<p><br /> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been remanded in custody after appearing in court on an extradition warrant.<br /> </p><p><br /> The 39-year-old Australian is wanted by prosecutors in Sweden over claims he sexually assaulted two women.<br /> </p><p><br /> District Judge Howard Riddle refused bail on the grounds there was a risk he would fail to surrender.<br /> </p><p><br /> Assange was ordered to appear again before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on December 14.<br /> </p><p><br /> Jemima Khan, the sister of Tory MP Zac Goldsmith, film director Ken Loach and veteran journalist John Pilger all offered to stand as surety for Assange.<br /> </p><p><br /> British media had reported that Assange was in Britain after WikiLeaks released a trove of cables exposing the inner workings of American diplomacy.<br /> </p>
