LA PAZ (REUTERS) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Saturday he would grant asylum, if requested, to former US intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden.

Mr Morales' offer came after two other leftist Latin American leaders - Venezuela's Mr Nicolas Maduro and Nicaragua's Mr Daniel Ortega - also said they would help the US fugitive, who is believed to be holed up in the transit area of a Moscow international airport.