London — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was remanded in custody on Friday after a brief hearing in a London court that will decide whether he should be extradited to the US to face spying charges.
Assange faces 18 counts in the US including conspiring to hack government computers and violating an espionage law. He could spend decades in prison if convicted...
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