Honduras says OAS delegation can visit Sep 30, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- A controversial emergency decree limiting some freedoms in Honduras remained in place Tuesday, despite de facto President Roberto Micheletti's stated intention to repeal it. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators take to the streets Monday in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (CNN -- World)
Honduran regime's crackdown on dissent condemned Sep 30, 2009
"Alegria spoke Monday surrounded by supporters in front of the National Teachers University, a hotbed of the pro-Zelaya movement. Riot police, standing two deep on either end of the street, kept the 750 protesters bottled up. A police truck filled with dirty water kept its motor running in case it had to turn its nozzle on the protesters.The group broke up peacefully, however, and traffic flowed as usual Monday throughout Tegucigalpa.Besides the United States and other countries, OAS... (Anchorage Daily News)
UN seeks end to Honduras stand-off Sep 26, 2009
The Brazilian embassy building in the capital, Tegucigalpa, has been surrounded by police and troops since Mr Zelaya appeared there. Interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti has said he would arrest Mr Zelaya if he left the embassy but has pledged not to enter the compound to arrest him, the Associated Press news agency reported. (BBC News -- Americas)
Honduran interim leader: No meeting with Zelaya Sep 26, 2009
Honduras's interim President Roberto Micheletti gestures during an interview with The Associated Press at the presidential house in Tegucigalpa, Friday, Sept 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
PC Tennis Improves To 3-0 With Win Against Bryant Sep 25, 2009
The Friars were once again led by the outstanding play of freshman (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) and junior (Mumbai, India) who started the match with an 8-5 win in No. 1 doubles play thanks to some great finesse work at the net. Unfortunately, the Friars would go on to lose the doubles point, 1-2. (Friars.com)
In Honduras, crisis at embassy Sep 23, 2009
Honduras s ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, was holed up at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa yesterday ... TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Baton-wielding soldiers used tear gas and water cannons to chase away thousands who demonstrated outside the Brazilian embassy yesterday, leaving deposed President Manuel Zelaya and 70 friends and relatives trapped inside without water, electricity, or phones. (Boston Globe)
Deposed Honduras leader makes surprise return Sep 22, 2009
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Honduras curfew as Zelaya returns Sep 22, 2009
Mr Zelaya addressed his supporters from the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa ... Mr Zelaya has taken refuge in Brazil's embassy in Tegucigalpa ... TIMELINE: ZELAYA OUSTED 28 June: Zelaya forced out of country at gunpoint 5 July: A dramatic bid by Zelaya to return home by plane fails after the runway at Tegucigalpa airport is blocked 25-26 July: Zelaya briefly crosses into the country at the land border with Nicaragua on two consecutive days, in a symbolic move to demand he be allowed to return... (BBC News -- Americas)
Honduras sees ex-president Sep 22, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya celebrate his return to the country in Tegucigalpa ... A smiling Zelaya, sporting his trademark cowboy hat, appeared earlier back in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa on the balcony of the Brazilian embassy. (iAfrica.com)
The Stakes in Honduras Sep 15, 2009
He probably can't even find Tegucigalpa on a map. The Obama administration was then (as now) denouncing the democratic Honduran government's actions to uphold their constitution and thwart creation of a Chavez/Castro client narco-state. (Human Events Online)
No diplomacy for Honduras Aug 19, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate during a rally in front of the US embassy in Tegucigalpa ... "Argentina's diplomatic staff is in Tegucigalpa and they don't have a (leaving) date at all," Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said. (iAfrica.com)
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Wednesday called on the United States to use more political influence to help solve the Honduran crisis. • Zelaya's supporters swarm capital in protest Aug 13, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya take part in a protest in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, Aug. 11, 2009. Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya converged on the capital Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to demand his restitution as president of the country ... TEGUCIGALPA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya converged on the capital Tegucigalpa on Tuesday to demand his restitution as president of the... (Xinhuanet, China)
• Honduran coup shows business elite still in charge Aug 7, 2009
