Julian Assange: Swedish Prosecutors Request Arrest Over Rape Allegation
(World News UK)

The Swedish prosecutor leading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a request for him to be detained in absentia. If granted, the court order would be the first step in a process to have Assange extradited from Britain, where he is serving a 50-week sentence for skipping bail. Sweden reopened the rape investigation last week....