Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations, a judge has ruled.
It Would seem that the New York Times and the US network MSNBC held back on reporting the story under pressure from the White House
Pakistan's prime minister has vowed to safeguard his country's sovereignty and dignity following revelations that Raymond Davis, the US official facing a double murder charge, is a CIA agent.
"We are firmly resolved to adopt a course that accords with the dictates of justice and the rule of law … My government will not compromise on Pakistan's sovereignty and dignity," Yousaf Raza Gilani told parliament after receiving a phone appeal from the US secretary of state, Hilary Clinton.
The Obama administration is exerting pressure on Pakistan to release Davis, a 36-year-old former special forces soldier who shot dead two men during a murky confrontation in Lahore's rush-hour traffic on 27 January. US officials say Davis is a "technical and administrative official" who enjoys immunity under the Vienna convention. Barack Obama called him "our diplomat in Pakistan".
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