On Thursday, thousands of Zelaya supporters marched from towns across the country toward Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, where they plan to converge Monday to demand their president's return. But many supporters feel caught in the middle. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Two families, two destinations, one dream (93) Aug 6, 2009
Jennifer will teach fourth grade and Eric will be a counselor at a school in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. We picked Tegucigalpa because it fit in well with the list that we made for places we wanted to go, Jennifer said. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Cracks in local support for Zelaya expulsion Aug 6, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- A leading candidate for Honduras' presidency distanced himself Wednesday from the overthrow of Manuel Zelaya and said sending him abroad was a mistake, while clashes broke out between police and supporters of the ousted president ... Clashes have erupted more frequently in Tegucigalpa since the interim government warned last week it would not longer tolerate street blockades that have snarled traffic on a near-daily basis since the coup ... More Zelaya supporters... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Zelaya calls for int'l law targeting coups Aug 6, 2009
Domestic pressure increased as Honduran media reported on Wednesday that pro-Zelaya students protested and clashed with police near a university in the capital city of Tegucigalpa. It was also reported that staff at 28 hospitals, including 15,000 nurses, declared an indefinite strike, joining public school teachers who have been off their jobs for weeks. (Xinhuanet, China)
Honduran generals defend exiling ousted president Aug 5, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' military leadership defended its decision to force the ousted president into exile - a move the interim government has suggested was wrong even as it stands by the role of civilians in unseating President Manuel Zelaya. Interim leaders insist Zelaya's ouster on June 28 was not a coup, saying he was voted out of office by Congress and soldiers who arrested him were obeying a Supreme Court order. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Suporters of ousted leader plan Honduras marches Aug 3, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - Supporters of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya plan to begin a five-day march on the country's two main cities starting Wednesday, organizers said. "There will be two marches with people from all over the country. One will go to San Pedro Sula and another to Tegucigalpa," Juan Barahona of a group called the National Resistance Against the Honduran Coup told AFP.. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Ousted Zelaya trains 'army', warns of insurrection Aug 2, 2009
The wife of Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Xiomara de Zelaya waves a Honduran national flag as supporters demonstrate in demand of his restitution in Tegucigalpa ... TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya has threatened the interim government of Honduras with widespread violence if he is not restored to power ... In Tegucigalpa, Micheletti on Friday insisted that "under no circumstances" would Zelaya return to office, sinking what little hopes remained that a peace plan... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Four Honduran officials banned from US Jul 30, 2009
Washington - The US government has revoked the visas of four Honduran officials in a bid to pressure the de facto government in Tegucigalpa to accept a brokered settlement of the Central American country's month-old political crisis ... But officials in Tegucigalpa say the four include Supreme Court Justice Toms Arita, who signed the order for Zelaya's arrest prior to the military action that rousted him from the presidential palace, and Congressional President Jos Alfredo Saavedro. (Christian Science Monitor)
Exiled Honduran Leader Promises Border Camp Jul 27, 2009
The Honduran military thwarted Zelaya's first attempt to return home July 5 by blocking his airplane from landing at the airport in the capital, Tegucigalpa ... Associated Press writers Juan Carlos Llorca and Freddy Cuevas contributed to this report from Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (CBS News -- World)
Full Story Jul 26, 2009
But it was rejected in Tegucigalpa, with the sticking point still being Zelaya's return; the interim government has refused any pact that would reinstate Zelaya, ignoring threats of sanctions from the United States and other nations. Honduran Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez said the interim government accepts most of Arias' proposals in principle, but not Zelaya's reinstatement. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Zelaya Makes 2nd Trip To Honduran Border... Jul 26, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the trip "reckless' and said it would not help restore democratic and constitutional order. Mr. Zelaya is demanding he be reinstated as president following the coup, which has been widely repudiated around the globe. Mr. Zelaya's brief excursion a few feet into his homeland brought the Honduran political crisis no closer to a resolution -- and irritated some foreign leaders who are trying to help him reclaim office. Washington has already... (The Drudge Report)
