Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks’ Assange

Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino gives a news conference where he announced that Ecuador would grant asylum to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday.

LONDON (AP) — He’s won asylum in Ecuador, but Julian Assange is no closer to getting there.

The decision by the South American nation to identify the WikiLeaks founder as a refugee is a symbolic boost for the embattled ex-hacker. But legal experts say that does little to h...

Published: 08/17/2012