Assange in UK court to fight US extradition bid

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has failed in a bid to rule out new allegations against him as he fights extradition to the United States. *** [Update] Sep 7th – 15:30 GMT Assange extradition trial gets underway in London: stakeout *** A British judge on Monday rejected a request by lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to ignore allegations against him in a U.S. indictment that the defense says was sprung on it “out of the blue.” The move came as Assange appeared in a London court to fight American prosecutors’ attempt to send him to the U.S. to stand trial…