Honduras expels OAS advance team members, gives Brazil ultimatum on Embassy standoffTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim government on Sunday expelled personnel from the Organization of American States looking to set up a mediation effort and gave Brazil a 10-day ultimatum to decide what to do with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who is holed up in the Brazilian Embassy. Honduras restricts civil liberties, issues ultimatum to Brazil; Zelaya calls for mass marchesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Interim government leaders have suspended constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties in a pre-emptive strike against widespread rebellion Monday, three months to the day since they ousted President Manuel Zelaya in a military-backed coup. Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto VallartaPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two Canadian men were shot to death in execution-style slayings outside an apartment building in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Monday. Honduras clamps down on civil rights, says it’s to prevent Zelaya’s ‘calls for insurrection’TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leaders late Sunday suspended key civil liberties in response to “calls for insurrection” by ousted President Manuel Zelaya, empowering police and soldiers to break up “unauthorized” public meetings, arrest people without warrants and restrict the news media. Honduras’ interim government silences dissident broadcasters after suspending civil libertiesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed government silenced two key dissident broadcasters on Monday just hours after it suspended civil liberties to prevent an uprising by backers of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Dozens of soldiers raided the offices of Radio Globo. Officials also shut down Channel 36 television station, leaving it broadcasting only a test pattern. Ex-Panama president who replaced Noriega after US invasion, led transition to democracy, diesPANAMA CITY — Former President Guillermo Endara, who led Panama to democracy after the U.S. invasion that toppled dictator Gen. Manuel Noriega, died Monday. He was 73. Clinton discusses battling drug violence, organized crime with Mexican foreign ministerNEW YORK — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa have vowed to “keep strengthening” cooperation in the fight against drug violence and organized crime that spills across their countries’ common border. Pressure on Honduran business community grows as coup enters third monthTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Die-hard supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya are increasingly turning their anger toward the country’s wealthy business elite, a small but powerful cadre that largely backs the interim government officials who removed him at gunpoint three months ago. Swine flu surges in Mexico, but large-scale school and stadium closings unlikely this timeMEXICO CITY — The next wave of swine flu has arrived, and Mexicans are bracing for an outbreak that may be even larger than the one here last spring that became a pandemic. US extradites suspect in high-profile kidnapping to MexicoMEXICO CITY — The United States has extradited to Mexico a woman wanted in a kidnapping that grabbed headlines after the victim’s mother outperformed police in finding several suspects. Honduran interim leader: I won’t meet Zelaya, but he can leave if he gets political asylumTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leader says ousted President Manuel Zelaya might be allowed to leave the foreign embassy where he has taken refuge without being arrested if he is granted political asylum outside the country. Campaiging during crisis, Honduran candidates hope country can vote itself out of coupTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leaders are betting the country can vote its way out of a coup, even as presidential candidates struggle to campaign amid nationwide curfews and political turmoil. UN condemns ‘intimidation’ against Brazilian embassy in Honduras where ousted-pres is hidingUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned “acts of intimidation” against the Brazilian embassy in Honduras, where that country’s ousted president is holed up, but said nothing about restoring him to power. 5 men accused of 45 Mexico murders, including 28 killed in rehab center attacksCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Police have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city. Costa Rican president says Honduras to block foreign ministers sent to help end crisisTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Costa Rican President Oscar Arias says Honduras’ coup-installed government is blocking the arrival of foreign ministers sent to help resolve the country’s political standoff. Ousted Honduran president: 1st talks offer no possibility for resolution of political crisisTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed government plans to block the arrival of a commission of foreign ministers heading to the country this weekend to help resolve the country’s political standoff, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said Friday. Former Tropical Storm Nora weakens to depression over the Pacific Ocean far from landMIAMI — Former Tropical Storm Nora has weakened to a tropical depression far out in the Pacific. Honduran presidential candidates to meet with ousted leader, urge both sides to reach dealTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The four leading presidential candidates in Honduras say they are going to meet with ousted President Manuel Zelaya and are calling on both sides in the country’s protracted political crisis to reach an agreement. Mexico senators confirm criticized nominee as new point man in gov’t war on drug cartelsMEXICO CITY — A state prosecutor criticized for failing to solve dozens of rapes and murders of women in his northern border state was confirmed Thursday as Mexico’s attorney general and leader of the nation’s war on vicious drug cartels. Ousted Honduran president says he’s met with interim gov’t, begun dialogue to resolve crisisTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Thursday he has met with an interim government official and begun dialogue aimed at ending the country’s protracted political crisis. 2 charged with smuggling dozens of immigrants into California after US border crossing rushedSAN DIEGO — Two men were charged Thursday with smuggling illegal immigrants in a failed attempt to rush the nation’s busiest border crossing in vans packed with suspected illegal immigrants. Ousted Honduran president says he has met with interim government official and begun dialogueTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran president says he has met with an interim government official and begun dialogue aimed at ending the country’s protracted political crisis. Critics: Perry sending elite Texas Rangers to border to handle burglaries, not drug violenceMcALLEN, Texas — Rancher Mike Landry recently came upon a group of unarmed men dressed in camouflage burglarizing his guest house and stealing a truck from his 11,000 acres in Terrell County, rugged country bordering the Rio Grande in West Texas. Tropical Storm Nora expected to weaken in the next day over the Pacific Ocean far from landMIAMI — Tropical Storm Nora is expected to weaken in the next 24 hours as it spins far out in the Pacific. Honduran life returns to semblance of normalcy as deposed leader remains trapped at EmbassyTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — If it weren’t for the deposed president holed up in the Brazilian embassy, life would be almost back to normal in Honduras on Thursday. Earthquake with preliminary 6.4 magnitude reported off Mexico’s coastMEXICO CITY — A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Wednesday, but it caused no reported injuries or damage. Life inside embassy with ousted Honduran leader: Bad food, no baths, shared toothbrushesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ deposed leader is sleeping on an air mattress. His “roommates” have not bathed, shaved or changed their clothes in three days. Tap water is scarce and dinner is limited to dry biscuits or rice and beans. Venezuela’s Chavez say ousted Honduran president returned home with help from militaryNEW YORK — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the ousted Honduran president sneaked back to his country with the help of Honduran military personnel. Police: Agents felt trapped in border shooting at busy San Diego crossingSAN DIEGO — Federal agents felt trapped when they opened fire on the driver of one of two vans packed with suspected illegal immigrants that barreled toward them at the nation’s busiest border crossing, an official said Wednesday. Brazil’s president hopes Zelaya’s presence in Honduras will bring negotiationsNEW YORK — Brazil’s president said Wednesday he hoped deposed President Manuel Zelaya’s surprise return to Honduras would deter coup plotters and force an eventual restoration of democracy in the Central American nation. |
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