Interpol Issues ‘Red Notice’ For Arrest Of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange -- Threat Level
The international police organization Interpol has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, in connection with a sex crime investigation in Sweden.
A Red Notice is kind of international wanted poster seeking the provisional arrest of a fugitive, with an eye towards extradition to the nation that issued the underlying arrest warrant. Interpol transmits the notices to its 188 member countries, though it has no authority to compel a subject’s arrest. Interpol issued 5,020 such notices last year for a variety of crimes.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraq foils plot to
bomb French embassy in Baghdad.
Egyptian election results a
shutout for Islamists.Iran nuclear talks back on,
in Geneva next week.Iran blames Israel, US in
death of nuclear scientist.
Baghdad needs $100 billion
for new homes: mayor.
Israel's eased blockade
'still crippling' Gaza.Hezbollah hoping Syria, Saudi
can defuse Lebanon tensions.
WikiLeaks disclosures undermine Egypt's role
as neutral Mideast mediator.
ASIA
US: China 'obligated' to press North Korea
to end 'belligerence'.US deploys carrier strike group, US Air Force
to western Pacific. U.S. and South Korea balk
at talks With North. Yeonpyeong attack uniting South Korean public around
harsher policy toward North.Now North Korea boasts advances
in nuclear program.Kyrgyzstan parliament
agrees coalition government.
Suspected bomb explodes in Kyrgyzstan
before Clinton visit.
Taiwan elections put pro-China party
in lead for Presidency.Bangladesh protesters and police clash
in mass strike.
AFRICA
Nigeria summons Shell, Halliburton
over graft cases.Kenya calls US
'swamp of graft' cable 'malicious'.
Gadhafi lashes out at
organizations at AU summit.Congo army behind instability,
smuggling: U.N.. DR Congo army denies UN report
that rebels regrouping. UN says Congo armed groups
forming criminal gangs.US 'dismayed'
by Egypt poll problems.I.Coast fears fresh violence
amid vote results.
EUROPE
Sweden braces
for record freeze. Heavy snowfall closes
roads in Spain, Portugal.Medvedev warns West
of new arms race.Pro-West parties lead in Moldova,
but impasse is likely to continue.
Four European states host US nuclear bombs,
WikiLeaks reveals.Russian president warns missile talks failure
will provoke new arms race.Euro zone periphery hammered
as default fears rise.
British students protest again
against fee hikes.WikiLeaks: Duke of York's 'candid' attack
on British Government.Retired electrician astonishes art world by producing 271 works
by Picasso never seen before.
AMERICAS
Troops to occupy Brazilian slum
through October.Pentagon study:
Gays could serve with no harm.
US escapes major hurricanes
for 5th straight year.
Monitors say
Haiti vote fraud not massive.
20 bodies found in
northern Mexico mass grave.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al Qaeda's sarcastic
new American mouthpiece.All US-bound airlines to
get info for watch listsDefense, friends say
Ore. bomb plot suspect set up. Mohamed Mohamud, Portland bomber suspect:
Young radical?Al-Qaeda's Yemen affiliate widens search
for recruits and targets.Pakistan drone victim
to sue US for $500m.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
BofA may be next
WikiLeaks target.GM rolls out long-anticipated
Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.Signs of a double dip?
U.S. home prices fall 2%.
European interest rates soar;
could it happen to us one day?EU probes allegations of
Google antitrust violations.The disastrous consequences of a return
to the Deutsche Mark.
Newspaper fronts reporting on the documents released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks are seen in New York, on Nov. 29. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
