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Obama should do more to pressure coup leaders: Zelaya

Written on 12 Aug, 2009 at 2:39 in South America | viewed 37 times | 0 Comments
Obama should do more to pressure coup leaders: Zelaya

Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya is in Brasilia for talks with President Lula.... (Continue reading)

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Coup leaders in Honduras condemned for press curbs

Written on 15 Jul, 2009 at 7:53 in South America | viewed 56 times | 0 Comments

Leaders of the coup in Honduras have silenced the local media through harassment and violence, says the head of UNESCO.... (Continue reading)

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Brazil attorney-general asks supreme court to recognize same sex unions

Written on 3 Jul, 2009 at 2:20 in South America | viewed 151 times | 0 Comments

Brazilian A-G Deborah Duprat has asked the Federal Supreme Court to recognize same sex unions.... (Continue reading)

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Honduras faces expulsion from Organization of American States over coup

Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 2:44 in South America | viewed 73 times | 1 Comment
Honduras faces expulsion from Organization of American States over coup

The Organization of American States has given Honduran coup leaders 72 hours to restore President Zelaya to power or face ouster from the OAS.... (Continue reading)

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Chaos erupts as protesters rise against Honduran coup

Written on 29 Jun, 2009 at 0:56 in Featured, South America | viewed 137 times | 0 Comments
Chaos erupts as protesters rise against Honduran coup

Central American countries have united against the coup in Honduras that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia and Venezuela will not recognize new government. ... (Continue reading)

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Ousted in coup, Honduran president complains he was kidnapped

Written on 28 Jun, 2009 at 15:45 in South America | viewed 36 times | 2 Comments

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he was brutally kidnapped and flown to Costa Rica during an apparent army coup. ... (Continue reading)

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Heavy rains kill 63, leave 313,000 homeless in Brazil

Written on 4 Jun, 2009 at 17:05 in South America | viewed 90 times | 0 Comments
Heavy rains kill 63, leave 313,000 homeless in Brazil

Heavy rains have flooded homes, destroyed businesses, killed 64 and left 313,000 homeless in Brazil's north-east.... (Continue reading)

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