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Zelaya, who was in power since 2006, was overthrown in a coup d'etat at dawn after having caused the trouble on the Judiciary, Congress and the Army, attempting to constitutional changes that would have enabled him to seek reelection after one term of four years. The Congress of Honduras Roberto Micheletti appointed interim president and the country's Supreme Court said it had ordered the military to dismiss Zelaya.

Government of United States President, Barack Obama, the European Union and a variety of foreign governments expressed support for Zelaya, who was taken by force from his home by soldiers and quickly sent a plane to Costa Rica.

We do believe that this has evolved into a coup, he told reporters the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. If united states legally the event as a coup-determination which Clinton said was delayed for now is vital because it could force Obama to end the majority of assistance programs in the country.

Under United States law, there will be no more aid to promote democracy to a country whose elected head of government was deposed in a coup. Read more »

Zelaya, aka Mel is as guest Encosta Rica after his insistence on holding unaconsulta today on a popular initiative to reform the Constitucionllevase to his arrest by the army and sent abroad by lafuerza. The last constitutional President of Honduras whose term was interrupted Sevi Ramon Ernesto Cruz, who was the subject of a State golpede by the military on December 4, 1972, when carrying around a years at the helm of the country. The ordenconstitucional not recovered until 1982. The current president of Honduras, the Liberal Party, peroconsiderado by many as a populistestablecidoestrechos which has ties to the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, leftist and otrosgobiernos in the region, born in Catacamas in northern Olancho eldepartamento the September 20, 1952. Son of a local landowner, studied with Salesian enTegucigalpa and then studied Civil Engineering the UniversidadAutonoma of Honduras, but left the race in second cursopara work in the field. In 1975 the farm was in The Horcones, owned by supadre, a massacre in which a group of soldiers killed and 15 foreign dossacerdotes peasants, when preparing land claim marchaspara. A military commission identified as responsible for this action dosoficiales, father and businessman Carlos Zelaya Bahr . Affiliated to the Liberal Party in 1970, between 1980 and 1986Zelaya coordinated the campaign in the Liberal Movement of Olancho and Colon losdepartamentos. In the legislative elections of November 1985 was elegidodiputado and was reelected in 1989 and 1993. In the House, he was secretary of its Board of Directors (1987-1988) ypresidio the Committee on Natural Resources and Petroleum (1985-1989). Coinciding with its stage in the legislature between 1987 and 1994 nodejo the business world and was a member of the Honduran Council of Private laEmpresa and the directive of the Bank Sogerin, and chaired the Association of Manufacturers of Wood. In the first half of 1994, Honduran President Reina CarlosRoberto minister and appointed him executive director of FondoHondureno Social Investment (FHIS). Your FHIS's leadership earned him recognition from the governments of mejorministro Queen and Carlos Flores, and the name as mayor by the Assembly of Alcaldeshondurenos (1997), among other accolades. In the wake of devastating Hurricane Mitch in late 1998, he left the country in 6500 killed and destroyed more than 60 percent of agricultural production and infrastructure, he machaun program for the affected communities themselves elaborasenPlanes Social Municipal Investment. Read more »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The military coup that overthrew the president on Sunday Manuel Zelaya of Honduras could be an early test for the U.S. president, Barack Obama, while trying to improve the damaged U.S. image in Latin America. This is a golden opportunity to make a clear break with the past and show unequivocally that the side of democracy, even if they (Washington) do not necessarily like the kind, he told Reuters on Former Costa Rican Vice President Kevin Casas-Zamora, in an interview in Washington. Shortly after the military coup, Obama issued a statement expressing deep concern after the Honduran troops Zelaya arrested at his residence and drove to Costa Rica. Officials said that Obama was receiving regular updates on the situation. Zelaya was expelled irritation after unleashing the army, the Congress and the court to advance a referendum to allow for presidential reelection. The announcement of Obama urged the Hondurans to resolve the dispute peacefully, but not Zelaya called to be reinstated as president, but later a senior U.S. official indicated that it recognized as the sole ruler of Honduras constitutional. When asked about the omission considered initial a White House official refused to comment. It is still the legitimate president. Obama should be required to be returned. This is very important. Given the political history of Latin America, the U.S. commitment to democracy is questionable, said Zamora Casas, now senior member of the committee of experts Brookings Institution in Washington. Read more »

