Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro had said that his country received an asylum request from NSA leakser Edward Snowden after they had already offered asylum to him. Ref. USAToday
No Venezuelan asylum for Snowden - yet
Venezuela has still not received a formal response to its offer of asylum to former U.S. Spy contractor Edward Snowden, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua told Reuters today. Ref. Source 6
Snowden pushes for Russia to grant asylum
President Barack Obama will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin late today, the White House said, hours after former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said he would seek temporary asylum in Russia. Ref. Source 9
Is Edward Snowden Protected By International Law?
Snowden would have to show that the crime he is accused of committing was political in nature, because refugee status is not available to those who have "Committed a serious non-political crime." Ref. Source 7
Edward Snowden has been granted documents that may allow him to leave the Moscow airport as early as Wednesday, media reports say. Reuters and the Interfax news agency said that Snowden, who revealed details of NSA's spying activities, may leave the transit zone of Sheremetyevo Airport within the next few hours, citing unnamed sources. The RIA Novosti news agency also carried the report. Ref. USAToday