Exiled Honduran presidents sets up camp on border Jul 26, 2009
But it was rejected in Tegucigalpa, with the sticking point still being Zelaya's return ... Associated Press writers Juan Carlos Llorca and Freddy Cuevas in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report Written By MORGAN LEE. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Ousted Honduran leader steps briefly into homeland Jul 25, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya pushed through a crowd made up mostly of journalists and some supporters, lifted the chain that divides Nicaragua and Honduras and stepped into his homeland yesterday, nearly one month after he was deported in a coup. He stepped back into Nicaragua 30 minutes later. (Boston Globe)
Freedom Matters for Honduras Jul 25, 2009
Most of us have seen the images of Mr. Zelaya s Venezuelan jet flying over the airport in Tegucigalpa. What most of us do not know is that Secretary General Insulza s jet was right behind it, circling and cheering on a man who broke several laws and stood against every branch of the Honduran government. (Human Events Online)
* Zelaya vows to cross border into Honduras Jul 25, 2009
Earlier this month, Zelaya made an abortive attempt to land in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, but was blocked by military units deployed at the airport. On the ground, his supporters clashed with security forces loyal to Micheletti, killing at least one person and wounding several others. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Ousted Honduran leader retreats after brief return home Jul 25, 2009
In a first attempt to return on July 5, Zelaya tried to fly into Tegucigalpa airport, but was blocked by military units deployed on the runway. At least one of his supporters died in clashes with troops on the ground. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Zelaya prepares risky return to Honduras Jul 24, 2009
Honduran soldiers stand guard at the border crossing between Honduras and Nicaragua, in Paraiso, 70 miles north of Tegucigalpa, on Thursday ... Threat of arrestThe Honduran military thwarted Zelaya's first attempt to return home July 5 by blocking the runway at the airport in the capital, Tegucigalpa. (MSNBC -- International)
Efforts to Reinstate Honduras Leader Fail Jul 23, 2009
A supporter of Honduras' interim government protest in Tegucigalpa, July 22, 2009 ... Children chant slogans outside their school against the Honduran interim government as supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya march in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, July 21, 2009 ... A man holds up a Honduran flag during a meeting of supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, July 19, 2009. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
US warns Honduras' de facto leader on economic aid... Jul 21, 2009
Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, the wife of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, describes to the media in Tegucigalpa July 20, 2009, how soldiers entered their home during the early hours of. . (The Drudge Report)
Honduras talks break down over Zelaya's return Jul 20, 2009
The Honduran military thwarted Zelaya's first attempt to fly home on July 5 by blocking the runway at the airport in the capital, Tegucigalpa. The coup is a major test of Latin American democracy and of the Obama administration's policy toward the region. (India Times, India)
Amnesty for Honduras? Jul 19, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate during a rally in front of the US embassy in Tegucigalpa ... Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, made the suggestion to representatives of the deposed leader and de facto Honduran president Roberto Micheletti at talks, while in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, Zelaya's supporters took to the streets demanding his return ... For the third day protestors in Tegucigalpa blocked roads, including some around the capital. (iAfrica.com)
Micheletti versus Zelaya Jul 16, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate during a rally in front of the US embassy in Tegucigalpa. AFP. (iAfrica.com)
Zelaya calls for uprising Jul 15, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate during a rally in front of the US embassy in Tegucigalpa ... Zelaya said that insurrection was a legitimate democratic right "when faced with a usurping government and a coup-supporting military. "I want to tell you to not leave the streets, that is the only space that they have not taken from us," he said in comments aimed at supporters in Honduras. The ousted Honduran leader spoke at a press conference with Guatemalan President... (iAfrica.com)
Zelaya Issues Ultimatum: 'Reinstate Me or Else' Jul 14, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Negotiations to end Honduras' political crisis are facing a new challenge after the ousted president vowed to act on his own if he is not returned to power in the next round of talks, possibly this weekend. Manuel Zelaya, who was toppled by a military-backed coup and flown out of the country in his night clothes on June 28, is clearly frustrated by the slow movement of negotiations mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, which have produced no breakthrough after two... (Fox News)