Los Angeles (USA), June 27 (EFE) .- A coroner hired by the family of Michael Jackson today conducted a second autopsy to Reydel Pop while the official investigation into his death continuocon questioning the singer's personal physician, ConradMurray. The day after the authorities LosAngeles County conducted an autopsy of the body and Jackson esperade data of toxicological testing, the family commissioned unprocedimiento parallel to the open questions about the comofallecio artist. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, who has no kinship with elcantante-he said that after the family found Friday consoling the relatives of the artist and annoying frustradospor developments and porel shown that the silence was for years the medical staff of Michael Jackson. Since last Thursday in Murray has testified before the players dosocasiones Jackson case, the second this mismatarde, although has avoided publicly ruling on loocurrido. The doctor's lawyers, who was with Jackson when sufrioel cardiac arrest prior to his death last Thursday, said the television network CNN that his client seencontraba saddened by the death of the singer but not tenianada to hide. The result of the autopsy could be known privately that inclusoantes by the county coroners, which esperapara within several weeks . Meanwhile, Deepak Chopra, a doctor friend of Michael Jacksoncomento that the artist suffered for much of his life delupus, a serious disease that affects the immune system yratifico the depigmentation of the Jackson skin was quepadecia of vitiligio something you really uncomfortable. It was very disturbing to him that people think they always wanted and that was fading white skin (but ) seidentificaba him as black person and that was problematic for him secreyese who hated his own race, said Chopra to revistaPeople. Read more »

The National Study II: Prevention and Drug Use enEstudiantes School presented by the Commission today Nacionalpara Development and Life Without Drugs (DEVIDA) tantoel indicates that cannabis and ecstasy was reduced, while cocaine Eldeen maintained over 2005. However, in Ayacucho, Huanuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Ucayali and Sanmartin, where are the illicit cultivation of coca hojade, consumption growth is a average of 100 percent over 2005, last year when a study Delàs same. The region of Saint Martin was the one that grew most, with a 251 percent incrementode. This means that where the presence of crops and drug trafficking is more intense, the use of cocaine esmayor, said executive chairman of DEVIDA Romulo Pizarro, during the presentation at the press of the study. According to the paper, 7 percent of students tested peruanosha some time in their life any illegal drugs, while 51 percent recognized queel have ever used legal drugs (alcohol and snuff). Another important point is the large increase in consumption deestimulantes and tranquilizers, which in all regions of the paisha grown by 200 percent. However, the same Pizarro said that in those ciudadesdonde government programs have been implemented to prevent the consumption decreased, and set an example to Lima, where the use of lamarihuana declined by 30 percent between youth. Read more »

In a statement along with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, Obama said that acts of violence perpetrated against losmanifestantes are somewhat shocking. The president said Iran will continue multilateralescon contacts, but direct dialogue offered by the Government veraafectado by events this week. A government that treats its citizens with ruthless measures yviolencia and can not deal with peaceful protests ( …) norespeta universal norms, Obama complained, saying that Alemaniay United States speak with one voice to demand a hearing ALOS demonstrators. For his part, Merkel said that the Iranians have the right peacefully and amanifestarse a recount of their votes and pointed out the world has seen horrific scenes of how security forces have suppressed protests. Merkel took a harsh tone against the developments in Iran in recent days, while Obama, who had mantenidocauto, this week raised the level of his criticism of the regime deTeheran. In response, President Iranian, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the ganadoroficial of elections, demanded the head of the White House interfering quedeje (in the affairs of Iran) and apologize. The U.S. president said today that does not take into serioesa demand, stressing that United States has made all the efforts possible to not interfere in the elections. recommended Obama to Ahmadinejad that look at the families who have suffered from laspersonas Beatings for those who have been fired odetenidas for participating in demonstrations. At the same time, he noted that the main opposition leader, MirHusein Musavi, has inspired the forces in Iran that estaninteresadas in open country. Obama and Merkel also expressed his closeness to discuss the program Atomic Iran. Read more »

