Ricardo Patino

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  Ecuador Says Julian Assange Will Answer Sweden's Questions In Days

  Ecuador, whose UK embassy provides refuge to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, will have him answer questions from Swedish authorities about allegations of assault and rape against two women, President Rafael Correa said on Wednesday.

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  Columbia, Venezuela Renew Diplomatic Relations Amid Border Crisis

  The foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela agreed on Saturday to renew diplomatic contacts that had been interrupted by an ongoing border crisis between the two neighbors.

• UK surveillance firm denies bugging Ecuador's embassy in London

  A British surveillance company on Thursday denied accusations by the Ecuadoran government that it planted a hidden microphone in Quito's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is living.

• Hidden microphone found in London embassy, says Ecuador

  A hidden microphone was found in Ecuador's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up, Ecuador's foreign minister said.

• Ecuador says it doesn't know where Edward Snowden is

  Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says he doesn't know where Edward Snowden is or what travel documents the National Security Agency leaker might be using.

• Ecuador says Edward Snowden has made asylum request, no decision yet

  Ecuador's foreign minister says his government is analysing an asylum request from Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor wanted for revealing secrets.

• Edward Snowden has requested asylum in Ecuador, says country's foreign minister

  Edward Snowden has requested asylum in Ecuador, the Ecuadoran foreign minister said Sunday, as he seeks to escape US justice for revealing secrets of a vast phone and Web surveillance drive.

• United Kingdom violating human rights of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, says Ecuador

  Ecuador's foreign minister has accused the British government of trampling on the human rights of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by refusing to allow him to travel to Ecuador, which granted him political asylum almost a year ago.

• Ecuador says ready to shelter Assange for years

  Ecuador said on Wednesday that it is prepared to shelter Julian Assange inside its London embassy for years if necessary as it negotiates the WikiLeaks founder's fate with Britain and Sweden.

• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seeking asylum, says Ecuador

  WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation Ecuador's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum, says the country's foreign minister Ricardo Patino on Tuesday. He said his country is weighing the request.