Sweden Optimistic Over Assange Questioning

Swedish officials said Tuesday they are optimistic about reaching a general agreement on legal assistance with Ecuador which could pave the way to questioning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London on outstanding accusations against him. Prosecutors, who last month dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against the 44-year-old Australian, say they still want to talk to him about accusations of rape made after his visit to the Scandinavian country five years ago. Assange, who has...

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