Ex-Costa Rican president sent to five years in prison
April 28th, 2011 - 8:26 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, April 28 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rica's former president Miguel Angel Rodriguez has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking kickbacks for granting a lucrative contract to ... Read more...
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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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Venezuela, Colombia agree to resume relations
August 11th, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 11 (DPA) Colombia and Venezuela restored diplomatic relations Tuesday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced after meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez.
The leaders symbolically met in the Colombian Caribbean ... 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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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... 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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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... 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’ 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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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 ... 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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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... 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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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... 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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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 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 ... 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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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... 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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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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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 ... Read more...
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Castro chides summit secrecy, but likes Obama’s sleep habits
April 21st, 2009 - 1:43 am ICT by IANS
Havana, April 21 (DPA) Cuban leader Fidel Castro Monday complained that the weekend Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago was held in "secret".
But at the same time, amid a ... Read more...
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