Julian Assange to be extradited to Sweden

A British court on Thursday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden.

Assange, a 39-year-old computer expert who has infuriated the US government by releasing thousands of secret US diplomatic cables on his website, is wanted in Sweden to face allegations by two WikiLeaks volunteers of sexual misconduct during a visit there last August.

Assange will appeal against a British court's ruling giving the go-ahead to his extradition, his lawyer said on Thursday.