'Wikileaks' soldier Bradley Manning to be moved

The US soldier accused of leaking secret government documents later published by the Wikileaks website is to be moved to a military prison in Kansas.

Pte First Class Bradley Manning has been held pending court martial at a Marine Corps base in Virginia.

At a press conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday, defence department general counsel Jeh Johnson said he would be moved to Fort Leavenworth imminently.