Assange Asks for Political Asylum in Ecuador
http://www.rt.com/news/assange-political-asylum-equador-236/
"WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested political asylum and is under the protection of the Ecuadorian embassy in London, according to the site's Twitter. Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino says Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum..."