Villanueva inquest resumes after outburst (CBC.ca)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:02:08 GMT
Fredy Villanueva's mother sat silently beside her husband and children as the coroner's inquest into her son's death continued at the Montreal courthouse on Thursday. A day earlier she ran out of the hearing room in tears.
Nigeria : To Acting President Jonathan - the Malaysian Example (AllAfrica.com)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:50:13 GMT
It is no longer in dispute that Nigeria is in the group of countries referred to as Banana Republics.
Coroner's office identifies man killed in St. Bernard neighborhood (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:02:24 GMT
Coroner's officials on Thursday released the identity of a man found stabbed to death in the St. Bernard neighborhood six days ago. Moises Betancourt Montoya, 36, died on the St. Bernard Avenue sidewalk below the I-610 overpass, said John...
BP agents find missing girl (Douglas Dispatch)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:24:18 GMT
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Naco station located an 11-year-old girl from Honduras Wednesday morning after she went missing in the mountains the previous evening.
Report condemns Honduras violence (MalaysiaNews.net)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:38:32 GMT
Honduras returned to democracy in January, and the newly installed government of President Porfirio Lobo Sosa bears responsibility for safeguarding civil liberties and human rights, the commission sai...
Report condemns Honduras violence (CNN)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:20:48 GMT
An Organization of American States commission condemned Monday the slayings last month of three Honduran political activists opposed to a military-led coup that removed the elected president in June.
David versus Goliath (New Matilda)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:00 GMT
In reply to Someone Will Get Robbed At The Oscars : David versus Goliath doesn’t always work. The establishment takes care of that. Look at Ireland against France in the World Cup play-offs.. It was a surprise, maybe a nice surprise, to see Hurt Locker do so well in the Oscars. I’ve never been one for hype. That’s why I was glad to see countries such as New Zealand and Honduras qualify for the ...
Lessons from Honduras for Haiti's Recovery (New America Media)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:42:26 GMT
Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile highlight the vulnerabilities of urban developments and the need for emergency housing. In the Amarateca Valley in central Honduras, relief organizations have built seven villages from scratch after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Sociologist Ryan Alaniz lives in the Valley and describes how the new communities are working.
Clinton due in Guatemala with plea for Honduras recognition (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:04:14 GMT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins regional summit talks in Guatemala later Friday as she urges recognition of the new Honduran government and promises aid to fight drug trafficking.
Clinton Tries to Mend Honduras Dispute on Central American Tour (Bloomberg)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:10:52 GMT
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , on her first trip to Central America since last June’s coup in Honduras, announced the U.S. is restoring aid to the country and urged its neighbors to normalize ties following the election of a new president.
