BBC News with Marion Marshall
Legal authorities have
stepped up
the pressure on the founder of the website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, whose publication of secret diplomatic cables has angered Washington and other governments. In the United States, officials are searching the law books for ways of bringing prosecutions over the leaks. And in Britain, where Mr Assange has been in hiding, the authorities have received a European arrest warrant for him in connection with allegations of sexual assault in Sweden, which he denies. Mr Assange's lawyer Mark Stephens said his client was making
arrangement
s to meet British police voluntarily.
"Late this afternoon after close of business, I got a call from the police who said that they had received an extradition request from Sweden. Their request is to interview Julian Assange. He's not been charged with anything. And we're in the process of making arrangements to meet with the police by consent in order to
facilitate
the taking of that question and answer that's needed."
The United Nations is temporarily moving non-essential staff out of Ivory Coast following disputed presidential elections. Barbara Plett reports from New York.
The UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said some 460 non-essential staff members would be temporarily
relocate
d to nearby Gambia and work from there. He said the bulk of the mission would continue to carry out its core tasks in Ivory Coast. The UN has nearly 10,000 peacekeepers in the country. The mission also had a