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Supermarket Tussle Turns Into Diplomatic Incident in Peru

Ecuador's ambassador removed after fight with women

(Newser) - A brief dust-up at a Peruvian supermarket has become an international incident. Ecuador's ambassador to the country squabbled with women in line, resulting in an exchange of blows. It all began when the women skipped in front of Rodrigo Riofrio in line, say a mother and daughter, per Peruvian...

Ecuador to China Oil Barons: Amazon Rainforest for Sale

Indigenous groups not happy

(Newser) - Tree-huggers will be really displeased to hear this: Ecuador is planning to auction off more than 7 million acres of the Amazon ... to Chinese oil companies. Politicians pitched bidding contracts to oil company reps in Beijing on Monday, the Guardian reports. Needless to say, indigenous groups living on the land...

6.9 Earthquake Rattles Colombia, Ecuador

So far, no reports of serious damage

(Newser) - A powerful but deep earthquake shook a broad swath of Colombia and Ecuador today, sending frightened people fleeing into the streets.There were no immediate reports of significant damage or deaths. The US Geological Survey said the quake, centered 7 miles from the Colombian town of Pasto, had a magnitude...

Here's the Best Country for Your Retirement

Ecuador tops list for 5th year running

(Newser) - If you're thinking of retiring abroad, InternationalLiving.com has the place for you: Ecuador. The site has ranked the country No. 1 for US and Canadian retirees for the fifth year in a row, Reuters reports. That's thanks to "a welcoming culture, the great weather, the affordability,...

Assange: Million More Documents Coming in 2013

WikiLeaks founder makes rare address from Ecuadorian embassy in London

(Newser) - Last night Julian Assange made just his second public appearance since entering the Ecuadorian embassy in London six months ago, giving a 12-minute speech from an embassy balcony—where he promised to release a million more documents in 2013, reports New York Magazine . "WikiLeaks has already over a million...

Ecuador: Assange Has Chronic Lung Condition

He's been holed up inside embassy since June

(Newser) - Ecuador's ambassador to Britain says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is suffering from a chronic lung condition that "could get worse at any time," reports the Guardian . She didn't offer more specifics, but said her government is picking up the treatment costs. Assange has been seeking refuge...

Ecuador to UK: Can We Send Assange to the Hospital?

He risks extradition if he leaves embassy

(Newser) - Ecuador's London embassy is asking England for safe passage for Julian Assange should he need to go to the hospital. Assange's health has apparently declined since he sought asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June, but he risks arrest if he leaves the building, reports Reuters...

Assange Rips Obama in Address to UN
Assange Rips Obama
in Address to UN
Sep 26, 2012 8:15 PM CDT

Assange Rips Obama in Address to UN

He accuses president of exploiting the Arab Spring for re-election

(Newser) - Julian Assange accused President Obama today of seeking to exploit the Arab uprisings for personal political gain, as he addressed a sideline meeting of the UN General Assembly via videolink from the Ecuador embassy in London.
  • "It must come as a surprise to Tunisians for Barack Obama to say
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Assange on Embassy: I Could Be Here a Year

Hopes Sweden will drop case

(Newser) - Waiting for the next chapter in Julian Assange's story? Don't hold your breath: The WikiLeaks founder says he could stick around in Ecuador's London embassy for six months to a year. "I think the situation will be solved through diplomacy," he said in an interview...

Ecuador Saved Assange to Settle an Old Score

President Correa is also grabbing the limelight: Anita Isaacs

(Newser) - You think Ecuador welcomed Julian Assange because his work on WikiLeaks is so vital to democracy? Not at all: Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, granted asylum to Assange in order to settle an old score with Washington, writes Anita Isaacs in the New York Times . Tensions arose between the two...

Assange to US: End the Witch Hunt

WikiLeaks founder makes first public appearance in months

(Newser) - Julian Assange popped his head out of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London today, making his first public appearance in two months and calling on President Obama and the United States to "do the right thing" and "renounce its witch hunt against WikiLeaks." Speaking from the balcony of...

Assange Granted Asylum
 Assange Granted Asylum 
Aug 16, 2012 7:59 AM CDT

Assange Granted Asylum

Ecuador says US would not give WikiLeaks founder fair trial

(Newser) - Ecuador officially granted asylum to Julian Assange today, reasoning that his human rights might be violated if he were turned over to UK authorities. "We can state that there is a risk that he will be persecuted politically," Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said, according to the Guardian . He...

UK Threatens to Raid Embassy for Assange

Threat to revoke diplomatic immunity infuriates Ecuador

(Newser) - Ecuador has been enraged by what it sees as a British threat to storm its embassy in London and seize Julian Assange, who has been holed up there since mid-June. British authorities have warned Ecuador that it has the option of revoking the embassy's diplomatic immunity to fulfill its...

Ecuador Denies It OKed Asylum for Assange

Officials say it's a go, but President Rafael Correa disavows report

(Newser) - Julian Assange's weeks in the Ecuadorian embassy in London may have worked out for him. Ecuador President Rafael Correa has decided to grant the WikiLeaks founder asylum, at least according to officials who spoke with the Guardian yesterday. They say he was offered asylum months ago, and that Ecuador...

Assange's Mom in Ecuador to Fight for Son

Christine Assange warns of death penalty or 'torture' in US

(Newser) - Julian Assange has a new representative in Ecuador: his own mother. Christine Assange is in Quito to seek asylum for her son, who is currently in the country's London embassy , and she's set to meet with officials today, CNN reports. Extradition to the US could mean the death...

Assange: I 'Almost Certainly' Won't Turn Myself In

Cops want him out of Ecuadorian embassy this morning

(Newser) - Police have ordered Julian Assange to turn himself in this morning, in what police say is the first step toward extraditing him to Sweden, but he says that's highly unlikely, the Independent reports. "Our advice is that asylum law both internationally and domestically takes precedence over extradition law,...

Police Order Assange to Surrender

They say it's the first step toward extradition

(Newser) - Julian Assange has been ordered to turn himself in to a London police station tomorrow, in what police say is the "first step" toward extraditing him to Sweden. If he doesn't show up by 11:30am, he'll be in breach of his bail conditions, "and he...

Assange Just Doesn't Want to End Up in US

He fears he would face death penalty in America

(Newser) - As he continues to fight to gain asylum in Ecuador, Julian Assange says he's not trying to dodge questions over sexual assault allegations in Sweden. It's the US he's worried about: If Sweden sends him here, he believes he could face the death penalty, Reuters reports. It'...

Ecuador Play Could Land Assange in Jail

Stay at embassy violates bail conditions

(Newser) - Julian Assange spent the night at Ecuador's London embassy —and it could cost him. The move violates the conditions of his $315,000 bail, which say he must remain at his friend's address in eastern England between 10pm and 8am. Now Scotland Yard is looking to arrest...

Julian Assange Requests Asylum in Ecuador

WikiLeaks founder is now in that nation's embassy in London

(Newser) - WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum in the South American nation. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says Ecuador is weighing the request. The move comes less than a week after Britain's Supreme Court ruled that Assange must be...

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