Saturday 4th July, 2009
Honduras leaves OAS after body decries coup
KTNVHonduras will no longer recognize the Organization of American States charter, claiming the diplomatic body attempted to impose "unilateral and indignant resolutions" on...
OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter
The StarThe Organization of American States prepared to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and defiantly...
Man caught raping his daughter burnt alive
Central America News.NetA man who raped his nine-year-old daughter was lynched and burnt alive by a mob in the Guatemalan town of San Juan Sacatepequez, the police said.
New Honduras leaders reject Zelaya's return
CNNOas head doubts Honduras' interim leadership will restore ousted President Zelaya Vice chancellor: Honduras prepared to withdraw from OAS Zelaya vows to return to country despite arrest...
Honduras Pulls Out of OAS
VOAThe new government of Honduras says it no longer recognizes the charter of the Organization of American States and is withdrawing its membership from the group. Honduras made the announcement late...
El Salvador and Canada make winning starts in Gold Cup
ReutersEl Salvador and Canada enjoyed victories on the first day of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the regional tournament for North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Honduras Braces for a Protracted Fight
Time... onslaught Honduras is likely to face is not from troops, but from constitutional law professors. The Honduran crisis is, perhaps, a reminder of how little progress democratic institutions have made...
Amid deadlock, Honduras faces expulsion from bloc
Hindustan TimesHopes for a rapid diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Honduras were dampened on Friday as the Supreme Court told a top regional envoy the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya was irreversible. A...
Honduras refuses to restore president; snubs OAS
Sign on San DiegoJose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General the Organization of American States, OAS, right, meets with the Mayor of Tegucigalpa, Ricardo Alvarez, left, and Porfirio Lobo Sosa, presidential candidate for...
Costa Rica tops good life survey
Financial TimesCosta Rica, the country of fewer than 5m people sandwiched between Panama and Nicaragua, tops a new global ranking for combining a happy and long life with limited environmental degradation. The...
Honduran crisis in deadlock as post-coup gov't unwilling to reinstate ousted president
SINAThe ongoing political crisis in Honduras has reached an impasse as the post-coup government is unwilling to accept the mediation of the Organization of American States...
Honduran interim governmentt quits OAS
SINAHonduras' interim government announced Friday that the country had decided to quit from the Organization of American States. The announcement came after OAS...
Honduras' membership to be suspended
SINAOrganization of American States chief Jose Miguel Insulza (M) leaves after a news conference at a hotel in downtown Tegucigalpa 2009. (Xinhua/AFP...
Interim Honduras leader open to vote; OAS head to arrive
The China PostHonduras' interim leader said he was open to early elections if it resolves an impasse with the world community, as a top diplomat headed to the Central American nation to...
UK Only 74th, but Costa Rica Tops 'Happy Planet Index'
Earth Times... this week, the second global ranking of the ecological efficiency with which the world's nations deliver long and happy lives for the people who live there - the 'Happy Planet Index' - reveals a...
Post-coup Honduras government cedes no ground
M & CTegucigalpa - Jose Miguel Insulza, the secretary- general of the Organization of American States(OAS), said Friday he had failed to make any diplomatic progress with the post-coup leaders who...
Honduras quits Organization of American States
The Miami HeraldThe newly installed Honduran government withdrew from the Organization of American States Friday night, after a tense visit from the hemisphere's top diplomat who urged the return of...
OAS Secretary General condemns Honduras government overthrow
Caribbean Net NewsSecretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza, has added his voice to the condemnations expressed by the Guyana Government and other...
Belize targeted for technical support in drug rehabilitation
Caribbean Net NewsAgainst the backdrop of reported alarming growth in the mis-use of illegal substance such as marijuana, alcohol, cocaine and alcohol, most obvious among teenagers, in Belize...
Honduran envoys are called home, but some stay at post
Miami HeraldWhen the Foreign Ministry in Honduras ordered high-ranking diplomats back to Tegucigalpa, Rodolfo Pastor stayed at the embassy in Washington even as his ambassador headed home.''I have received...
Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon
CNNPresident is not on ballot, but many see vote as comment on his performance Party is expected to do well despite years of troubles Calderon has stood strong in face of adversity, analysts say Many...
Ecuadoran president ready to accompany Zelaya back to Honduras
SINAEcuadoran President Rafael Correa said Friday that he is ready to accompany Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to Tegucigalpa this weekend. "It was an...
