Cuba, Ecuador and Bolivia urge world to protect Venezuela against US imperialism

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The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Ecuador have urged the international community to defend Venezuela against imperialism "seeking to destroy Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian revolution," according to the ABI news agency. "They think it's time to destroy the Bolivarian revolution and depose the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and they use unconventional warfare to achieve this goal," said Cuban leader Raul Castro, speaking at a meeting of social organizations ahead of the G77 + China summit.

"By defending Venezuela, we will protect Bolivia and all of America," he carried on. The leader of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, called on all Latin American countries" to defend Venezuela.

Hidden microphone found in London embassy - Ecuador

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A hidden microphone was found in Ecuador's embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is holed up, Ecuador's foreign minister said. Ricardo Patino said the origin of the bug would be revealed Wednesday and explanations demanded of the country involved.

He did not elaborate.The bug was found in a routine search ahead of his visit to London on June 16, he told reporters.The microphone was found in the office of the ambassador Ana Alban.

Patino said he was not insinuating that the bug was linked to the saga surrounding fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, who has applied for asylum in Ecuador.

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Snowden, Obama, Ecuador Updates: Russia did not invite Snowden, Obama will not intercept plane

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Russia did not invite Edward Snowden onto Russian territory. This was announced on Thursday by the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak. Former CIA officer and NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed the details of secret U.S. intelligence spying programs, fled from the U.S. to Hong Kong, and on June 23, flew to Moscow intending to move onward to Havana.

Currently he is in the transit area of Sheremetyevo international airport, pending a decision by Ecuador from which he has asked for political asylum.

Kislyak does not believe that the problem of Snowden, who did not cross the border into Russia, could complicate relations between Moscow and Washington.

Earlier in the day, President Barack Obama said he "would not use fighter jets to intercept the plane with Snowden, wherever he was going."

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