A lot of media outside Ecuadorean embassy in London waiting for Assange 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. Assange... 

A computer visualization of dark matter in the Universe which scientists have previously battled to explain People often say that time speeds up as we age, but if the latest scientific theory is true the opposite could well be the case. The radical theory by academics suggests that time itself could be slowing down – and may eventually grind to a halt altogether. The latest mind-bending findings... 

Seven years ago, when Great Britain won the tender for the Summer Olympic Games in 2012, there were expectation that the City of London will be gorging on cheap credit and mega-bonuses. A few days later, terrorists staged a series of explosions on public transport in London, killing 52 people. Then came the global financial crisis and expectations of easy money have failed. The Olympics are prepared... 

Spain will take its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Gibraltar Rock to the United Nations, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, after the provocative projection of British Queen’s giant image on the Rock earlier this week. The image of the Queen was projected on the northern face of the rock next to Britain’s flag on Tuesday night as the youngest son of the Queen and his wife... 

Students protest tuition fee increases on May 30, 2012 in Montreal. Growing protests across Canada against tuition hikes have now spilled over from Montreal to Toronto as talks between student leaders and officials continue in Quebec aimed at ending the 16-week dispute. Protesters on Wednesday gathered in downtown of Toronto in solidarity with their counterparts in Quebec, protesting the high cost... 

Britain’s Home Office is drawing up contingency plans to restrict the number of economic migrants from Greece and other European Union nations in case the euro collapses. ­EU rules allow citizens to work anywhere in any country in the single market, including the UK, with the exception of new members Romania and Bulgaria. People looking for work abroad may see Britain as an attractive option as... 

Being sent to a hospital in the UK could ruin your health. A recent study shows that three quarters of fast food meals are healthier than the food that is being served in the British hospitals. The study conducted by the Sustain campaign group found that the food served in UK hospitals contains 60 percent more salt than an average burger. One curry portion served to clients had six times more fat... 

Ear-piercing: The 'sonic cannon' similar to the one pictured here emits a loud pain-inducing noise. It could be used to disperse crowds during the Olympics Controversial weapons known as ‘sonic cannons’ will be used during the London Olympics, the Ministry of Defence revealed yesterday. The devices emit a pain-inducing noise, said to be as loud as a military jet taking off, which can be... 

Rupert Murdoch A select committee of British MPs has declared Rupert Murdoch “not fit” to run an international company after concluding that he displayed “wilful blindness” to illegal phone hacking practices across his media empire. The MPs, from the cross-party Culture Media and Sport select committee, concluded in their report that a culture of covering up criminal activity... 

British supermarket chain announces boycott of products from Israeli settlements. Since 2009, Israeli items that are sold in the country carry a label stating the place of origin… One of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, the Co-op, announced this weekend that they will not import any more agricultural products grown by Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Some years ago, British retailers... 

Father and son: The Barack Obamas together, when the US President was just 10 years old In his three years as U.S. president, Barack Obama has been dogged by claims he is not patriotic enough. Last year he even had to publish his birth certificate to silence doubters who suggested he was not born an American. Now it emerges that similar fears were expressed about his father, who was categorised with... 

Health experts are demanding tighter controls on electronic cigarettes amid fears customers could be exposed to poisonous chemicals. The nicotine vapour inhaler devices are not subject regulation, and fears are growing that people could be subjected to ‘unclean’ and ‘unsafe’ products. The devices hit the headlines earlier this year when it emerged Standard Life had banned its... 

Prejudice: Lord Carey said Christians are being treated like bigots and face the same sort of persecution homosexuals were once subjected to. Christians have been hounded out of jobs and their values driven underground thanks to heavy-handed courts, a former Archbishop of Canterbury has claimed. Lord Carey said Christians are being treated like bigots and face the same sort of persecution homosexuals... 

North Korea has issued a threat to launch a rocket into space today, a move viewed by Americans as a potential ballistic missile test. During his East Asia trip, David Cameron sternly warned North Korea against proceeding with the rocket launch, emphasizing that it would violate UN resolutions. The North Korean government insists that the rocket is intended solely for placing a satellite in orbit... 

Strong words: Prime Minister David Cameron is backing calls for a 'Christian fightback' David Cameron has issued a rallying call for a ‘Christian fightback’ against attempts to ban the wearing of crosses and town hall prayers. The Prime Minister, who joked that he had felt like he ‘needed someone to pray for me’ during the recent rocky period for the Government, used...