Fresh warrant issued for Assange's arrest

Fresh warrant issued for Assange's arrest 04 Dec 2010 As the fallout grows from WikiLeaks' release of secret US diplomatic cables, the website's founder Julian Assange could be extradited to Sweden as early as today. A fresh arrest warrant has been issued for the Australian, who is believed to be in hiding in Britain, to face possible charges of rape and molestation. WikiLeaks embarrassed the US government this week by releasing thousands of secret diplomatic cables.