US will not suspend aid to Haiti over electoral crisis: Hillary Clinton
January 31st, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
Port-au-Prince, Jan 31 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has denied reports that Washington would suspend aid to Haiti with intention to pressurise that country to accept recommendations made by the ... Read more...
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International treaties hamper Aafia’s return to Pakistan
September 25th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Sep 25 (IANS) Pakistan will have to sign with foreign countries two international treaties dealing with the exchange of prisoners to enable the return from the US of Aafia ... Read more...
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Peruvian President abandons Clinton at joint conference in Lima
June 9th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Lima (Peru), June 9(ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in the midst of an awkward moment when Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez walked out on her during a joint conference ... Read more...
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Secretary Clinton to travel to Latin America
May 28th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Barbados from June 6-10 to participate in the General Assembly of the Organization of ... Read more...
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Latin America has world’s highest murder rate
May 14th, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Latin America has the highest murder rate in the world, a report from the Organisation of American States (OAS) has said.
The murder rate in Latin America is ... Read more...
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Chile’s Insulza re-elected as Secretary General of the OAS
March 25th, 2010 - 2:57 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- José Miguel Insulza was re-elected on Wednesday to a second five-year term as the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).Secretary General Insulza, 66, was ... Read more...
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Latin American and Caribbean countries to form new bloc without U.S. and Canada
February 24th, 2010 - 2:03 am ICT by BNO News
CANCUN, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – Latin American leaders gathered in a two-day summit in Mexico and have agreed to create a regional bloc, which excludes the U.S. and Canada, Mexican President Felipe ... Read more...
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Zelaya accuses US of changing stance on Honduras
November 15th, 2009 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, Nov 15 (EFE) Ousted Honduran president Mel Zelaya has said the US is not serious about his reinstatement but focusing more on the upcoming presidential elections in November.
"They have left ... Read more...
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Honduran Congress to decide on Zelaya’s reinstatement (Roundup)
October 30th, 2009 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa/Washington, Oct 30 (DPA) The international community saluted Friday an agreement between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti to solve the political crisis in the Central American ... Read more...
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Deal reached to reinstate ousted Honduran president
October 30th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Oct 30 (DPA) The Organization of American States (OAS) has announced an agreement between Honduras' interim president Roberto Micheletti and the ousted president Manuel Zelaya to reinstate the latter to ... Read more...
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Hope in Honduras for talks to end political crisis
October 8th, 2009 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Oct 7 (DPA) An international delegation arrived in Honduras Wednesday for talks to resolve the political crisis in the Central American country in the wake of a June coup that ... Read more...
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Honduran government repeals restrictions on freedom
October 6th, 2009 - 5:27 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa/Washington, Oct 6 (DPA) The de facto government of Honduras Monday repealed a controversial decree that had restricted freedom of movement and freedom of expression in the country in the wake of ... Read more...
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Ousted Honduran president promises moderation
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Oct 2 (DPA) Brazilian legislators visiting Honduras have said ousted president Manuel Zelaya has promised to adopt a more moderate tone in talking to his supporters from the Brazilian embassy in ... Read more...
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Honduras interim President Micheletti asks Zelaya to buckle up
September 29th, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tegucigalpa, Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Honduras interim President Micheletti is sparing no efforts to keep his presidency, which he attained in a coup.A defiant Roberto Micheletti said in an interview with ... Read more...
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Honduras’ Zelaya claims plot to kill him at embassy
September 25th, 2009 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
Madrid/Tegucigalpa, Sep 25 (DPA) Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya has said he fears for his life, Spanish media reported Thursday.
In a telephone interview with the Spanish daily El Mundo, Zelaya said the ... Read more...
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Soldiers to combat looting on Honduran streets
September 24th, 2009 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Sep 24 (DPA) The de-facto government in Honduras has moved to increase the military and police presence on the streets to halt looting.
Roberto Micheletti, the former Congress speaker designated to ... Read more...
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Ousted President Zelaya back in Honduras
September 22nd, 2009 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Sep 22 (DPA) Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned Monday to the Central American country and had taken refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa.
