Britain's Supreme Court Refuses Julian Assange Appeal Bid
<div class='node-body'><p>WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange could be extradited to Sweden in two weeks' time after Britain's Supreme Court said on Thursday it had rejected a legal bid to reconsider his case.</p>
<p>The decision ended Assange's 18-month legal battle in the British courts, and now only a possible appeal to a European Court stands in the way of his extradition.</p>
<p>Fair Trials International chief executive Jago Russell said: "Today's decision takes Julian Assange one step closer to being extradited to Sweden."</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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