Mission trip volunteers flee Honduras unrest Jul 13, 2009
Carolyn Rogers, 17, was awakened at dawn June 28 by a roar above the mountain retreat center overlooking the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, where she and 16 other volunteers from John McMillan Presbyterian Church in Bethel Park were receiving orientation for their mission trip ... They canceled a trip into Tegucigalpa but left as planned for a rural village to build two cinder block houses ... That same day in Tegucigalpa, the ousted president tried to re-enter the country and a protester was... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* Honduran opponents still far apart in mediated talks Jul 11, 2009
On his return to Tegucigalpa, Micheletti said he was ready to return to talks if necessary, after earlier saying he was going back to Honduras totally satisfied ... The US has suspended military ties with Tegucigalpa and is warning it could sever US$200 million in aid. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Missionaries stranded in Honduras return home Jul 10, 2009
Because their Monday flight out of the capital of Tegucigalpa was cancelled, they had to travel to the second-largest city of San Pedro Sula to make their way back home ... Violence was limited to the airport in Tegucigalpa, mission leader the Rev. G. Comforted Keen said ... Opinions and support were varied both in the city and in the small mountain village of Rancho del Obispo east of Tegucigalpa. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Zelaya demands removal of rivals in 24 hours Jul 9, 2009
"This isn't a situation that can be resolved in a blink of an eye," Carlos Lopez, designated by Micheletti as envoy to the United Nations, said in Tegucigalpa. At least two people were killed and several others injured in a conflict between Zelaya's supporters and Honduran police forces on Sunday when a plane carrying Zelaya was blocked to land in Tegucigalpa's Toncontin airport ... TEGUCIGALPA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' post-coup leader, Roberto Micheletti, annouced Tuesday that he would... (Xinhuanet, China)
Zelaya hopes to return Jul 9, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate during a rally in front of the US embassy in Tegucigalpa ... Zelaya tried to fly home from Washington in a Venezuelan plane on Sunday, circling above Tegucigalpa's airport while police and protestors clashed in violence that left two dead, but he failed to land after military vehicles blocked the runway. (iAfrica.com)
Coup traps 8 local missionaries Jul 8, 2009
The missionaries were scheduled to fly out of Tegucigalpa, the capital, on Monday, but say their flight was canceled. "We are currently trying to get out of the capital city and travel to San Pedro Sula (the second-largest city) in hopes that the flights will resume there quicker than in Tegucigalpa," Robin Jacobs wrote in an e-mail to The News-Journal on Tuesday ... The political instability has added spice to what typically has been a week of collaboration with a companion church, Santa Maria... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Honduras rivals accept Costa Rican leader as mediator Jul 8, 2009
Supporters of Honduras's ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, protested in Tegucigalpa yesterday ... Zelaya, a wealthy rancher who moved to the left after his election and allied himself with Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez, made an unsuccessful attempt to return home on Sunday in a move that sparked clashes between his supporters and security forces at the Tegucigalpa airport and left at least one person dead. (Boston Globe)
Can int'l mediation break Honduras' political stalemate? Jul 8, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Both ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the interim government have accepted Costa Rican President Oscar Arias as a mediator, but it remains to be seen how far international mediation can go to help solve the political deadlock in the country ... The United States has an air base with hundreds of troops near the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa. (Xinhuanet, China)
Honduran rivals accept mediation Jul 8, 2009
Zelaya, a wealthy rancher who moved to the left after his election and allied himself with Venezuelan President , made an unsuccessful attempt to return home on Sunday in a move that sparked clashes between his supporters and security forces at the Tegucigalpa airport and left at least one person dead. Clinton would not discuss specifics of the mediation process, which she said would begin soon, but a senior U.S. official said one option being considered would be to forge a compromise under... (USA Today)
* Tensions rise in Honduras as crisis talks move to US Jul 8, 2009
