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QUITO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Saturday cast the Andean country's tensions with Britain over asylum for WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange as a menace to Latin America, warning the UK that it should think twice before trampling on the region's sovereignty.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was shown on state television yesterday praying in a Damascus mosque to mark the start of an Islamic holiday, a rare public appearance as soldiers battled rebels in several cities.

State-run Syrian Television broadcast footage of Assad praying at the Hamad mosque at end of the fasting month of Ramadan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallem and other top officials.

Assad, who used to be seen with his wife at restaurants and in public before the uprising began last year, has limited his appearances since the fighting started. Rebels are pushing forward with attacks and control large areas of the country.

Assad spent 11 minutes at the mosque and didn’t linger to talk with worshippers as was his previous practice, Dubai-based Al Arabiya television said. Security at the mosque and in the vicinity were stepped up, it said. Trash cans were removed, bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in and elite Republican Guard forces and snipers were deployed

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