Bulgaria spy row: Boiko Borisov seeks diplomat sackings

Bulgaria spy row: Boiko Borisov seeks diplomat sackings: "Bulgarian PM Boiko Borisov has called for top diplomats revealed to be former communist secret service agents to be fired. Mr Borisov said he would ask for the 45 diplomats, most of them ambassadors, to be replaced. A commission on Tuesday said half of Bulgaria's envoys to the EU had been involved with the secret service. President Georgi Purvanov rejected Mr Borisov's demand, Bulgarian media report. The Secret Files Commission said the ambassadors to Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands,...

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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange asked judge to keep his bail address secret | Mail Online

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange asked judge to keep his bail address secret Mail Online: "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tried to hide his bail address from the public in an astonishing move for the man responsible for leaking thousands of diplomatic secrets.Assange's lawyers argued that the location - a 10-bedroom stately home - should not be disclosed on grounds of privacy during yesterday's hearing at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court. But the move was dismissed by District Judge Howard Riddle, who ruled not to reveal the address would conflict...

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Twitter allowed during bail hearing | Law | The Guardian

Twitter allowed during bail hearing Law The Guardian: "judge hearing Julian Assange's application broke new ground today by letting reporters use Twitter and other electronic means to update the outside world on developments in court. Usually courts in England and Wales frown upon journalists using electronic devices in hearings. But senior district judge Howard Riddle decided to relax the rules, officials at City of Westminster magistrates court confirmed, just before the hearing began. Some journalists tweeted, others texted and emailed developments. Without...

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Julian Assange remains in jail as Sweden appeals against bail decision | Media | The Guardian

Julian Assange remains in jail as Sweden appeals against bail decision Media The Guardian: "Sweden tonight decided to fight a British judge's decision to grant bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent more than a week in prison over sexual assault allegations involving two Swedish women. A dramatic day in and around City of Westminster magistrates court saw Assange win bail, but then be forced to return to what his lawyer Mark Stephens described as 'Dickensian conditions' at Wandsworth prison while the international legal battle...

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