Earlier, the de facto government had ... Read more...
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Ousted President Zelaya re-enters Honduras (Lead)
July 25th, 2009 - 5:45 am ICT by IANS
Managua/Tegucigalpa, July 25 (DPA) Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya risked arrest Friday, crossing the Nicaraguan-Honduran border in an effort to reclaim power after mediation efforts failed to resolve the Central American country's ... Read more...
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Honduras breaks off relations with Venezuela
July 22nd, 2009 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 22 (DPA) The Honduran de-facto regime Tuesday broke off diplomatic relations with Venezuela, whose president Hugo Chavez has stood by President Manuel Zelaya since his unceremonious ouster and expulsion in ... Read more...
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OAS calls for reinstatement of baseball in Olympics
July 16th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (DPA) The Organisation of American States adopted a resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee to reinstate baseball and softball in time for the 2016 Summer Games.
The resolution was ... Read more...
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Two killed in Honduras anti-coup rally (Lead)
July 6th, 2009 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 6 (DPA) At least two people were killed and two others were injured Sunday in clashes between soldiers and hundreds of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya at Toncontin ... Read more...
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Ousted Honduran president’s plane not allowed to land
July 6th, 2009 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 6 (DPA) The Honduran government installed after last week's coup Sunday prevented the return to the country of democratically elected Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
Alfredo San Martin, head of Honduras' Civil ... Read more...
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Honduras suspended from Organisation of American States
July 5th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (DPA) The Organisation of American States (OAS) voted to suspend Honduras from the group late Saturday as diplomatic efforts failed to overturn a coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya ... Read more...
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OAS could suspend Honduras after post-coup leaders balk
July 5th, 2009 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (DPA) The General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) was meeting Saturday to discuss suspension of troubled Honduras just hours after the unrecognised post-coup government said it ... Read more...
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Statement from U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton on Honduran coup
June 29th, 2009 - 1:07 am ICT by admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- "The action taken against Honduran President Mel Zelaya violates the precepts of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and thus should be condemned by all. We call on all ... Read more...
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OAS opens door for Cuba’s readmission (Lead)
June 4th, 2009 - 7:22 am ICT by IANS
San Pedro Sula (Honduras), June 4 (DPA) The Organisation of American States (OAS) Wednesday revoked a 47-year suspension of Cuban participation after two days of intense negotiations over how to re-admit ... Read more...
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OAS reaches last-minute consensus to readmit Cuba
June 4th, 2009 - 4:17 am ICT by IANS
San Pedro Sula (Honduras), June 4 (DPA) The Organisation of American States (OAS) reached a consensus Wednesday on a proposal to re-admit communist Cuba after a 47-year suspension, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Fander ... Read more...
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Obama concerned over journalist’s sentencing by Iran
April 19th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, April 19 (Xinhua) US President Barack Obama is "deeply disappointed" by Iran's sentencing of an American-Iranian journalist, the White House said.
Roxana Saberi, who worked for international news ... Read more...
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New steps on Cuba depend on its will to change: US
April 19th, 2009 - 8:29 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, April 19 (DPA) The US government stressed Saturday at the Summit of the Americas that any new developments in its policy towards Cuba, as requested by Latin American ... Read more...
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Summit of the Americas opens in Trinidad and Tobago
April 18th, 2009 - 6:35 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, April 18 (DPA) The Summit of the Americas, which brings together all countries in the hemisphere except Cuba, started Friday at a hotel in Port of Spain, the ... Read more...
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Venezuela, US clash at Organization of American States meeting
June 4th, 2008 - 6:37 am ICT by IANS
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Medellin (Colombia), June 4 (DPA) Venezuela and the US clashed Tuesday at the annual meeting of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in the Colombian city of Medellin. ... Read more...
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OAS expresses support for Bolivia’s territorial integrity
May 4th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 4 (IANS) The Organization of American States (OAS) has expressed support for Bolivia's territorial integrity and called for a dialogue in the deeply divided nation ahead of an autonomy referendum ... Read more...
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