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Mexico's President Felipe Calderon (R)
hosts a welcoming ceremony for the visiting Honduras' ousted President
Manuel Zelaya in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Aug. 4, 2009. (Xinhua/Bao
Feifei)
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Honduran post-coup gov't optimistic
about overcoming economic difficulty
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Economists have
estimated that the political crisis in Honduras could deepen the country's
recession, but the post-coup authorities seem quite optimistic about its ability
to overcome the difficulty. Full story
Ousted Honduran president's supporter
dies from police-inflicted gunshot wound
TEGUCIGALPA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Honduran high
school teacher who was shot in the head last week in a protest against the June
28 coup died Saturday in a hospital.
This is the third death since the June 28 coup which
ousted President Manuel Zelaya and forced him into exile abroad. Full story
Honduras' interim gov't lifts
curfew
TEGUCIGALPA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The interim
government on Friday lifted a curfew imposed in most of Honduras after a coup
that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
However, the curfew, imposed since the June 28 coup,
was maintained in areas around Honduras' border with Nicaragua to guard against
Zelaya's return. Full story
Zelaya's wife returns to capital, joins demonstration
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. Full story
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
Honduran interim government orders border curfew, conflicts erupt
in some areas
TEGUCIGALPA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Honduras' post-coup
interim government on Friday imposed an emergency curfew on the country's
southern border with Nicaragua and western border with EL Salvador, apparently
aimed at blocking any possible attempt to return by ousted President Manuel
Zelaya.
The curfew at the bordering areas will be from 12:00
a.m. on Friday (1800 GMT) to 06:00 a.m. local time of Saturday (1200 GMT).For
the rest of the country the coup will be from 00:00 a.m. (0600GMT) to 06:00 a.m.
local time (1200 GMT). 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
Honduras' border inhabitants demand end of curfew
TEGUCIGALPA, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Honduran
inhabitants of the border area with Nicaragua on Monday demanded authorities to
end the curfew imposed last Friday and to allow the passing of goods to supply
the local markets.
The curfew was introduced on Friday when ousted and
exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tried for the second time to reenter the
country. Full
story
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