Heavy Fire heard on Honduran island as Military aircraft circle

UTILA September 9, 2009 At 12:50am local time this reporter was woken by heavy gunfire coming from the direction of the secluded airport area on the small island of Utila located within The Bay Islands of...

Hugo Chavez and the Cowardly World

A chain of events have started that could convert the wonderful country of Honduras into a place similar to the Gaza Strip.  The actions of the International Community, that within hours of the alleged Coup...

Honduras: Discussions In Costa Rica Between Zelaya And Micheletti

[UPDATE -- July 20, 2009] Today, European Union announced a cut in aid to Honduras of up to $90 million over the failure of the Interim Government to find a solution to the current political stalemate. "The EU...

UPDATE.... Honduran Deligation makes headway.

A Honduran delegation is due to arrive in Washington and will be holding a press conference today. The deligation is hoping to speak with members of the OAS and other government...

Ousted President Zelaya took plane to Honduras but could not land

Updates: After a meeting with Presidents from Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay at El Salvador, the ousted Honduran Head of State Manuel Zelaya asked the army to stop inflicting violence on his countrymen. In...

OAS expels Honduras over coup against Zelaya

Caracas, Venezuela, 4 July 2009. Tonight, the Organization of America States (OAS) consulted its member on the expulsion of Honuduras over the coup against President Zelaya. After 33 member countries voted in...

OAS Insulza: There was a military coup against President Zelaya.

Updates: " About 10,000 supporters of the president ousted in a military coup June 28 again marched in his support Saturday, blocking traffic close to the presidential palace, which is occupied by a caretaker...

Honduran Military lawyer admits "There was a Crime"

The top legal advisor for the Honduran Military, attorney Col. Herberth Bayardo Inestroza, admitted that a crime was committed in the deportation of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. ''We know there...

UN demands restitution of Honduran President Zelaya at once

Caracas, Venezuela, 30 June 2009. After hearnig his intervention at the UN General Assembly in New York, delegates approved by unanimity a  "resolution calling for the reinstatement of ousted Honduran...

Honduran President Manual Zelaya to be Arrested On Arrival

A UN resolution has called for the reinstatement of Honduran President Manual Zelaya. The Honduran President was taken from power after the first South American military coup in 16 years. "The UN General...

Presidenet Zelaya returns to Honduras on Thursday

Caracas, Venezuela, 29 June 2009. Honduran President Manuel Zelaya announced his return to Honduras on Thursday. He would be accompanied by OAS General Secretary and probably some other Latin American leaders. ...

Is Honduras to endure a dictorship again?

"cured by more democracy" Alfred Emanuel Smith. Events in the last hours have turned Honduras’s political system into a dictatorship again. A combination of greedy politicians and cold war minded...

Honduras President Mel Zelaya Kidnapped in Military Coup

Updated V: Roberto Micheletti took oath as the new Head of State of Honduras amid international and regional condemnation of the coup this morning that ousted President Manuel Zelaya and forced him...

24 dead in Honduran floods

Torrential rain and flooding in Honduras have left 24 people dead and thousands have been evacuated. There have also been landslides in the country.About 25,000 people are homeless as the rain continues to fall...

Honduran president calls for legalizing drug use

" Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says drug consumption should be legalized to stop violence related to trafficking.Zelaya says that ''instead of pursuing drug traffickers, societies should invest resources in educating drug addicts and curbing their demand.'' He...

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