Deal reached that could see Zelaya return to power, date set for elections
Honduras' de facto government has buckled under international pressure and agreed to allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to power if congress approves after he was toppled in a military...
View ArticleStand-off resumes as crisis deal 'fails'
An agreement to end the political stand-off in Honduras has failed after interim leader Roberto Micheletti (pictured) formed a "unity cabinet" without representatives of Manuel Zelaya, a spokesman for...
View ArticleOusted President Zelaya says he won't negotiate return to power
Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has said he would refuse to return to the presidency as part of a US-brokered agreement to end the crisis sparked by his ouster, because if would legitimise...
View ArticleCongress delays decision on Zelaya until after Nov. 29 poll
Honduran lawmakers will wait until after the Nov. 29 election to decide whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, delaying a vote central to a US-led deal to end months of political crisis.
View ArticleDe facto leader Micheletti to briefly step down during elections
In an apparent bid to boost the legitimacy of the Nov. 29 election, Hondura’s de facto leader Roberto Micheletti announced Thursday that he would step down and hand over government to his cabinet...
View ArticleSupreme Court rules out Zelaya return ahead of Sunday's key poll
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya (pictured) cannot return to office; Congress will rule on his return Dec. 2. Honduras votes in a presidential poll Sunday in which...
View ArticleDivided country seeks way out of crisis in disputed poll
Hondurans are voting in a presidential poll Sunday in which neither ousted president Manuel Zelaya (pictured) nor interim leader Roberto Micheletti are candidates. Several Latin American nations say...
View ArticleSecurity tight as nation prepares for post-coup vote
Honduran police have stepped up security measures ahead of Sunday's presidential election, the first since a June coup, with supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya calling for a boycott of the...
View ArticleConservative Lobo wins disputed post-coup election
Honduran opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo won Sunday's presidential election with over 55 percent of the vote according to partial results. The election could calm a political crisis triggered by an...
View ArticleCongress rejects Zelaya's reinstatement
After six hours of debate, the Honduran congress rejected the reinstatement late on Wednesday of former president Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 coup that divided the nation.
View ArticleProsecutors charge military leaders with 'abuse of power'
Honduran prosecutors have charged the country's military high-command with "abuse of power" for the ousting of ex-president Manuel Zelaya in a bloodless coup last June, according to a Supreme Court...
View ArticleLobo to be sworn in as deposed Zelaya readies to leave the country
Honduran president-elect Porfirio Lobo (pictured) will be sworn in on Wednesday, bringing an end to the political crisis that has plagued the country since the June ouster of President Manuel Zelaya,...
View ArticleZelaya departs for exile as Lobo prepares to be sworn in
Deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya (pictured) left to begin exile on Wednesday as president-elect Porfirio Lobo prepared to take office, bringing an end to the political crisis that has reigned...
View ArticleOusted president Zelaya returns to lead new political party
Former president Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a 2009 coup, was welcomed by tens of thousands of supporters when he returned to Honduras Saturday. Zelaya plans to lead a new political party formed...
View ArticlePeru: violent protests overshadow campaign
In Peru, the presidential elections are set to be a tight race between Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of a former president imprisoned on corruption charges, and left wing candidate Ollanda Humala. Our...
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