Archive for the America Category
Honduran negotiations end at impasse
Negotiations to resolve Honduras' political crisis failed Sunday after representatives of its interim government and ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya were unable to reach a consensus.
Ecuador’s leader denies FARC gave him money
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa denied Saturday that a Colombian guerrilla group donated money to his 2006 presidential campaign, asking his country's civil commission to investigate the allegation.
Mediator: Honduran peace rests on Zelaya’s fate
Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya must be returned to power as the first step toward ending the political impasse gripping the Central American nation, a Latin-American leader heading negotiations said Saturday.
Vehicles plunge into river when bridge falls
Three people were missing Friday after four vehicles plunged into a river when a bridge collapsed in southeastern Mexico, an official told CNN en Español.
Conditions of Zelaya’s return key for talks
A second round of talks between two disputed governments of Honduras is scheduled to take place Saturday in Costa Rica
Mexico floods Michoacan with police
In response to a spate of attacks allegedly by a drug cartel, Mexico more than tripled the number of federal police officers patrolling the state of Michoacan, a government spokeswoman said.
2 Mexican politicians sought; cartel link alleged
Mexican authorities were searching Wednesday for two politicians accused of belonging to the Familia Michoacana drug cartel, which is blamed for killing more than 30 federal police officers in a series of attacks since Saturday.
U.S., Canadian citizens arrested in Mexico
Mexican police have arrested a "highly dangerous" U.S. citizen wanted on weapons charges, the Michoacan state attorney's office said.
Ousted Honduran president says action coming
Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya said his followers plan to take action inside the country this weekend, ratcheting up pressure on the provisional government that has ruled for more than two weeks.
Ambush kills federal officer in Mexico
A Mexican federal police officer was killed in an ambush early Tuesday in Michoacan, the state where coordinated attacks in eight cities over the weekend left three federal police officers and two soldiers dead.