The Honduras crisis is President Obamas most serious challenge to his policy on Latin America, a region where the US enjoys considerable influence AFP, TEGUCIGALPA Wednesday, Jul 08, 2009, Page 7 ... We deplore the use of force against demonstrators in Tegucigalpa in recent days, US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said ... The Pentagon has suspended all military activities with Tegucigalpa until further notice. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Clinton to meet ousted Honduran Jul 7, 2009
The BBC's Stephen Gibbs, in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, says Mr Zelaya is expected to urge Mrs Clinton to impose economic sanctions on the government of interim leader Roberto Micheletti ... His plane circled the airport at Tegucigalpa, but could not land because authorities had blocked the runway with military vehicles, our correspondent says ... Security forces search a civilian at Tegucigalpa airport. (BBC News -- Americas)
More Honduras protests as Zelaya heads to US Jul 7, 2009
" they shouted at a crowd of soldiers behind riot shields as they marched several hundred meters (yards) past the presidential palace. A fake corpse covered in fake blood lay under a Honduran flag to represent the first deaths since the troubles began. "We're going to continue with peaceful resistance despite the repression," union leader Juan Barahona told AFP. Zelaya said in Nicaragua that he would talk to Clinton about his eventual return to Honduras. "I will return to Honduras, there's no... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Violence escalates in post-coup Honduras Jul 6, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Peaceful marches in Honduras turned violent on Sunday as supporters of President Manuel Zelaya tried to trespass the airport fences to have access to the runways where the ousted leader intended to land. Two persons were killed and several others injured when protestors clashed with the Armed Force at the airport. (Xinhuanet, China)
Exiled Honduran president vows return on Sunday Jul 5, 2009
"We are going to show up at the Honduras International Airport in Tegucigalpa ... and on Sunday we will be in Tegucigalpa," Zelaya said in a taped statement posted on the Web sites of the Telesur and Cubadebate media outlets ... "Do not bring weapons. Practice what I have always preached, which is nonviolence. Let them be the ones who use violence, weapons and repression."I hold the coup plotters responsible for the lives of each and every person," he added.Zelaya's vow to return set up a... (Sioux City Journal)
OAS suspends Honduras after coup Jul 5, 2009
AP Photo - Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General the Organization of American States, OAS, speaks during a news conference in Tegucigalpa, Friday July 3, 2009. Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from Insulza on Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Coup? What coup? Jul 3, 2009
In the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, Stephen Gibbs finds out what people think of last weekend's coup, which exiled President Manuel Zelaya ... In the hours following the coup, the airport in the capital Tegucigalpa had been closed ... By eight in the morning we were joining the morning rush hour into Tegucigalpa. (BBC News)
Full Story » Jul 3, 2009
Reuters Soldiers are seen behind shields at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa July 1, 2009 ... TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) An 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 Organization of American States over the country's crisis ... (Additional reporting by Patrick Markey, Gustavo Palencia and Anahi Rama in Tegucigalpa; Sharief Khan in Guyana and Sean Mattson in Panama City; Writing by... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Honduras coup spotlights Latin America's growing instability Jul 3, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya protest in front of the National Congress in Tegucigalpa Thursday ... Tegucigalpa, Honduras - The military ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday, for many, harks back to dark days of military coups in Latin America ... Indeed, despite protests and the presence of soldiers roaming the streets and guarding a half-empty presidential palace, the rhythms of city life in Tegucigalpa seem normal. (Christian Science Monitor)
OAS chief: Honduras sanctions likely Jul 3, 2009
Supporters of Honduras' ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, confront police during a march in Tegucigalpa on Thursday ... TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A 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 punishment for the impoverished Central American nation. (MSNBC -- International)
* Zelaya promises Honduras return Jul 1, 2009
AFP, TEGUCIGALPA Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009, Page 1 ... And he added: I go to Tegucigalpa on Thursday, thus setting up a potentially explosive showdown with the newly installed interim administration of congressional leader Roberto Micheletti ... In Tegucigalpa itself, hundreds of angry Zelaya supporters, defying a government curfew on Monday, erected barricades near the presidential palace. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Honduras unrest flares, Zelaya vows to return Jun 30, 2009