Honduras' Zelaya leaves El Salvador after brief visit
SINAManuel Zelaya, who was ousted on Sunday from Honduras' presidency, left El Salvador Friday night after a whistle-stop visit, according to news reaching here. Zelaya...
U.S. embassy in Honduras calls for peace through dialogue
SINAThe U.S. embassy in Honduras Friday called on all political forces in the country to resolve through peaceful dialogue the current crisis arising from the military...
Honduras to meet OAS but tells Zelaya "don't come"
Swiss InfoAlaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move...
OAS secretary-general arrives in Honduras for post-coup political crisis
SINAJose Miguel Insulza, secretary-general of the Organization of American States, arrived in the Honduran capital around Friday noon, in an attempt to help resolve...
Honduran protester bus tires shot out
CNNHonduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN shows.
Top diplomat visits Honduras to deliver ultimatum
Find LawThe Americas' top international diplomat flew to Honduras on Friday to give the coup-backed government a firm ultimatum: Restore the president within 24 hours or face...
CUPE Ontario Condemns Honduran Coup, Expresses Solidarity With Honduran People
Market Wire... - Canadian Union of Public Employees Ontario has condemned, in the strongest possible language, last week's coup d'etat in Honduras. At a...
Honduras ministers in hiding
Al JazeeraSince Manuel Zelaya, the president of Honduras was forced into exile by the military and supreme court, many of his former cabinet members have fled the country. But for those who have stayed behind...
US Conservatives Support Ouster of Honduran President
VOAThe Organization of American States and most governments in the world have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the military last Sunday as a coup d'etat. But the people who...
Mexican authorities arrest eight for kidnapping 51 migrants
Earth TimesMexico City - Mexican authorities arrested eight people for kidnapping 51 illegal Central American migrants, the state government said Friday in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas. The arrests...
Catholic Church did not favor Honduras coup d'etat
Spero NewsCardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras is working behind the scenes to prevent a bloodbath in reaction to the coup that befel former President Zelaya. The church, according to a spokesman, did not...
El Salvador reports first swine flu death
New Jersey OnlineEl Salvador has confirmed its first swine flu death. A federal health department statement released Friday says a 9-year-old boy died of respiratory...
accusations of rigging elections and silencing media
Christian Science MonitorNicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista-controlled Supreme Electoral Council stand accused of rigging last year's municipal elections to steal more than 40 mayor's seats –...
Isolated Nicaragua senses opportunity in Honduras crisis
Christian Science MonitorBolivian President Evo Morales, Honduras’s ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez, and Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa attend...
OAS chief Insulza says alliance may sanction Honduras
eTaiwan NewsA top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint - a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic...
Two Mexican Midget Wrestlers Killed by Fake Prostitutes
Fox NewsMexico CITY Mexican authorities say two professional wrestlers found dead in a low-rent hotel in the capital may have been drugged to death by female robbers.
We broke the law
Miami HeraldThe military officers who rushed deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya out of the country Sunday committed a crime but will be exonerated for saving the country from mob violence...
Diplomatic solution still possible in Honduras
National PostCanada's cabinet minister for Latin America expressed confidence Thursday that a diplomatic solution can be found to resolve the crisis in Honduras, where soldiers this week...
Mexican jetliner blows 2 tyres, manages to make safe landing
Gulf NewsA domestic passenger jet has landed safely at the Mexico City airport despite blowing two tires on its landing gear as it touched down. Airport spokesman Victor Mejia said the plane came...
U.S. 'hits the pause button' on aid to Honduras
CNNPresident Manuel Zelaya forced out of Honduras last weekend Provisional President Roberto Micheletti apparently in power U.S. State Department says its stopping some aid programs temporarily U.S....
Venezuela suspends oil supplies to Honduras
RIA NovostiRussian warships in Venezuela Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said his country is suspending oil supplies to Honduras over the recent coup in the Central American...
Supporters of Zelaya, interim government continue protests in Honduras
People's DailyThousands of supporters of Manuel Zelaya on Thursday continued to protest the military coup that ousted the president and drew worldwide condemnation. Meanwhile, an explosion was heard late Thursday...
Honduras warns ousted president to stay away
Mail and GuardianAn interim government in Honduras warned ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay away but indicated it could be more conciliatory in talks on Friday with the Organisation of American States over...
Diplomat urges restoration of deposed president
IC WalesA top diplomat said he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint – a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic...
EU nations withdraw ambassadors over Honduras coup
RIA NovostiUkraine signs agreement to monitor EU member states have withdrawn their ambassadors from Honduras in protest against the coup that ousted President...
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