Interim, ousted presidents in troubled Honduras edge closer to direct talksTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The factions fighting for control of Honduras have begun talking days before a meeting that many hope will end a political crisis sparked by Central America’s first coup in more than a decade. Pilots hope balloons make it back from China in time for NM balloon fiestaALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has negotiated for the release of U.S. hostages in Iraq, Sudan and North Korea. Now he’s trying to work diplomatic magic for Coco the Clown, Darth Vader and Burnie the Little Devil. US senator, congressmen to meet with interim Honduras leader despite no-contact policyTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A U.S. senator and three congressmen plan to meet Friday with Honduras’ interim leader in defiance of official Washington policy barring contact with the architects of the military coup that ousted the nation’s president. Brazil lawmakers meet with ousted Honduran leader, get assurance troops won’t invade embassyTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Brazilian delegation won assurances Thursday that Honduran forces will not attack the embassy where Manuel Zelaya is holed up with supporters and met with the ousted president inside the diplomatic mission. Brazilian lawmakers visit embassy in Honduras, express concern about tear gas episodeTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Brazilian delegation said Thursday it has received assurances from Honduras’ Supreme Court that the interim government will not attack the embassy where ousted President Manuel Zelaya has holed up since sneaking back into the country on Sept. 21. Guinea opposition calls for outside help to hold new election after bloody protestCONAKRY, Guinea — A top figure in Guinea’s opposition appealed Thursday for outside help to hold elections after troops loyal to the military leader fired live ammunition at 50,000 pro-democracy protesters earlier this week. Russia: Israeli diplomat left Moscow after being accused of unlawful activitiesMOSCOW — An Israeli diplomat in Russia has been accused of being involved in unlawful activities and has left Moscow, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. From power brokers to priests, crisis-weary Hondurans pushing to resolve dueling presidentsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Catholic Church leaders are weighing in on Honduras’ coup stalemate with a proposal to jump-start negotiations, part of a growing movement by crisis-weary Hondurans to resolve the crisis and end the country’s crippling isolation. Honduras’ crisis-weary power brokers consider allowing ousted leader to be reinstatedTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Business and political leaders who backed the coup overthrowing President Manuel Zelaya now are considering the unthinkable: returning him to office with limited powers. Italian prosecutor requests up to 13 years prison for 26 Americans charged in CIA kidnap caseMILAN — An Italian prosecutor in the first trial anywhere scrutinizing the CIA’s extraordinary renditions asked a Milan court on Wednesday to sentence 26 Americans to jail terms ranging from 10 to 13 years for the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect. State Department grants rare visit to Washington by Iran’s foreign ministerWASHINGTON — Iran’s foreign minister made a rare visit to the U.S. capital Wednesday on a visa granted with unusual speed by the State Department one day before the start of nuclear talks in Geneva. Honduras bans unauthorized meetings, restricts media, allows arrests without warrantsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim government is cracking down on civil rights in response to ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s calls for rebellion. Honduras’ interim gov’t takes increasing measures to heep power by suspending civil libertiesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed government in Honduras took increasingly desperate measures to hold onto power Monday, suspending civil liberties, silencing dissident broadcasters and facing off with hundreds of protesters in the street. Ousted Honduran leader says he is encouraged by business leaders’ proposal for reinstating himTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Tuesday he was analyzing a proposal from Honduran business leaders for bringing him back to power and ending the country’s crisis, saying he found the plan encouraging. Honduras’ top general implores society to find peaceful solution to deepening crisisTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The general who oversaw the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya implored all sectors of Honduran society to join in resolving the country’s deepening crisis Tuesday, a message that seemed aimed at calming an uproar over a government order suspending civil liberties. Coup-installed government in Honduras to restore civil liberties after criticismTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed government in Honduras is backing off of its increasingly desperate measures to hold onto power. Deposed Honduran president addresses UN via cell phone; says country ruled by ‘dictatorship’UNITED NATIONS — Honduras’ ousted president addressed the United Nations General Assembly by cellular phone late Monday from the Brazilian embassy in his country where he is holed up, calling on the world body to guarantee his personal safety and turn back the “dictatorship” that has taken power. Honduras government reversal on measures reflects nervousness on Zelaya’s returnTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim president promised to restore civil liberties and allow into the country an Organization of American States mediation team, quickly backpedalling from tough measures amid criticism from his own allies that he had gone too far in his fight to stay in power. Honduras gives Brazil 10 days to resolve standoff at embassy, where Zelaya seeking refugeTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras is giving Brazil 10 days to decide what to do with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who has been inside the Brazilian Embassy since sneaking back into the country last week. Top UN official says any attack on Brazilian embassy in Honduras would be ‘disaster’UNITED NATIONS — An attack by police and soldiers on the Brazilian embassy in Honduras, where that country’s deposed president is holed up, “would be a disaster,” a senior U.N. official said Monday. Swedish journalist stopped at Cairo airport and to be ejected from countryCAIRO — A Swedish journalist and blogger specializing in Egyptian labor issues was stopped by security at Cairo airport early Tuesday and was set to be deported from the country, his girlfriend and the Swedish embassy said. Honduran protesters, police in standoff as authorities silence media, suspend civil libertiesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The coup-installed government in Honduras took increasingly desperate measures to hold onto power Monday, suspending civil liberties, silencing dissident broadcasters and facing off with hundreds of protesters in the street. Honduras’ interim government raids media outlets after suspending civil libertiesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ coup-installed government has silenced two key dissident broadcasters hours after it suspended civil liberties to prevent an uprising by backers of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. 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. 2 US sailors, Filipino marine killed by blast in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. sailors and a Filipino marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside bomb believed planted by al-Qaida linked militants, the first American troops to die in an attack in the Philippines in seven years. 2 US soldiers killed by blast in southern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Two U.S. Navy construction troops and a Philippines marine were killed Tuesday in a roadside blast in the southern Philippines that officials said was likely an attack by suspected al-Qaida-linked militants. 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. 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. |
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