Ecuador offers home for WikiLeaks founderNovember 30, 2010 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ecuador's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kintto Lukas, said that if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange needs a home, his nation would be happy to provide one. Assange, an Australian, has angered and embarrassed Washington with the release by his online whistle-blowing organization of hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well as U.S. diplomatic cables. He faces an international arrest warrant over the alleged sexual assault of two Swedish women -- claims which he denies and calls a part of a smear campaign. On November 30, the Australian attorney general said Australia was studying whether he had broken any laws there. Ecuador's leftist government has often been at odds with Washington, RFE/RL reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |