Honduras’ Zelaya claims plot to kill him at embassyMADRID/TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya has said he fears for his life, Spanish media reported Thursday. 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. 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. 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. Soldiers to combat looting on Honduran streetsTEGUCIGALPA - The de-facto government in Honduras has moved to increase the military and police presence on the streets to halt looting. Venezuela’s Chavez applauds Obama UN speech, but says US not working for peaceNEW YORK — The last time he was here, Hugo Chavez called then U.S. President George W. Bush “the devil,” but on Wednesday Venezuela’s leader offered slightly more-positive sentiments for Barack Obama. Hungry Hondurans hunt for food during break in curfew; deposed leader hunkers down at embassyTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Hungry Hondurans scrambled through looted stores and lined up for food Wednesday during a break in a long curfew called to halt violence that erupted with the return of the country’s deposed leftist president. Honduran interim gov’t extends curfew after night of violence; deposed leader hunkers downTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim government extended an already long curfew through most of Wednesday after police skirmished with backers of ousted President Manuel Zelaya throughout the night and arrested more than 100 people for vandalism and looting. Deposed Honduran leader hunkers down in embassy after security forces scatter supportersTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Diplomats and activists streamed out of the increasingly isolated Brazilian Embassy in Honduras where ousted President Manuel Zelaya holed up with a shrinking core of supporters and relatives, prompting Brazil to urge the U.N. Security Council to guarantee the compound’s safety. Micheletti to set up team to discuss Honduran crisisTEGUCIGALPA - Honduras interim President Roberto Micheletti has decided to set up a commission to begin discussion on ending the political standoff in the country after Manuel Zelaya was ousted from presidency in a military coup in June. Interim Honduran government again extends curfew, after clashing with anti-coup protestersTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim Honduran government has extended a curfew until Wednesday morning after security forces clashed with supporters of the country’s ousted president. Brazil president says he asked Zelaya not to give coup leaders a pretext to invade the embassyNEW YORK — Brazil’s president said Tuesday he asked deposed Honduras President Manuel Zelaya not to provide a pretext for coup leaders to invade the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, where Zelaya has been staying since slipping back into the country. Honduran security forces break up pro-Zelaya demonstrations at embassy sheltering himTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Baton-wielding soldiers used tear gas and water cannons to chase away thousands who demonstrated outside the Brazilian Embassy on Tuesday, leaving deposed President Manuel Zelaya and 70 friends and relatives trapped inside without water, electricity or phones. Honduras imposes curfew after Zelaya’s returnTEGUCIGALPA - The de facto Honduran government imposed a nationwide curfew following the return of ousted President Mel Zelaya. Daring return of ousted president reignites Honduran crisis, throwing nation into turmoilTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The daring return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya creates a sharp challenge to interim leaders who overthrew him — and for the upcoming election they had hoped would resolve the crisis begun with their coup. Interim Honduran government extends curfew to 26 hours, shuts down airportTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim government in Honduras has extended a curfew to 26 hours after the ousted president unexpectedly returned home. Interim Honduran govt. orders 15-hour curfew as ousted leader’s return prompts demonstrationsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The interim government in Honduras has ordered a 15-hour curfew after the ousted president unexpectedly returned home and supporters gathered in the streets to support him. Ousted President Zelaya back in HondurasTEGUCIGALPA - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned Monday to the Central American country and had taken refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa. Honduras’ exiled President Zelaya returns to capital, defying threats of arrestTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a dramatic return to Honduras’ capital Monday, taking shelter from arrest at Brazil’s embassy and calling for negotiations with the leaders who forced him from the country at gunpoint. US confirms Honduras’ exiled President Zelaya back in TegucigalpaTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The U.S. State Department confirms that deposed President Manuel Zelaya has returned home to Honduras to reclaim his presidency. Honduran government, UN deny Zelaya’s returnTEGUCIGALPA - The interim Honduran government and the spokeswoman for the UN in Tegucigalpa denied that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya had returned Monday to the Central American country. Honduras’ exiled President Zelaya says he’s back in TegucigalpaTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya said Monday he has returned home to Honduras to reclaim his presidency, defying threats of arrest and summoning supporters. Honduras exiled president Zelaya says he has returned to TegucigalpaTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya says he has come home to Honduras to reclaim his presidency, appearing on local television to rally supporters. Coup tensions mar Honduran Independence Day: US Sec. Clinton laments divisions, turmoilTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Even Independence Day could not bring together bitterly divided Hondurans at odds over a June coup. Honduras: US revokes visas of 16 interim officials in addition to those of MichelettiTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran official says the United States has taken away the diplomatic and tourist visas of 16 interim government officials. Honduras’ interim president says US revoked his visa in response to coup, but no hard feelingsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Washington has revoked the visas of Honduras’ interim president and 17 other top officials to pressure the Central American nation to reinstate ousted leader Manuel Zelaya, Honduras’ government said Saturday. Honduras’ interim president says US has revoked his visa in response to June 28 coupTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim president says the United States has taken away his diplomatic and tourist visas to protest the June 28 coup. Critics denounce Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez in protests from Buenos Aires to New YorkBOGOTA — Thousands of opponents of Hugo Chavez marched against the Venezuelan president across Latin America on Friday, accusing him of everything from authoritarianism to international meddling. Critics denounce Venezuela’s Chavez in multi-city protests from Argentina to HondurasBOGOTA — Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez held protests Friday against the leftist leader in cities across Latin America, in an effort coordinated through Twitter, Facebook and a Web site titled “No More Chavez!” US increases pressure on Honduras, to decide next week whether to cut humanitarian aidMEXICO CITY — The United States is increasing pressure on the interim Honduras government, threatening to cut off millions of dollars promised for farming and transportation projects if the ousted president isn’t returned to power. |