Both Mel Zelaya and Roberto Micheletti, arriving in Costa Rica for talks on the Honduran impasse, denied there is anything to discuss—as more repression of pro-Zelaya protesters is reported.
At least 25 were killed in Afghanistan’s Logar province after a truck loaded with explosives hidden under firewood was remotely detonated. Of the dead, only four were police; 16 were schoolchildren.
Some 300 protesters marched on Tehran University chanting “Death to the dictator!” before being dispersed by police with tear gas. Authorities had pledged to “smash” any new demonstrations.
ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has filed an appeal to have Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir charged with genocide—but AU leaders say they will not cooperate in his arrest.
Hillary Clinton announced that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will mediate in the Honduran crisis—while Zelaya-loyal chancellor Patricia Rodas told TeleSur the US has withdrawn recognition.
Peru’s government ordered thousands of soldiers into the streets as a paro or series of coordinated strikes against the free-trade policies of President Alan GarcĂa entered its second day.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) blew up a Chevron platform “in retaliation” for the “abduction of a traditional chief” by Nigeria’s Joint Task Force.
Father JosĂ© AndrĂ©s Tamayo, recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize for his work defending the forests of Honduras, has been forced into hiding after leading protests against the coup d’etat.
Peru’s President Alan GarcĂa says his country has become a pawn in a continental “cold war,” alleging Venezuelan and Bolivian involvement in a wave of strikes and protests.
Maquiladora workers in Haiti agreed to accept a lower minimum wage increase in order avoid lay-offs. The sector has been hit hard by the world recession
Human Rights Watch is demanding an “international investigator” to probe the ongoing violence in Urumqi, as Uighur expatriates held angry protests at the Chinese embassies in Ankara and Oslo.
A wave of terror attacks again left several dead in the southern Philippines region of Mindanao, including a blast at the Cotabato cathedral blamed on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
