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Storm Agatha deaths rise to 179 in Central America

JUAN CARLOS LLORCA My Way News 06/02/2010

Tropical Storm Agatha blows a hole in Guatemala City

Peter Walker The Guardian 05/31/2010
Storm Agatha deaths rise to 179 in Central America

Villagers used hoes and pick axes to hunt for victims of landslides that have killed at least 179 people in Central America while officials in Guatemala's capital tried to cope with a vast sinkhole that swallowed a clothing factory.

Tropical Storm Agatha blows a hole in Guatemala City

Tropical Storm Agatha swept across Central America yesterday, bringing torrential rain that killed more than 100 people and opened a 60m-deep sinkhole in Guatemala City which reportedly swallowed up a three-storey building.

Costa Rica elects Laura Chinchilla first woman president

Robert Campbell and Leslie Josephs Reuters 02/08/2010
Costa Rica elects Laura Chinchilla first woman president

Laura Chinchilla, a protege of Nobel peace laureate President Oscar Arias, won a landslide election victory in Costa Rica on Sunday to become the country's first woman elected president.

Honduras ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile in Dominican Republic

Deposed Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya has arrived in the Dominican Republic, beginning his exile and ending seven months of turmoil in Honduras.

U.S. Embargo on Cuba Again Finds Scant Support at U.N.

NEIL MacFARQUHAR The New York Times 10/28/2009
Honduras' ousted president, government sign pact

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya finally reached an agreement with the interim government that could help end the monthslong dispute over Honduras' June 28 coup, and possibly pave the way for Zelaya's reinstatement.

U.S. Embargo on Cuba Again Finds Scant Support at U.N.

UNITED NATIONS — The General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to condemn the American trade embargo against Cuba, with the speeches by the United States ambassador and Cuba’s foreign minister reflecting that little has changed despite an expected shift under the Obama administration.

US urges flexibility in efforts for Honduras deal

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A senior U.S. delegation asked Honduras' rival factions Wednesday to be more flexible about ways to resolve the coup-torn country's 4-month-old crisis and urged them to return to the negotiating table.

Honduras' interim leader calls for ending talks

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — With three U.S. diplomats expected to arrive in coup-torn Honduras, interim President Roberto Micheletti said Tuesday that negotiations on ending a four-month political crisis must wait until after Nov. 29 elections.

Honduran interim leader's nephew killed

The nephew of the interim President of Honduras Roberto Micheletti has been found dead in what the police are calling an execution-style killing.

U.S. to Honduras: End emergency decree now

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department is calling on Honduras' de facto president to immediately rescind an emergency decree that limits constitutional rights such as freedoms of expression, travel and public congregation.


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