Clinton says Costan Rican president will serve as mediator in Honduras’s political crisis

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will serve as international mediator in the Honduran political crisis.

US freezes military ties, presses for unconditional return of Honduran president to power

WASHINGTON — 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.

OAS gives coup leaders 3 days to restore Honduran president to power

WASHINGTON — 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 coup

WASHINGTON — 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.

White House sees no alternative to restoring ousted Honduran president to power

WASHINGTON — The United States said Tuesday it saw no acceptable solution to the ouster of the president of Honduras other than returning him to power.

Obama says ouster of Honduran president was ‘not legal’ and he’s still president

WASHINGTON — 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 return

WASHINGTON — 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.

Sec’y of State Clinton says US working with OAS on restoration of order in troubled Honduras

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States believes the unrest in Honduras “has evolved into a coup” and that officials believe the situation needs close watching.

US seeks return to power of deposed Honduran leader, and safety of his family meantime

WASHINGTON — U.S. diplomats are working to ensure the safety of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and his family as they press for restoration of constitutional law and his presidency.

Obama dismayed by situation in Honduras, urges peaceful resolution through negotiations

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling for all sides in Honduras to respect democracy and the rule of law following the arrest of President Manuela Zelaya and his reported expulsion to Costa Rica.