Private secretary: Soldiers arrest Honduran president on day of disputed referendumTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — More than a dozen soldiers arrested President Manuel Zelaya and disarmed his security guards after surrounding his residence before dawn Sunday, his private secretary said. Protesters called it a coup and flocked to the presidential palace as local news media reported that Zelaya was sent into exile. Honduras’ leftist president pushes ahead with divisive vote on constitutional referendumTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — President Manuel Zelaya enlisted government employees and his supporters Saturday to set up polling stations for a rogue referendum that opponents depicted as a power grab by the leftist leader. Honduras lurches toward constitutional crisis pitting president against military, courtsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — With backing from Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, Honduras’ leftist president pushed ahead Friday with a referendum on revamping the constitution, risking his rule in a standoff against Congress, the Supreme Court and the military. Honduran Supreme Court reinstates fired military chief in growing power struggleTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The Honduran Supreme Court rejected the president’s attempt to fire his military chief Thursday, escalating a showdown that has threatened the leftist leader’s hold on power. Honduran military chiefs quit in growing controversy over referendum on constitutional reformsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The Honduran president warned that his country’s stability is at risk after the attorney general called for his ouster and the military chiefs resigned over an upcoming national referendum on constitutional reforms. Omar Bongo of Gabon, Africa’s longest ruling head of state, buried in native provinceLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Omar Bongo of Gabon, one of the world’s longest ruling heads of state, was buried Thursday in his native province after a weeklong state funeral that saw nearly two dozen world leaders pay their respects. Omar Bongo of Gabon, Africa’s longest ruling head of state, to be buried in native provinceLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Omar Bongo of Gabon, one of the world’s longest ruling heads of state, was to be buried Thursday in his native province after a weeklong state funeral that saw nearly two dozen world leaders pay their respects. Lawyers for couple accused of spying for Cuba say they should be freed, monitored at homeWASHINGTON — A husband and wife charged with three decades of spying for Cuba want a judge to let them out of jail and confine them at home, without access to their sailboat and maps of Cuban waters that prosecutors said were evidence they planned to flee to the island nation. Lawyers for couple accused of spying for Cuba says they should be freed for home monitoringWASHINGTON — A husband and wife charged with three decades of spying for Cuba want a judge to let them out of jail and confine them at home, without access to their sailboat and maps of Cuban waters that prosecutors said were evidence they planned to flee to the island nation. FBI releases file of Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt, including Presidential pardon requestMIAMI — Watergate break-in planner E. Howard Hunt sought a presidential pardon by saying he thought the infamous burglary had “executive authorization,” according to FBI documents released two years after his death. He died without getting a pardon. Reaching Argentina at last, dissident Cuban physician wishes Fidel Castro the bestBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A dissident Cuban surgeon said Sunday that she harbors no grudge against Fidel Castro upon arriving in Argentina for an emotional family reunion after being denied permission to leave Cuba for more than a decade. Dissident Cuban physician arrives to emotional family reunion in ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A dissident Cuban surgeon who had been denied permission to leave the island for more than a decade hugged her grandchildren Sunday for the first time after arriving to an emotional family reunion in Argentina. Grounded for years, dissident Cuban physician flies to Argentina to visit family membersHAVANA — A once prominent neurosurgeon who became a political pariah after criticizing Cuba’s health system flew to Argentina on Saturday, quickly taking advantage of the communist government’s surprise decision to let her leave the island after years of rejecting her requests. Libyan selected to become next UN General Assembly president in SeptemberUNITED NATIONS — The next president of the U.N. General Assembly will be a Libyan politician, marking another step for the once-isolated country as it seeks an increasingly larger role in world affairs. Judge orders Washington couple held without bond on charges of spying for CubaWASHINGTON — A federal judge ordered a former State Department employee and his wife held without bond, saying there appeared to be insurmountable evidence that they spied for Cuba. Judge orders couple held without bond on charges of spying for CubaWASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered a former State Department employee and his wife held without bond on charges of spying for Cuba. Judge to hear arguments over whether couple accused of spying for Cuba should stay in jailWASHINGTON — A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of spying for Cuba for three decades, are having a day in court to find out whether they will stay in jail. Omar Bongo, world’s longest-serving president dies; his nation of Gabon closes its bordersLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Omar Bongo, the world’s longest-serving president whose 42-year rule of Gabon was a throwback to an era when Africa was ruled by “Big Men,” died Monday. He was 73. Analysis: Historians say Obama’s early problems are tough, not unsual compared to predecessorsWASHINGTON — It felt, the new president told reporters the day after he took office, “like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.” Gabon President Omar Bongo, world’s longest serving leader, dies at 73LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon President Omar Bongo, the world’s longest-serving president whose 42-year rule was a throwback to an era when Africa was ruled by “Big Men,” has died of cardiac arrest in a Spanish hospital. He was 73. Gabon president dies in Spanish hospital at age 73LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon’s President Omar Bongo, the world’s longest-serving president whose 42-year rule was a throwback to an era when Africa was ruled by “Big Men,” has died of cardiac arrest in a Spanish hospital. He was 73. Cuba applauds OAS lifting of its membership ban, but formally says it won’t rejoin the groupHAVANA — Cuba is formally rejecting an offer to rejoin the Organization of American States, echoing the sentiments of Fidel Castro who has long maintained his island has no use for the group. Fidel Castro questions timing of arrests of elderly couple for spying, calls case ‘ridiculous’HAVANA — Fidel Castro called the case of two Americans accused of spying for Cuba “strange” Saturday and questioned whether the timing of their arrests was politically motivated. AP Sources: Often motivated by politics not money, Cuban spies are hard to findWASHINGTON — Hunting spies is difficult, but Cuban spies are notoriously hard to detect, former senior intelligence officials said a day after an American husband and wife were indicted on charges of spying for Cuba. Officials say husband-wife spies lured by stranger and cigar after 30 years of helping CubaWASHINGTON — For three decades, accused spies Walter Kendall Myers and his wife shuffled secrets to their Cuban contacts in such fear of being caught, authorities say, that he memorized top-secret documents rather than bring them into their home. Ex-US State Department employee, wife held on spying chargesWASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former US State Department employee, along with his wife, on alleged charges of spying for Cuba for nearly three decades. Ex-State Dept. official, wife accused of spying for Cuba for 30 years, meeting with CastroWASHINGTON — A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass U.S. secrets to the communist government in a security breach one official described as “incredibly serious.” Retired State Department official and wife indicted on charges of spying for CubaWASHINGTON — A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass U.S. secrets to the communist government in a security breach one official described as “incredibly serious.” OAS ends Cuba suspension after 47 years, marking shift in US relations with regionSAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — The Organization of American States cleared the way for Cuba’s possible return to the group by lifting a 47-year ban on the communist-run country, a move backed by Washington despite initial objections. OAS overturns Cold War ouster of Cuba, but Cubans say they don’t want to returnSAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — The Organization of American States on Wednesday lifted a decades-old ban on Cuba’s participation in the group and cleared the way for the island’s return despite initial U.S. objections. |
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