying t

iraqis are against these acts. >> sweden is far from alone.de toward immigrants are changing across europe and with every event, attitudes towards islam are slowly being redefined. >> the allied irish bank has scrapped plans to pay executive argued it was contractually bound to pay them, but backed down when the finance minister threatened to end financial support of the bonuses were paid. it will still be difficult for allied irish to get out of those contracts. the first black member of the polish parliament has been officially sworn in. he was born in nigeria and came to poland in the 1990's. he married a polish woman and became a polish citizen. a rich archive of film footage of british life in the 1930's and 1940's and is being released on line for the first time. it showcases the best of british life as fascism was gaining strength in europe. it also includes a beguiling snapshot of a very different life many years ago. >> the familiar lines of london are much the same after three years of war. >> a british film shows the country bloodie

well the point is that nobody knows the truth or otherwise of the allegations in sweden but we do know the one prosecutor has said that the charges should be dropped we do know that charges have paid points against him in sweden so it is quite incredible that he's being extradited from britain own supposedly as far as i can tell for a crime which doesn't exist in britain and when the haven't even been on the charges against him is waiting and therefore i think the the supposition must be that the americans are pressurizing sweden just as they have pressurize most calls and movies on the big corporations. to have anything to do with wiki leaks and i think this is just another example of how they're trying to cover up these questions comparisons are being made with america's attempts to silence truly enough on while supporting the chinese nobel peace prize winner saying his human rights are being abused holes are you seeing in washington argument here. well there is a protester here with a with a placard saying julian assange should win the nobel peace prize and of course this is always

julian assange faces sexual assault allegations in sweden, but today he was battling again for bail and the right to move from prison to the surving mansion of -- to the suffolk mansion of a friend while the exdrigs -- extradition process. finally after two hours we've heard the swedes won't abide by the umpire's decision, and they want to put mr. assange through yet more trouble, more expense, more hurdles. they clearly will not spare any expense but to keep mr. assange in jail. and there is another hitch. assange still needs his growing list of well heeled friends to occur 200 pounds to pay the security to the couror him to help with his lawyers to prepare a case. he's requested to have a computer so he could research the case. that was denied. he's only been allowed three visits, and he's only been allowed three phone calls. >> his lawyers need access to assange so they can build a case against extradition to sweden. a hearing is expected in january in which they are likely to claim pursuit of him it slit cally motivated. -- is politically motivated. there may be charges from the u.s

killed as a martyr, his analyst is punished sweden and the west -- his aim was to punish sweden and the west. the english defense league has withdrawn an invitation to a controversial american -- to speak at their event. terry jones drew criticism when he threatened to burn a copy of the koran on september 11th this year. violent clashes between muslims and christians over the building of an authorized church has began highlighting the delicate balance between the two groups in egypt. one in 10 belong to the coptic orthodox church. the constitution guarantees equality for all but some christians believe that they are increasingly beleaguered and some christian women are being lured or kidnapped into forced marriages with christian men. -- with islamic men. >> christmas in cairo looks surprisingly like christmas in the west. this man does good business selling imported decorations to christians. they no longer have a tree at home. they cannot bear to. >> at christmas, she was the one who used to decorate the tree. she used to get out of the presence. for her, this was a big thing. -- she

sweden and britain in coming days. news. >> a u.s. judge in the u.s. state of virginia has declared the health-care law has unconstitutional. it is the first time a case against the reform has been upheld. two other judges previously ruled in their favor. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has welcomed a decision by the u.s. to abandon the call for a freeze on israeli settlement building. it is the first public comment since the u.s. changed their policy on friday. the latest u.s. diplomatic cables released by wikileaks claim the irish republican leaders were in the military ira as recently as five years ago it also stated that both men would know about of $40 million bank robbery. both men said the claims are untrue. in our show of force, troops in ivory coast khalil to the presidents have today temporarily blocked access -- loyal to the president have today temporarily blocked access. united nations and the african union have conceded that he has won the elections. our reporter in the main city, don james, sa