New era beckons for U.S.-Latin America ties
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 13. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Stuart Grudgings
Reuters
July 13, 2009
With a response to the Honduran crisis that has chimed with Latin American opinion and stressed dialogue, the United States has taken an important step toward a new era of warmer relations with the region.
It may be too soon yet to herald that era, as suspicion of U.S. motives remains strong in [...]
Clashes in Honduras as ousted president tries to return
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 05. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
CNN
July 5, 2009
Honduran troops used tear gas and fired shots into the air to hold back protesters at Tegucigalpa’s airport Sunday evening ahead of an attempted return by deposed President Jose Manuel Zelaya, injuring at least one person, protest organizers said.
Soldiers lined barricades surrounding the airport in expectation of confrontations between Zelaya and his supporters [...]
Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 03. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press
July 3, 2009
Honduras’ Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas’ top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline.
Jose Miguel Insulza, who heads the Organization of American States, flew to Honduras in an attempt to persuade the forces that ousted Zelaya to take him back [...]