TEGUCIGALPA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Wife of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned to the capital Friday and joined a demonstration against the interim government.

    Xiomara Castro had been since June 24 in El Paraiso, east of the country, together with her daughter and other relatives, since the interim government prevented them from crossing the Nicaraguan border to join Zelaya.

    Castro arrived in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital on Friday to join the Front of National Resistance, which for the second consecutive day has marched on Tegucigalpa’s streets.

    "We are going to continue the fight, we have solidarity with the people who were attacked yesterday," Castro told supporters in front of the government palace.

    "Today that olive-green uniform means repression, today that olive-green uniform means dead," she said.

    Hundreds of Zelaya's followers took to the streets on Friday to block highways for a second day after demonstrations on the previous day were dispersed by police with tear gas.

    On Thursday, at least six people were injured and 88 were detained during demonstrations. Police has said it will immediately disperse any kind of protests.

Honduras' interim gov't threats visa cancellation of U.S. diplomats

    TEGUCIGALPA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' interim government on Friday threatened taking "reciprocal" measures on the U.S. diplomat officers after the U.S. embassy revoked visas for four Honduras officials.

    The interim Foreign Ministry said "the government ... reserves its right to reciprocally apply the cancellation of visas to the (U.S.) diplomat staff." Full story

Interim Honduran gov't lifts curfew except in border areas

    TEGUCIGALPA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The interim Honduran government on Friday decided to lift the curfew imposed in the country since the June 28 coup, except in areas around Honduras' border with Nicaragua.

    Spokesman of the interim government Rene Zepeda said in a TV and radio message that the curfew will continue in El Paraiso in the east, Concepcion de Maria, El Triunfo and Guasaule in the south, from 6 p.m. (0000 GMT) to 6 a.m. (1200 GMT). Full story