News Briefs
Honduras: Talks Seek Solution to 102-Day Crisis
TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 7 (IPS) – Talks began Wednesday between delegates of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti, under international observation, to seek a solution to the crisis triggered by the […]
Honduras: Anti-Coup Resistance Movement “Firmly United”
(IPS) – The National Resistance Front Against the Coup d’Etat (FRN) in Honduras is carrying out a nationwide consultation among its members to establish its position with respect to the expected talks between ousted President […]
Washington Plays Both Sides on Honduran Coup
Source: Americas MexicoBlog The good news is that Washington has finally begun to take stronger actions on Honduras. The bad news is that the actions completely contradict each other, resulting in ambiguity, paralysis and infighting […]
Argentine Folk Legend Mercedes Sosa Hospitalized – Watch Her Sing ‘Gracias A La Vida’
From the Associated Press:
Famed Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa is hospitalized in guarded condition and breathing with the help of a respirator.
The state news agency Telam quotes officials at the Trinidad Clinic as saying that Sosa is suffering from progressive kidney failure. The 74-year-old "voice of Latin America" was hospitalized 12 days ago with liver problems. …
Sosa has recorded more than 70 albums. Her signature song is "Gracias a la vida," or "Thanks to Life."
Watch Mercedes Sosa sing "Gracias a la Vida," a song by Violetta Parra:
Honduras: Regime Gives Signs of Easing Up after Stiffening Stance
(IPS) – The electoral authorities and allies of Honduras’ de facto government in Congress have criticised the suspension of key civil liberties, while the top military chief called for talks between de facto President Roberto […]