Ecuador announced on Thursday it has decided to grant political asylum to Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who sought refuge in the country's embassy in London to avert extradition to Sweden.

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Soon after Ecuador announced that it had offered political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Britain on Thursday said it was under 'binding obligation' to extradite him to Sweden to face cha

Ecuador said it would announce its decision on granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, and slammed Britain for threatening to storm Quito's mission in London to retrieve him.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on Tuesday denied a British media report that his country had granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

"The rumor of asylum for Assange is false. No decis

The mother of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrived in Ecuador on Saturday for talks with top government officials after her son had found refuge in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, a government we

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hired Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzon as a legal adviser as he seeks political asylum in Ecuador, the Andean country's foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, said on Tue

Ecuador said on Thursday it would honor Lonesome George, a giant tortoise that was the last of his kind and died in the Galapagos last month, by listing him as part of the nation's cultural heritage.

Ecuador's foreign minister has said that rape and sexual assault cases lodged in Sweden against Julian Assange are laughable, but no ruling has yet been made on the WikiLeaks founder's asylum application.

Ecuador will 'take the time necessary' to decide whether to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently at the country's embassy in London, President Rafael Correa said on Wedne

Ecuador's foreign minister says Wilikeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum.

Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says