So the government of Ecuador has decided to give asylum to Assange who's currently holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The British government has threatened to storm the embassy and take him by force, which they can apaprently do if they revoke Ecuador's diplomatic immunity status.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/w...sange-stay-in-its-embassy.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/w...sange-stay-in-its-embassy.html?pagewanted=all