LONDON - Britain's High Court on Monday gave Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, permission to appeal against his extradition from the UK to Sweden.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the High Court in London December 5, 2011. British judges ruled on Monday that Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, could take his year-long fight against extradition to Sweden to the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land. [Photo/Agencies]

Swedish authorities want to question the 40-year-old Australian over accusations of rape and sexual assault made by two female former WikiLeaks volunteers during a visit there in August 2010.  

Assange, who has been living in Britain since his arrest here in December last year, denies wrongdoing. He can now take his year-long legal fight to Britain's Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.