Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras's post-coup de facto leader said on Friday he would give up his presidential duties for a week, a step Washington welcomed as a way to help ease a five-month-old political crisis.
L.A. Times - Latin America Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Salvador, Brazil — Brazil’s President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday joined visiting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians. Bogota, Colombia — Six people, including two children, were killed when suspected Colombian FARC guerrillas stopped and set fire to a bus traveling in the south...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Washington/Tegucigalpa - The United States Friday welcomed the intention by disputed Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti to temporarily step aside during elections, saying it created some breathing space for resolution of the five-month-old crisis. ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - De facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti is planning to give up power temporarily, from Wednesday to December 2. Micheletti said late Thursday that he contemplates not holding the presidency when the Central American countr...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The interim president announced yesterday that he would step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the presidential elections.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras's de facto leader said he may give up his presidential duties for a week so voters can focus on an election that Washington hopes will help end a five-month-old political crisis.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The Honduran Congress decided on Tuesday to summon the meeting to decide the restitution in power of ousted President Manuel Zelaya after the general elections of Nov. 29. President of the Congress, Jose Alfredo Saavedra, said on Tuesday that the deputies were summoned for Dec. 2, three days after the elections, to evaluate the restitution of Zelaya. Saavedra told reporters that the decision was taken...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- The presidential election that will take place Nov. 29 is the legitimate way to solve the crisis that has given this country a disproportionate international presence since President Manuel Zelaya was deposed in June. This is an obvious conclusion after talking at length with interim President Roberto Micheletti, judicial and legislative authorities, members of the opposition,...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran lawmakers will wait until after a November 29 election to decide whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, delaying a vote that had been expected earlier this month.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The United States on Monday urged both sides in the Honduran political crisis to begin implementing an accord to ensure the legitimacy of the upcoming elections. Under the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord reached on Oct. 29, exiled President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti would form a unity government by Nov. 5 and the parliament would decide to restore Zelaya to the presidency. Honduras...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
A gay couple received a marriage license in Buenos Aires today, becoming the first couple in the South American nation to take the legal steps toward full marriage. An Argentine judge ruled last week that a ban on gay marriage violates the Argentine constitution and the mayor of Buenos Aires said the city won't take steps to block the couple from wedding on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. After approving civil...
Extravagant Nonsense (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Honduras is recovering from a massive hangover after the nation's notoriously fiery football fans ran amok in Tegucigalpa in the early hours of Sunday morning to celebrate Los Catrachos' 2-1 win over Auld Enemy Latvia. Tensions between Honduras and Latvia are centuries old and many questioned the decision to bring the former Soviets over 6,000 miles to the hostile environment of Central America. Over...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya insisted late Saturday that he will not accept any deal to restore him to office if it means he must recognize elections later this month.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Tegucigalpa - Deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has rejected any possibility of a deal to restore constitutional order in the two weeks before the next scheduled elections, local media reported. Zelaya, who was ousted by the military on June 2...
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