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Honduras’ Micheletti’s temporary step down a ‘positive step’: US

November 21st, 2009 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Nov 21 (DPA) The US sees the decision by Honduras' disputed de-facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down during elections as a "positive step," a senior US State Department official said. The ...

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1,200 Caribbean troopers to guard Commonwealth meet

1,200 Caribbean troopers to guard Commonwealth meet

November 15th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS -
By Paras Ramoutar Port-of-Spain, Nov 15 (IANS) About 1,200 Carribean troopers along with local security personnel will maintain a hawk-eye vigil during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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US sends officials to Honduras for talks

October 28th, 2009 - 2:20 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 28 (DPA) The US will send top envoys to Honduras later this week to press the de facto government there to move to end the ongoing political crisis, the State ...

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Brazil denounces ‘torture’ of its embassy in Honduras

October 22nd, 2009 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 22 (DPA) Brazil Wednesday at the Organisation of American States (OAS) denounced the "situation of torture" that the de facto government in Honduras is imposing on the Brazilian embassy in ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Honduras imposes curfew after Zelaya’s return (Lead)

September 22nd, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Tegucigalpa, Sep 22 (EFE) The de facto Honduran government imposed a nationwide curfew following the return of ousted President Mel Zelaya. The government's decision was televised while hundreds of Zelaya's supporters gathered outside ...

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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 ...

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Trinidad assures security for Manmohan, others at CHOGM

Trinidad assures security for Manmohan, others at CHOGM

August 16th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS -
By Paras Ramoutar Port-of-Spain, Aug 16 (IANS) When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes here to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November, top notch security will be put ...

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Zelaya’s expulsion illegal, says Obama

Zelaya’s expulsion illegal, says Obama

August 11th, 2009 - 4:05 am ICT by IANS -
Guadalajara (Mexico), Aug 11 (Xinhua) US President Barack Obama has said the expulsion of Honduran president from office was illegal. Obama made the remarks at a press conference after the two-day Fifth ...

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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 ...

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Thousands march in Honduras as impasse hardens

July 23rd, 2009 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS -
Tegucigalpa, July 23 (DPA) The impasse over Honduras' political future hardened further Wednesday as thousands of supporters of the de-facto government marched through the streets. They answered the call of Roberto Micheletti, declared ...

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Honduras mediation talks end without agreement

July 20th, 2009 - 8:25 am ICT by IANS -
San Jose, July 20 (Xinhua) Talks between the representatives of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and representatives of the post-coup regime ended without any agreement. Carlos Lopez, who led the delegation from the ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Honduras wants to prevent landing of ousted president (Lead)

July 5th, 2009 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Tegucigalpa, July 5 (DPA) The Honduran government set up after last week's coup intends to prevent the landing of ousted President Manuel Zelaya who was planning to return to the country Sunday. "I ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Honduran president recounts horror of his ouster, vows to return home

July 1st, 2009 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS -
United Nations, July 1 (Xinhua) During a speech at the UN General Assembly Wednesday, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tearfully recounted how he was bundled into a flight to Costa Rica at ...

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Honduran president forced to Costa Rica after coup

Honduran president forced to Costa Rica after coup

June 29th, 2009 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS -
Tegucigalpa (Honduras), June 29 (DPA) Honduran troops staged a coup against President Manuel Zelaya Sunday morning and evicted him to Costa Rica. Honduras' unicameral National Congress later Sunday agreed to remove Zelaya ...

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Cuba hails end to suspension by Organisation of American States

June 5th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, June 5 (EFE) The Cuban government has hailed the decision by the Organisation of American States (OAS) to "unconditionally" reverse its 47-year-old suspension of the communist-ruled island. "On an historic day and ...

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OAS opens door for Cuba’s readmission (Lead)

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 ...

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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 ...

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Swine flu vaccine could take seven months, says official

May 2nd, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, May 2 (DPA) Development of a vaccine against the H1N1 swine flu could take at least seven months, the head of the Pan American Health Organisation Mirta Roses-Periago has said. The top ...

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Correa re-elected as Ecuador’s president: Exit poll

April 27th, 2009 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS -
Quito, April 27 (DPA) Ecuador's President Rafael Correa was re-elected Sunday with 54 percent of the first-round vote, according to results broadcast by television channel Ecuavis from an exit poll by the ...

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Americas summit marks new phase in regional ties

Americas summit marks new phase in regional ties

April 21st, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Port-of-Spain, April 21 (EFE) The fifth Summit of the Americas has marked a new phase in the relationship between US and Latin America. The expectations of a stormy summit fell by ...

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