Venezuela's Chavez say ousted Honduran president returned home with help from militarySeptember 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.
Honduran government, UN deny Zelaya's returnSeptember 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.
Honduran top court says ousted president would face trial if he returnsAugust 23rd, 2009 Honduran top court: Ousted president to face trialTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' Supreme Court says ousted President Manuel Zelaya would face trial if he returns to the Central American country. The Honduran top court is giving its opinion on a plan to solve Honduras' political crisis after Zelaya was ousted in a coup.
Molotov cocktails hurled at offices of Honduran newspaper; no injuriesAugust 15th, 2009 Firebombs hurled at Honduran newspaper officeTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran editor says assailants threw molotov cocktails at the offices of his newspaper, setting fire to the entrance. El Heraldo chief editor Fernando Berrio says security guards were the only ones in the building at the time.
Ousted Honduran leader asks US to put more pressure on interim gov't to restore him to powerAugust 12th, 2009 Ousted Honduran leader asks for more US helpBRASILIA, Brazil — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says the United States could help restore him to power by putting more economic pressure on the Central American country's interim administration. Zelaya says the U.S.
Ousted Honduran president says disgruntled military officers could rebelJuly 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.
Honduran government extends curfew at border areasJuly 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.
Honduran government orders curfew to block Zelaya's returnJuly 24th, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA - Honduras Friday imposed a curfew at its borders with Nicaragua and EL Salvador apparently to block ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to the country. The interim government said the curfew will remain at the border areas till Saturday morning.
Two killed in Honduras anti-coup rallyJuly 6th, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA - At least two people were killed and two others were injured Sunday in clashes between soldiers and hundreds of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya at Toncontin airport in Tegucigalpa. Police confirmed the deaths and said the clashes erupted when Zelaya's supporters attempted to occupy the runway.
Exiled Honduran president announces imminent departure for Honduras to reclaim postJuly 5th, 2009 UN official to accompany Honduran president homeTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' ousted President Manuel is getting on a flight to Tegucigalpa accompanied by the U.N. General Assembly president and a pack of journalists.
Top OAS official says group seeks 'unconditional' return of ousted Honduran presidentJuly 2nd, 2009 OAS: No negotiations on Honduras president returnGEORGETOWN, Guyana — The No. 2 official with the Organization of American States says the group is seeking the "unconditional" return of the ousted president of Honduras.
White House sees no alternative to restoring ousted Honduran president to powerJune 30th, 2009 White House: Honduran president should returnWASHINGTON — The United States said Tuesday it saw no acceptable solution to the ouster of the president of Honduras other than returning him to power. The comments came as Honduran President Manuel Zelaya planned to travel to Washington for a special gathering of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.
Many in US Honduran community hold rallies to support the ouster of President Manuel ZelayaJune 30th, 2009 Many Hondurans in the US laud president's ousterMIAMI — Hondurans in the U.S. organized rallies Tuesday supporting the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, even as Zelaya prepared to return to his country accompanied by U.N.
Ousted Honduran president to appear before UN General Assembly on TuesdayJune 29th, 2009 Ousted Honduran president to address UN assemblyUNITED NATIONS — The ousted president of Honduras will address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
Plane with 1,400 kg of cocaine seized in HondurasFebruary 23rd, 2009 TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran police seized a small plane with 1,400 kg of cocaine in the northwest department of Colon, local media reported. Radio HRN quoted an unnamed officer of the drug enforcement bureau Sunday as identifying the plane as a twin-engine Cessna 441 registered in Venezuela.