Clinton calls Zelaya ‘reckless’ for crossing Honduran border

September 23rd, 2009 Chavez: military helped Zelaya return to HondurasNEW YORK — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the ousted Honduran president sneaked back to his country with the help of Honduran military personnel. Chavez says ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya traveled by plane, in the trunk of a car and in tractors from Nicaragua to Honduras in a secret operation aided by supporters in the military.

September 21st, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA - The interim Honduran government and the spokeswoman for the UN in Tegucigalpa denied that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya had returned Monday to the Central American country. Roberto Micheletti, the former Congress speaker designated to lead the country after Zelaya's ouster, and UN spokeswoman Ana Elsy Mendoza both denied that Zelaya had taken refuge at the UN office in Tegucigalpa.

July 30th, 2009 Ousted Honduran president: Military could rebelOCOTAL, Nicaragua — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says disgruntled military officers could rebel "at any moment" against the government installed in a coup. Zelaya says he has information that some soldiers and officers are "repudiating the way in which the military leadership is directing the armed forces." He warns young officers could rebel "at any moment" and force military chief Gen.

July 27th, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA - The Honduran government Sunday extended a curfew at the Honduran-Nicaraguan border in view of the volatile situation there. Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya were waiting in El Paraiso, close to the Nicaraguan border, for the curfew to end, which was extended by 12 hours, so they can meet their leader at the border.

July 26th, 2009 Exiled Honduran leader promises border campLAS MANOS, Nicaragua — Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya sought to increase pressure on his country's interim government, promising to camp out across the border in Nicaragua with his supporters and urging Washington to slap tough sanctions on coup leaders. Hundreds of Hondurans trickled across the border on foot through the mountains to avoid roadblocks and patrols that have paralyzed frontier crossings with Nicaragua.

July 25th, 2009 Ousted Honduran leader returns home _ brieflyEL PARAISO, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya took a symbolic step into his homeland Friday, vowing to reclaim his post a month after soldiers flew him into exile. But he stayed less than 30 minutes before returning to Nicaragua, saying the risk of bloodshed was too great.

July 25th, 2009 MANAGUA/TEGUCIGALPA - 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 political standoff. Deposed and expelled by the military June 28, Zelaya insisted on returning to Honduras after mediation efforts failed to achieve his restoration.

July 24th, 2009 Ousted Honduran president steps into homelandEL PARAISO, Honduras — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya stepped across the border into his homeland Friday, vowing to reclaim his post a month after soldiers flew him into exile. Zelaya's supporters clashed with soldiers and police after the government ordered everyone off the streets along the 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) border with Nicaragua in a noon-to-dawn curfew.

July 7th, 2009 Obama supports Zelaya even though 2 leaders differMOSCOW — President Barack Obama is reiterating his support for efforts to restore Manuel Zelaya to Honduras' presidency —even as he points out that Zelaya has strongly opposed American policies. In a speech to Moscow graduates on Tuesday, the president says that's evidence that the U.S.

July 5th, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA - 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 Aviation, said the plane carrying Zelaya was diverted to El Salvador.

July 3rd, 2009 SC senator defends ouster of Honduran presidentWASHINGTON — South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.

June 29th, 2009 Ousted Honduran president to address UN assemblyUNITED NATIONS — The ousted president of Honduras will address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.

June 28th, 2009 Honduran president in Costa Rica after arrestSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A high-ranking official says that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is in Costa Rica following his detention by soldiers in his homeland. The official at the Costa Rican president's office was not authorized to be quoted by name.

June 28th, 2009 Honduran president calls arrest a 'kidnapping'SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says soldiers rousted him out of bed, beat his body guards and arrested him in his pajamas in what he criticized as "a coup" and "a kidnapping." Zelaya told a local television station Sunday that he is at the airport in San Jose, capital of Costa Rica. He said he would not recognize any attempt to name a replacement for him following his detention earlier Sunday.

June 28th, 2009 Clinton urges condemnation of Honduran actionWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the action taken against Honduras' president should be condemned by everyone. She says Honduras must embrace the principles of democracy and respect constitutional order.