Diplomats reach out for solution to Honduras’ coup; interim government tightens curfew rulesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — International diplomats who have threatened and isolated Honduras’ coup-spawned government took a softer approach on Thursday, trying to coax the interim leaders into agreeing to restore the president they ousted. Honduras’ interim leader blames Hugo Chavez for his nation’s crisis
US freezes military ties, presses for unconditional return of Honduran president to powerWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it has suspended joint military operations with Honduras to protest a coup that forced President Manuel Zelaya into exile. The U.S. withheld stronger action in hopes of negotiating a peaceful return of the country’s elected leader. Honduran government’s international isolation grows; demonstrators demand return of presidentTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Thousands of Hondurans demonstrated Wednesday for the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who vowed to fly home this weekend despite a warrant for his arrest. Thousands more rallied in favor of the military-backed government. Pentagon says US-Honduran military cooperation on hold following coupWASHINGTON — The Pentagon says it has put cooperation with the Honduran military on hold. AP Interview: Interim Honduran leader says only armed invasion will restore ousted presidentTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion, even as the hemisphere’s leaders gave him 72 hours to hand over the presidency. OAS gives coup leaders 3 days to restore Honduran president to powerWASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has suspended joint military operations with Honduras to protest a coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya, a move that suggests the U.S. could further curtail dealings with the new Honduran government. Honduran president meets with OAS to discuss organization’s response to military coupWASHINGTON — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya met Tuesday night with envoys to the Organization of American States to discuss what Argentina’s foreign minister called an urgent and dangerous situation in Honduras. AP interview: Interim Honduran leader says he will not resign despite international pressureTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim Honduran leader says he will not resign despite mounting international pressure to restore the president ousted in a military coup. UN tells Honduras to reinstate president; new one says he’ll face arrest if he tries to returnTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ousted president won overwhelming international support Tuesday as he planned a high-profile return to his chaotic country. The politicians who sent soldiers to fly him into exile in his pajamas said he will be arrested for treason if he tries. Honduran attorney general says ousted president faces 20 years in prison if he returnsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Hondura’s attorney general says ousted President Manuel Zelaya will be arrested “as soon as he puts a foot on Honduran soil.” UN backs outsted Honduran leader; replacement says he may face arrest back homeTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The U.N. General Assembly demanded the immediate restoration of Honduras’ ousted president on Tuesday, but the man who replaced him said Manuel Zelaya could be arrested if he returns home. UN General Assembly condemns military coup in Honduras, demands president’s return to powerUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously condemned the military coup in Honduras and demanded President Manuel Zelaya’s immediate return to power, a decision the ousted Honduran leader called “historic.” Ousted president says he will return to Honduras; de-facto government says he may face arrestTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home this week to regain control. The man who replaced him said Tuesday that Manuel Zelaya could be met with an arrest warrant. Niger opposition leader condemns president’s dissolution of top court, calls it a coupNIAMEY, Niger — Security forces in Niger on Tuesday arrested the country’s main opposition leader, hours after he called for a general strike and accused the president of carrying out the equivalent of a coup by unilaterally dissolving the nation’s top court. Ousted president says he will return to Honduras; de-facto government says it may let himTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home this week to regain control. The government that overthrew him said Tuesday that Manuel Zelaya may be able to return — but only as a common citizen. Analysis: Condemning a coup in Honduras, Obama finds a swift, reliable stand _ with democracyWASHINGTON — Dealing with the first Latin American crisis of his presidency, Barack Obama sought a swift, clear response that would not be interpreted as U.S. interventionism in a region that loathes it. Ousted president says he will return to Honduras; urges military to return to barracksTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home to regain control and he urged soldiers to stop cracking down on thousands of supporters who have protested his overthrow. World leaders from Obama to Chavez denounce Honduras coup; protesters clash with policeTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Police and soldiers clashed with thousands of protesters outside Honduras’ national palace Monday, leaving dozens of people injured, as world leaders from Barack Obama to Hugo Chavez demanded the return of a president ousted in a military coup. Obama says ouster of Honduran president was ‘not legal’ and he’s still presidentWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday declared that the United States still considers Manuel Zelaya to be the president of Honduras and assailed the coup that forced him into exile as “not legal,” widening the chasm between the Central American nation and much of the rest of the world. Clinton says US working on restoration of order in Honduras; not demanding Zelaya’s returnWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the United States believes the unrest in Honduras “has evolved into a coup,” but the U.S. is not demanding that deposed President Manuel Zelaya be restored to office. Western Hemisphere leaders turn up pressure on Honduras to reinstate ousted presidentTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Police fired tear gas to hold back thousands of Hondurans outside the occupied national palace Monday as world leaders from Barack Obama to Hugo Chavez appealed to Honduras to reverse a coup that ousted the president. Grand vision of Turkish icon turns into hard slog for EU candidate countryISTANBUL, Turkey — Early in the last century, after an empire’s fall, the founder of Turkey set his new nation on a westward course. For Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Europe was worthy of a pedestal, a model of how to be modern. Honduras torn between president ousted in coup, replacement named by congressTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ new leaders defied growing global pressure on Monday to reverse a military coup, arguing that they had followed their constitution in removing a leftist president who attacked it. Honduran Congress names its leader as president following military ouster of Manuel ZelayaTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The Honduran Congress has named its leader to replace President Manuel Zelaya following his military ouster and forced exile in Costa Rica. Honduran military sends president into exile ahead of disputed national referendumTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power. Honduran president calls his arrest, expulsion, a military coup; soldiers surround palaceTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Soldiers seized the national palace and sent President Manuel Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica on Sunday, hours before a disputed constitutional referendum. Zelaya, a leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said he was victim of a coup. Mauritania president gives up claim to power after coup, sets stage for electionNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — More than 10 months after being overthrown in a military coup, Mauritania’s first freely elected president has given up his claim to power and officially resigned. Coup between parties in NY Senate chamber leaves critical policy, personal dignity in its wakeALBANY, N.Y. — It should have been clear when state Democratic senators resorted to flicking off the chamber lights to try to thwart a shocking Republican power grab that this wouldn’t be the brightest moment in New York politics. 20 indicted on drug charges in Guinea, including former armed forces chiefCONAKRY, Guinea — About 20 people, including the former chief of the armed forces and his son, have been indicted in the West African nation of Guinea on drug-related charges, a statement read on national TV said. |
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leader accused Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation’s crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest, as coup leaders showed few signs of bending to international pressure to restore the exiled president. Roberto Micheletti, who was named by Congress to replace President Manuel Zelaya after his ouster, has fought a largely losing battle to win international support for his government. The Organization of American States has given him until Saturday to step aside before Honduras is suspended from the group. The Obama administration halted joint military operations, and France, Spain, Italy, Chile and Colombia all recalled their ambassadors Wednesday.
