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UK, Ecuador fail to reach deal on Julian Assange

Britain and Ecuador have failed to break the deadlock over the unresolved asylum case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino met with British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday to search for a diplomatic solution over Assange, who has been holed up inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for almost a year. They agreed to set up a working group to work on the issue and to continue communicating.Assange took refuge in the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning for alleged sexual misconduct. Ecuador has granted him political asylum, but Britain refuses to grant him safe passage.Ecuador says Assange faces a threat of political persecution from the U.S. for publishing a trove of secret U.S. documents....

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  4. Britain's Hague urges Ecuador to quickly resume talks over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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  7. UK police serve Julian Assange with demand he report to station; first stage in extradition

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  9. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seeks asylum at Ecuador's embassy in London

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  10. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear in British court over Swedish sex-crime case

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    A British judge granted bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday, but he remained in custody pending a possible appeal.Swedish authorities were given two ...

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  2. Assange marks one year holed up in London embassy

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  3. WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Loses Extradition Appeal

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  5. Julian Assange Back in Court to Fight Extradition

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  6. WikiLeaks : Julian Assange rejects UK police summons, won't leave Ecuadorean Embassy

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  7. Julian Assange Back in Court to Fight Extradition

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