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel agreed on Thursday to give the Palestinian security forces greaterfreedom to operate in four West Bank cities and limit their military activities on the site, in an action supported by the United States to drive President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian officials said the changes are inadequate because the Israeli Army is still reserved the right to return to the towns of Qalqilya, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Jericho to combat what he called threats from militants. This initiative coincides with the attempts of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to ease tensions with the U.S. president, Barack Obama, on the stalled peace talks with the Palestinians. Israel has rejected U.S. calls to halt construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, will meet By sending Obama to the Middle East, George Mitchell, to try to overcome differences. As of today, the Palestinian security forces can operate freely in the cities, said an Army officer Israel. Israeli troops will still be able to operate in those cities, battlefields during a Palestinian uprising that began in 2000, in cases of urgent necessity, he added. A statement issued later by the Israeli Army said the responsibility for maintaining security in the region has not been transferred to the forces loyal to Abbas, whose Western-backed government is based in Ramallah. Officials said the changes agreed by Israel to give Abbas forces more freedom of movement. Until now, Israel restricted the movement, particularly at night. But senior Western officials briefed by the Israeli government said the decision to ease restrictions would be re-evaluated after one week. Read more »

We want the government (Venezuela) understand the need for political pluralism and freedom of expression, two fundamental principles of democracy, Efe said today the head of movement A world without jaws and organizer of the merger, Luis Malave. Under the slogan No more closures, the demonstrators denounced the cease-air broadcasts of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) on May 27, 2007 when, after 53 years, the government of Hugo Chavez not to renew his license after accusing the chain of coup. We do not want the Government to continue to censor the media and a repeat RCTV with what happened with Globovision, said Malave. Globovision, the only television news programming with Venezuela continues 24 hours a day, is now facing the formal complaints the terrorist information. Read more »

By Zahra Hosseinian and Hossein Jaseb TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that would remain a disputed election result despite street protests that officials Iranians say that United Kingdom and United States have prompted. reformist cleric Mehdi Karoubi, who came last in the presidential election held on June 12, said the new government is illegitimate and about 200 protesters defied the strict security around Parliament. Effective anti-riot police fired tear gas to disperse the protest. The religious militia and police have succeeded in regaining control of the streets this week, after the biggest anti-government demonstrations in the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The hard-line leadership is refusing to cede ground. He insisted and insist on enforcing the law on the issue of elections (…) Neither the institutions nor the nation will bow the pressure at any cost, said Khamenei, the most powerful figure in Iran. conservative leaders blame foreign powers, Iran's discontent.

United Kingdom, United States and the Zionist regime (Israel) were behind the recent unrest in Tehran, said Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli, according to the semi-official news agency Fars.

Foreign Minister, Manuchehr Motaki, said Tehran was evaluating downgrade its relations with United Kingdom after a reciprocal expulsions of diplomats this week. He also announced that it had no plans to attend a G8 meeting in Italy this week on Afghanistan. His remarks, made one day after the U.S. president, Barack Obama , declared itself appalled and outraged by the repression in Iran, provided further evidence of growing tension with the West. Obama said that accusations that Washington was encouraging the riots are obviously false and absurd. Britain also denied the charges. The French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, asked whether Paris was planning to cut ties with Tehran, said it had no such plans but could do so if Iran still expelling diplomats. Western diplomats saw the events of June 25-27 as a rare opportunity for the G-8 to discuss with regional powers like Iran objectives for Afghanistan and Pakistan. The unexpected uprising in Iran ruined Obama plans to implicate the Islamic Republic in an important dialogue on its nuclear program, which Tehran is as peaceful but the West suspects is aimed at making bombs. The security forces have carried out a major deployment in Tehran to prevent further demonstrations against the elections, the reformists denounced as a fraud to return to power President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and to keep the moderate former prime minister Mirhossein Mousavi. Read more »

Without assistance from outside Latvia, in August will not be able to pay salaries, pensions and other government payments.

The statement was made by Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, said Delfi. According to him, negotiations with lenders will be very difficult.

Dombrovskis added that the country needs to do without public confrontation. The opposition against each other does not join the expense of public funds and will not return us to a few years ago, – he emphasized.

16 June, the Latvian Saeima approved amendments to the budget of 2009, according to which the pensions of citizens will be reduced by 10 percent, Public Employment and wages by 20 percent. Read more »