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya clash with soldiers nearby the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa ... TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - Mobilizing international support, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return to Honduras as angry supporters clashed with riot police near the presidential palace here ... "I go to Tegucigalpa on Thursday," Zelaya said, setting up a potentially explosive showdown with the newly installed administration of congressional leader Roberto... (Yahoo! Asia News)
U.S travel warning on Honduras Jun 30, 2009
"There have been regular demonstrations at the presidential palace in central Tegucigalpa, and streets in the vicinity of many government offices are blocked by police or military," the statement said. "In general, the streets of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula are quiet. Reports from the rest of the country indicate that calm prevails, although there have been cases of occasional roadblocks.". (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
* Ties with Honduras unchanged: Presidential Office Jun 30, 2009
The Republic of China embassy in Tegucigalpa has not reported any problems with Taiwanese nationals because of the coup, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said ... The comments came after the Honduran Congress on Sunday named its speaker Roberto Micheletti as an interim leader, who immediately imposed a 48-hour curfew after hundreds of Zelaya supporters took to the streets in the capital Tegucigalpa and blocked access to the presidential palace, calling for Zelayas reinstatement. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Honduras battles tide of support for ousted Zelaya Jun 30, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) Honduras' interim government battled on Tuesday against a tide of international support for ousted President Manuel Zelaya who vowed to return home after troops toppled and exiled him in a coup ... The Honduran capital Tegucigalpa was mostly quiet by Monday night after hundreds of Zelaya supporters clashed during the day with riot police and troops to demand his return to power in one of the world's major coffee producers ... "I am going to Tegucigalpa on Thursday. The... (Yahoo News)
Honduras's Deposed President Zelaya Will Seek UN's Help to Regain His Post Jun 30, 2009
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Hondurass deposed president, , will appeal to the United Nations today to help him return to office after his supporters clashed with police last night in the capital, Tegucigalpa ... Insulza said in Managua he will travel with Zelaya to Tegucigalpa later this week ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Rio de Janeiro ; in Tegucigalpa at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Obama says Honduran ouster was 'not legal' Jun 30, 2009
A soldier take a brake at the presidential residency in Tegucigalpa, Monday, June 29, 2009 ... As Obama talked about the voices of the people being heard, thousands of people protested in the Honduran capital city of Tegucigalpa outside the presidential palace ... Associated Press writers Robert Burns in Washington, Julie Watson in Mexico City and Will Weissert in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, contributed to this story. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Honduran interim government faces domestic protests, international pressure Jun 30, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The interim Honduran government rising from a military coup has been caught in fierce protests at home and mounting international pressure. Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya demonstrate in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, June 29, 2009 ... On Monday, at least two people died and 60 others were injured as protesters clashed with military troops outside the Palace of Government in Tegucigalpa. (Xinhuanet, China)
Protests erupt after Honduras coup Jun 29, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA: Shots were fired near the presidential palace in Honduras where protests erupted after the army ousted and exiled leftist President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War. Hundreds of pro-Zelaya protesters, some masked and wielding sticks, set up barricades of chain link fences and downed billboards in the center of the capital, Tegucigalpa, and blocked roads to the presidential palace ... In central Tegucigalpa, groups of men, some... (India Times, India)
Honduran president forced to travel to Costa Rica Jun 29, 2009
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attends a news conference in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, on June 27, 2009. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was arrested at home on June 28, 2009 by troops and was taken to an air force base near the capital Tegucigalpa, Zelaya's private secretary told Xinhua ... He also asked for intervention from the Organization of American States, whose Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza is due to visit Tegucigalpa on Monday. (People's Daily Online, China)
