Assange may surrender to British police

Julian Assange's lawyer was arranging on Monday to deliver the WikiLeaks founder to British police for questioning in a sex-crimes investigation of the man who has angered Washington by spilling thousands of government secrets on the Internet. The 39-year-old Australian, who has been staying at an undisclosed location in Britain, is accused of rape and sexual molestation in Sweden, and the case could lead to his extradition.

Lawyer Mark Stephens told reporters in London that the Metropolitan Police had called him to say they had received an arrest warrant from Sweden for Assange. "We are in the process of making arrangements to meet with police by consent," Stephens said, declining to say when Assange's interview with police would take place. (AP)