The deal, which is still subject to the approval of the Honduran Congress and a non-binding opinion from the country’s Supreme Court, finally resolved the one issue on which talks had stalled the past several weeks – the restoration of ousted president Manuel Zelaya to the presidency for the remaining two plus months of his term.
Read MoreAmnesty International responded to the resounding United Nations vote this week calling for an end to the US blockade on Cuba, requesting that the Obama administration stop putting Cuban lives at risk with the time-worn policy.
Read MoreThe administration of President Barack Obama, which has vowed to improve relations with sanctions-hit Cuba, refused to break away from the traditional stand taken by successive U.S. governments and voted against a U.N. resolution calling for an end to the 47-year-old U.S. economic, commercial and financial embargo against the Caribbean island nation.
Read MoreAt the urging of a high-level U.S. government mission, the negotiating teams of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti restarted talks Thursday to find a solution to the four-month political crisis. The U.S. delegation is headed by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon.
Read More“Thanks to the joint work of the international community, the United Nations and the Cuban government, we have been able to provide more assistance in such important areas as food,” the United Nations resident coordinator in Cuba, Susan McDade, told IPS.
Read MoreCuban baseball authorities are negotiating with the United States to receive the million dollars due the team for its participation in the second World Baseball Classic last March.
Read MoreMargaret Chan, director of the World Health Organization (WHO) met for more than two hours this week with former Cuban President Fidel Castro. “The comprehension of the Fidel Castro on public health is impressive, as is his commitment with the health of the Cubans,” said Chan after the meeting.
Read MoreThe UN General Assembly voted 187-3 Wednesday in support of Cuba’s resolution calling for an end to the US blockade on the island. Even conservative countries that detest Cuba’s economic and political system and criticize it for what they consider human rights violations consistently oppose the US stranglehold.
Read MoreThe Committee of Families of Missing Detainees in Honduras presented its second report on human rights violations since the June 28 coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya. “I admit that when writing this report I felt alarmed,” said Bertha Oliva. “Perhaps because I had bought into the idea that over this lengthy process of the last few decades we had achieved at least a few relative advances in terms of human rights. But I was dreaming,” she added.
Read MoreUS actor Sean Penn visited the Isle of Youth, Cuba starting Sunday where he shared with a brigade of Cuban artists in the special municipality, hard hit by two hurricanes a little over a year ago. Penn is reportedly in Cuba seeking to interview former President Fidel Castro for Vanity Magazine.
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