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Costa Rican president to mediate Honduras crisis

Talks between the ousted and de facto Honduran leaders, mediated by a Nobel Peace Prize-winning president, could begin Thursday.

THE CARIBBEAN

Caribbean islands at odds over alliances with Hugo Chávez

A budding alliance between Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and several small, English-speaking island nations is creating waves in the Caribbean.

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Honduras' Manuel Zelaya plots new strategy to get home

Honduras' Manuel Zelaya is expected to meet with U.S. officials in Washington to find another way to reclaim his presidency.

Andres Oppenheimer: Honduran crisis should serve as hemispheric wake-up call

Once the dust settles from the military coup in Honduras, there's likely to be negotiations between the interim government and regional leaders, leading to early elections where ousted President Manuel Zelaya would be allowed back but barred from running for office.

Mexico's PRI makes comeback, says it has changed

Mexico's long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party promised Monday it has learned from the past and changed its ways, a day after midterm elections made it the largest force in Congress again.

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Honduran troops prevent Manuel Zelaya's return; protester killed

Honduras' military prevented ousted President Manuel Zelaya from landing in the capital, where thousands waited for him. Instead, Zelaya went to Nicaragua and then headed to El Salvador.

THE WASHINGTON POST

For U.S. and OAS, new challenges to Latin American democracy

Bayonet-wielding soldiers are not the biggest threat to democracy in Latin America, where more than a dozen presidents have been removed prematurely since 1990. In recent years, a crop of elected, authoritarian-minded leaders has packed courts with supporters, held dubious elections and curtailed press freedoms. Legislatures have also pushed the boundaries of democratic order, giving legal cover to "civilian coups" in which protest groups have forced the ouster of presidents.

CARIBBEAN

Caribbean leaders seek help for their economies

Cash-strapped Caribbean leaders plan to lobby international financial institutions for assistance.

Old ruling party gains in Mexico midterm election

Reviled as a creaky remnant of Mexico's authoritarian past, the old Institutional Revolutionary Party made a big comeback in midterm congressional elections in defiance of those who had written off what is still the country's biggest and most representative party.

OAS moves to suspend Honduras over president's ouster

WASHINGTON - The Organization of American States voted late Saturday to suspend Honduras from the group over the militarized ouster of president Manuel Zelaya, who vowed minutes later to return to the polarized country Sunday despite warnings it would be too dangerous.

Meeting Saturday, OAS prepares to shun Honduras over coup that ousted Zelaya

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya vowed to return to the polarized Central American country Sunday amid warnings it would be too dangerous, as the country in political unrest inched closer to isolation.

OAS tells Honduras it can't drop out, but weighs kicking it out

The new government in Honduras may want to wash its hands of the Organization of American States, but the OAS says no, not that way - if there's to be any severing of ties, it'll be the OAS that does it.

UN escort to accompany ousted President Zelaya on his planned return to Honduras Sunday

The president of the United Nations will join ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya as he attempts to return to his country a week after military soldiers removed him from office in the early morning hours.

OAS suspends Honduras over president's ouster

The Organization of American States voted late Saturday to suspend Honduras from the group over the militarized ouster of president Manuel Zelaya, who vowed minutes later to return to the polarized country Sunday despite warnings it would be too dangerous.

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plans return despite warnings...

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plans return despite warnings of danger The Organization of American States voted unanimously late Saturday to suspend Honduras from the group immediately, saying the ouster of its president had created an ``unconstitutional alteration of the democratic order.''

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In Honduran debate over coup, lines between rich and poor never so stark

The public debate in Honduras over the recent ouster of President Zelaya by the military underscore deep class divisions across the nation of 7.5 million.

HONDURAS

OAS: New government in Honduras can't withdraw from us

An OAS official said the group does not recognize the government that ousted Manuel Zelaya from office and 'only a legitimate government' can decide to withdraw.

Archbishop asks Honduras ousted president to give up

A top church leader called on ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to reconsider his return, and to recall three of the Ten Commandments.

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Opinion mixed in 'Mel's' hometown

In the rural town where Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya grew up, some are still loyal to him, while others are glad he was forced out.