The latest news from Latin America in 59 seconds.
Ecuador announced early today that they will grant asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. However, the British government is denying Assange permission to leave the country and claim they will extradite him to Sweden to face trial for rape. In Chile, police clashed with protesting students who took over high schools earlier this week while demanding education reforms. And in Mexico, the athletes who participated in the London Olympics were honored today by President Felipe Calderon after they brought home seven medals – including their first Olympic gold medal in soccer.
