Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega will seek a referendum on amending the constitution to allow him to run for re-election. Ortega made the announcement on the 30th anniversary of the leftist Sandinista revolution that he led.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is set to mediate talks Thursday between interim Honduran leader, Roberto Micheletti, and Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted from the Honduran presidential post in a June 28 coup.
Protesters took to the streets of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa as ousted President Manuel Zelaya headed to Washington for a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a day after he was blocked from returning home.
The Honduran military has thwarted an attempt by ousted President Manuel Zelaya to land at Tegucigalpa airport, where violent clashes broke out between security forces and supporters of the deposed president.
The Honduran military thwarted an attempt by ousted President Manuel Zelaya to land at Tegucigalpa airport, where deadly clashes broke out between Honduran troops and Zelaya’s supporters.
The leader of an Amazon Indian group has taken refuge at the Nicaraguan embassy, Peru's PM says. Alberto Pizango is wanted on several charges after days of protests against plans for gas and oil exploration on Amazon land left 35 dead.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that an alliance of Latin American Countries (ALBA) will launch a regional electronic currency - the Sucre - that is expected to begin circulation by 2010.
The 20-year jail term of former Nicaraguan president Arnoldo Aleman was revoked Friday by the country's Supreme Court amid speculation the move could help solve the country's ongoing political crisis. Aleman ruled Nicaragua from 1997 to 2002.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is in Moscow for a visit with Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. A statement from the Kremlin said talks would focus on developing trade, infrastructure and scientific ties between the two nations.
One person was killed and several injured after violence broke out between government and opposition supporters, according to an opposition spokesman. Both sides were claiming victory in local elections marked by allegations of fraud.
