Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras collapsed Friday over the de facto government's refusal to reinstate Manuel Zelaya (pictured), the president ousted in a June 28 coup.
Hours after meeting with a delegation from the Organization of American States (OAS) in Tegucigalpa, Honduran de facto president Roberto Micheletti (photo right) he said he was ready for talks over President Manuel Zelaya’s ouster.
Roberto Micheletti (pictured), Honduras' de facto leader who took power after a June 28 coup, has for the first time offered to hold direct talks with ousted President Manuel Zelaya to resolve Honduras' political stand-off.
After dispersing thousands of demonstrators, Honduran security forces have set up a tight cordon around the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa where deposed president Manuel Zelaya has taken refuge.
Honduran security forces cleared away supporters of deposed president Manuel Zelaya, holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday. De facto leader Roberto Micheletti rejected international calls for a negotiated end to the standoff.
Honduras's interim leader, Roberto Micheletti, has called on Brazil to hand over deposed president Manuel Zelaya. Micheletti earlier called a curfew after his rival had secretly returned to Honduras, finding shelter in the Brazilian embassy.
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (photo) made a surprise return to the Central American nation almost three months after he was ousted. Meanwhile, the de facto rulers announced a curfew for Tuesday to prevent protests in favor of Zelaya.
Red-shirted supporters of ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and yellow-shirted protestors from the anti-Thaksin camp made their presence felt in Bangkok and at a disputed temple site Saturday, the anniversary of the 2006 coup.
Seven men convicted of killing the Grenadian prime minister in the 1983 coup that spurred a US military invasion of the Caribbean island state (pictured: US soldiers arrest Marxist militiamen) have been released from jail.
The Obama administration on Thursday cut off around 30 million dollars in aid to Honduras in a bid to press coup leaders to accept a Costa Rican proposal to restore ousted president Manuel Zelaya.
