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In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
Who is Spain's Judge Baltasar Garzón? Five key questions answered.

Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón was found guilty today on charges of illegal wiretapping and abuse of power. Garzón is known as a “super judge” because of the high profile human rights cases he has overseen internationally.
Extradition fight: Who is Julian Assange, why is Sweden seeking him?

A British court is hearing a final appeal from Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblower site, to avoid extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations. Here are four questions about the man and the case.
What are the Israeli-Palestinian peace talk preconditions?
In Pictures: Gilad Shalit released

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Stash your cash in Switzerland? US and Europe push to make it harder.

A Spanish court ruling and investigations spurred by whistleblowers are aimed at scaring tax evaders and raising revenue. One watchdog's list could lead to some 300 billion euros in tax havens.
Fugitive caught sunbathing in Spain

Fugitive caught sunbathing: British fugitive, Andrew Terence Moran, was caught while sunbathing in Spain some four years after he assaulted and escaped from security guards during an armed robbery trial in the United Kingdom.
Global News Blog Why the alleged Boston bombers' mom probably won't be extradited (+video)

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva may stay out of American custody because the US and Russia do not have a bilateral extradition treaty, despite efforts by Moscow to negotiate one.
Is Ivory Coast zeal to prosecute former bad guys setting up war in West Africa?

Strongman Laurent Gbagbo is gone, facing a war crimes trial. But is the new president ignoring the reconciliation needed for a lasting peace?
Backchannels WikiLeaks discover ties between Nigerian scammers and Straftor

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Kurds rally in Paris, demand justice for 3 women killed in mysterious circumstances

The deaths of three Kurdish activists in Paris has spotlighted the complicated relationship between France, Turkey, and the Kurdistan Workers' Party. On Saturday, thousands of Kurds from across Europe arrived in Paris for a march to demand justice.
Briefing Who is Abu Qatada and why is Britain unable to deport him?

Britain released Islamist preacher Abu Qatada on bail Monday after a British court ruled he could not be extradited to Jordan.
Latin America Monitor Brazil laying down the law

Recent corruption and police misconduct cases in Brazil seem to signal impunity is giving way to justice, but the country has yet to confront its history of dictatorship-era human rights violations.
Backchannels IssaLeaks: More fallout from the Benghazi killings

Was it a good idea to release a lot of un-redacted State Department memos from Libya? Probably not.
Global News Blog Britain nixes extradition of NASA hacker Gary McKinnon to US

Gary McKinnon, a British citizen, is accused of breaking into nearly 100 US military and NASA computers, looking for photos of UFOs.
5 terrorism suspects extradited from UK to US

An ailing extremist Egyptian-born preacher and four other terrorism suspects arrived in the United States early Saturday under tight security to face trial after losing their lengthy extradition fight in England.
How Abu Hamza's extradition could create a mess for Obama

The extradition of Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other Islamic militants from Britain to the United States comes with a number of conditions, which could create political problems for President Barack Obama as the presidential election nears.
Abu Hamza al-Masri extradition to US 'may proceed immediately,' British court rules (+video)

Abu Hamza al-Masri, a radical Islamic preacher, can be extradited immediately to the US to face terrorism-related charges, Britain's High Court ruled Friday
Why has it taken Britain eight years to extradite Abu Hamza?

British extradition proceedings against the militant cleric Abu Hamza, wanted in the US on terror charges, began in 2004. But only this week has an end to the legal process become visible.
Latin America Monitor Wikileaks' Assange marks Day 100 inside Ecuadorean embassy

Ecuador says it will host Assange in its London embassy indefinitely, but the decision to continue supporting the Wikileaks founder could have negative repercussions for the Andean nation.
Julian Assange lashes out at Obama's UN free speech comments (+video)

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, mocked President Obama in a video addressed to the UN Wednesday. He asked how Obama could support freedom of speech in the Middle East, but not in the context of WikiLeaks?
Queen Elizabeth leak: Why the BBC apologized for airing her views

Queen Elizabeth leak: Her Majesty told a BBC journalist that the British government should have arrested radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. This rare leak by the BBC of Queen Elizabeth's views was considered violation of journalistic ethics.
Monitor report: Charged with murder, Indian Army officer got passport, fled to US

A Monitor investigation finds that despite being wanted in India for the murder of a human rights lawyer in Kashmir, Maj. Avtar Singh was given a passport. He killed his family this June in the US.
Britain and Ecuador take steps to resolving Assange row

On Sunday Britain expressed interest in reopening a dialogue with Ecuador regarding the presence of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Ecuador's President Correa sees no end to Assange standoff in UK (+video)

Ecuador's president says he understands Assange's fears about being sent to the US to face charges over WikiLeaks' 2010 publication of secret US cables, but he also remains open to talks over Asssange's fate.
Ecuador's Correa says no hypocrisy in his defense of WikiLeaks' Assange

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, whose government has closed 14 news outlets since the start of the year, says his free speech defense of Assange isn't hypocritical because different rules apply.
In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
Latin America Monitor Viva Assange! Latin American groups rally around Ecuador's asylum decision. (+video)

Latin American groups say that Ecuador's decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a matter of sovereignty.
Boredom, stress accompany Julian Assange in prison

The once globe-trotting WikiLeaks founder is confined to several hundred square feet of space inside Ecuador's London embassy.
Latin America Monitor Assange asylum case ripples through Latin America

Ecuador's decision to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could have an impact on extradition cases throughout Latin America.