Police scuffled with supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, intensifying the drama surrounding the Australian ex-hacker as Britain weighed what to do if Ecuador grants him asylum

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

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday described Ecuador's decision to grant him asylum as a 'significant victory'.

Addressing staff at the Ecuadoran embassy in London where he took refuge two

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

Whistleblowing website WikiLeaks said on Wednesday that it had found a way to get around the banking blockade that has dramatically cut its donations over the last 18 months.

"After almost two years

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.

WikiLeaks said on Thursday it was publishing over two million emails from Syrian political figures dating back to 2006 but also covering the period of the crackdown on dissent by Syria's regime.

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