Wikileaks Stories
Joint-Maker to Baby-Shaker: Top 10 Most Controversial Apple Apps
Even as the 'anti-gay' app was removed from the Apple App store, Senators have raised concern over a Police/DUI-evasive app. From Joint-Maker to Baby-Shaker, here is a list of Top 10 most controversial Apple Apps:
Did Japan serially ignore warnings on security lapses in nuclear plants?
The Japanese government may have failed to show due diligence in acting on an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warning on security shortcomings in the Fukushima nuclear plant, according to reports.
Assange: WikiLeaks' cables spurred Arab uprisings
Publishing U.S. diplomatic cables helped shape uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday.
Obama Backs Treatment of Soldier in Wikileaks Case, Critic Resigns
President Barack Obama on Friday defended the military's treatment of a soldier accused of leaking classified State Department cables which have been released by whistleblower site Wikileaks, as a key State Department official resigned on Sunday after criticizing the military.
BofA Emails May Be Less Than Meets The Eye
Anonymous, the hacker collective, has released emails from Bank of America that a former employee says show the bank improperly foreclosed on homes during the financial crisis, but the emails seem to have little to do with home loans.
Hacker group releases BofA employee correspondence
Anonymous, a hacker group sympathetic to WikiLeaks, released on Monday emails that it obtained from someone who said he is a former Bank of America Corp employee.
Hacker group plans BofA e-mail release Monday
Anonymous, a hacker group sympathetic to WikiLeaks, plans to release e-mails obtained from Bank of America Corp early Monday morning, according to posts on the group's Twitter feed.
WikiLeaks: As AIG crumbled, China stepped in as broker
U.S. officials believe China's insurance regulator passed on proprietary information about AIG to its Chinese rivals during the American firm's collapse in 2008, according to unpublished diplomatic cables.
Anonymous Threatens To Post Info On Bradley Manning's Guards
Anonymous is giving the U.S. military until Monday to improve its treatment of Bradley Manning, the U.S. army private accused of leaking secrets to Wikileaks, or it will post the personal information of the guards and commanders at the base where he is being held.
WikiLeaks: EADS execs briefed U.S. on internal feud
A litany of back-stabbing at Europe's top aerospace group is exposed in leaked U.S. cables, which show American diplomats avidly collecting details on the cracks in U.S. planemaker Boeing's main rival.
DreamWorks options movie rights to WikiLeaks books
The DreamWorks studio has optioned movie rights to a pair of books about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his controversial Website that is bent on revealing government secrets, company officials said on Thursday.
Assange blames “Jewish conspiracy” to discredit Wikileaks: reporter
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has alleged the existence of a “Jewish conspiracy” that seeks to discredit him and his organization.
WikiLeaks' Assange appeals against UK extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has launched an appeal against a ruling that he should be extradited from Britain to Sweden over alleged sex crimes, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Australia wanted to curb China resource investment: WikiLeaks
Australia's changes to foreign investment rules in 2009 were aimed at limiting Chinese investments in local mining companies, according to confidential U.S. embassy cables.
U.S. files 22 new charges against WikiLeaks soldier
The U.S. military said it has brought 22 new charges against a soldier accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive U.S. government documents that were later published by the website WikiLeaks.
Five actors that could play Julian Assange in Steven Spielberg's movie [PHOTOS]
Here is a look of five actors that would successful play the role of the Australian editor in chief of WikiLeaks.
Steven Spielberg secures rights to WikiLeaks movie
Director Steven Spielberg secured the screen rights to WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy, the book by Guardian journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding, reports The Guardian.
Known Nobel Peace Prize Nominees for 2011 [PHOTOS]
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Tuesday announced that it has received valid nominations of 241 different individuals and organizations for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011.
With WikiLeaks, Twitter and Facebook in the running, Internet dominates Nobel race
With anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks, and social media platforms Twitter and Facebook in the running, Internet dominates the race for Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
BofA Online Banking Goes Down, Returns
Bank of America's online banking goes down and subsequently gets restored, says the company's Twitter account.
WikiLeaks, Internet in record Nobel Peace field
Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, the Internet and a Russian human rights activist are among a record 241 nominations for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
U.S. freezes $30 billion of Gaddafi family assets
The United States is taking financial action to block Lybia's leader and his family from using $30 billion-worth of assets in the country.
Gaddafi's Ukrainian nurse deserts the dictator who 'cannot travel' without her
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's confidant, described as a voluptuous blond Ukrainian nurse, has deserted him amid violent protests in the country demanding his ouster.
Wikileaks-style news portal seeks to expose secrets in higher education
A new online initiative titled Unileaks - clearly inspired by the radical Wikileaks organization - seeks to expose the murky truths of higher education around the world.
Bush cancels conference visit over Assange invite
Former President George W. Bush on Friday canceled a scheduled appearance at a business leaders' conference in Denver after learning that organizers also invited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
UK court agrees Assange extradition to Sweden
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who rocked the U.S. government by publishing thousands of secret diplomatic memos, must be extradited to Sweden to face sex crimes allegations, a British judge ruled on Thursday.
Mariah Carey, Usher and Beyoncé performed at Gaddafi family parties
According to reports by The New York Times and a document obtained by WikiLeaks, several of the hottest pop stars such as Beyoncé, Usher, and Mariah Carey were paid extravagant amounts to perform for member of Moammar Gaddafi's family.
Court says Assange tried to avoid the Swedish authorities, orders extradition
Belmarsh magistrates court ordered extradition of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, to Sweden after finding that he did try to avoid the authorities in connection with the sexual assault allegations.
Wikileaks online store sales could contribute towards Assange's legal expenses
Sales proceeds of an online gift shop opened by Wikileaks this month could contribute towards the legal defense fund of Wikileaks owner Julian Assange, who has been fighting a long and costly legal battle.
Wikileaks document reveals Libya rejected investment schemes proposed by Madoff, Stanford
A Wikileaks document also reported that the Libyan government had received (and rejected ) investment offers from Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford, two men were involved in huge Ponzi schemes.