Ecuador grants asylum to Assange; Britain up in anger

LONDON: Britain claims of being safe haven for the oppressed stands shattered in the wake of a diplomatic standoff with Ecuador in the matter of extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.After loosing his appeal in the London high court, Julian Assange is being sort by the British government to be extradited to Sweden to face previous charges of rape. The British government is bent upon doing so despite common knowledge that once in Sweden, Assange could be extradited to the US to face cha... more

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