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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends a military parade in ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:44:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends a military parade in April in Caracas. The US ambassador to Venezuela has returned to Caracas, restoring diplomatic ties that were ruptured nine months ago with his expulsion in a row with Chavez, the US embassy said.(AFP/File/Pedro Rey)

Opponents of ousted President Manuel Zelaya place candles on ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:26:39 GMT

(AP) - Opponents of ousted President Manuel Zelaya place candles on the sidewalk during a protest in front of the local United Nations office in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Honduras' interim leader, Roberto Micheletti, warned that the only way ousted President Manuel Zelaya will return to office is through a foreign invasion but a potential showdown was postponed when Zelaya delayed his plans to return to Honduras. Banner at right reads: 'We do not want to be another Venezuela!! Honduras for Hondurans!'(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Mehr News ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:05:19 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, opens a letter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, delivered by Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, unseen, during their meeting at the presidency in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency,Sajjad Safari) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Mehr News ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:32:59 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency, Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, left, delivers a letter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, as an unidentified interpreter looks on, at center, during a meeting at the presidency in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency,Sajjad Safari) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:45:32 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) holding a letter from his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez welcomes Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Petroleum, in Tehran July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:43:09 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks at a letter from his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez delivered by Rafael Ramirez, Venezuela's Minister of Energy and Petroleum, in Tehran July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN POLITICS)

Soldiers stand guard at the main entrance of the Marriot Hotel, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:56:23 GMT

(AFP) - Soldiers stand guard at the main entrance of the Marriot Hotel, near the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa. In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez took pot shots at the Honduran military, calling them "gorillas" in a speech at a promotion ceremony for non-commissioned military officers in the city of Maracay.(AFP/Jose Cabezas)

Colombia's Harold Gamboa, center, is escorted by police officers ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:37:09 GMT

(AP) - Colombia's Harold Gamboa, center, is escorted by police officers during his deportation at the Simon Bolivar airport in Maiquetia near Caracas, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Venezuelan authorities deported Gamboa who was captured in Venezuela's coastal city of Valencia on June 15. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Italian Salvatore Miceli, center, is escorted by police officers ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:57:34 GMT

(AP) - Italian Salvatore Miceli, center, is escorted by police officers during his deportation at the Simon Bolivar airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Miceli was captured in Caracas earlier this month in a joint operation between Venezuela's and Italy's police. According to Italian police, Miceli worked as a middleman between Italy's and South America's organized crime groups, leading fellow mobsters to call him the 'Mafia's foreign minister.' (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Italian Salvatore Miceli, center, is escorted by police officers ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:55:53 GMT

People against the return of ousted Honduras' President Manuel ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:00:14 GMT

(AP) - People against the return of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya participate in a rally at the central park in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously condemned the military coup in Honduras and demanded Zelaya's immediate return to power. Signs read in Spanish, from left: 'We will defend our Democracy', 'We are not Puppets of Chavez', in reference to Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and 'We support the removal of Mel', ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya's nickname.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) talks to his Venezuelan ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:06:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) talks to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez during the Central American integration meeting in Managua June 29, 2009. Honduras came under pressure on Monday to reinstate ousted President Zelaya as many Latin American leaders agreed to withdraw envoys, Washington called his overthrow illegal and street protests turned violent. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends the Central American ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:04:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends the Central American integration meeting in Managua June 29, 2009. Honduras came under pressure on Monday to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya as many Latin American leaders agreed to withdraw envoys, Washington called his overthrow illegal and street protests turned violent. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya poses with his Cuban counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:55:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya poses with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro (L) and Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez (R) during the Central American integration meeting in Managua June 29, 2009. Honduras came under pressure on Monday to reinstate ousted President Zelaya as many Latin American leaders agreed to withdraw envoys, Washington called his overthrow illegal and street protests turned violent. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, rises the arm of ousted ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:18:48 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, rises the arm of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, center, who embraces Cuba's President Raul Castro at the end of the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. The Organization of American States called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to consider suspending Honduras under an agreement meant to prevent the sort of coups that for generations made Latin America a spawning ground of military dictatorships. (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, embrace ousted Honduras' ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:36:03 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, embrace ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, as Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega gestures during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. The Organization of American States called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to consider suspending Honduras under an agreement meant to prevent the sort of coups that for generations made Latin America a spawning ground of military dictatorships. (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Nicaragua's President ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:44:14 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega applaud during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. ALBA members condemned the coup in Honduras that ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday and ordered the removal of all their ambassadors in Honduras. (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)

Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:19:22 GMT

(AP) - Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega joke during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. ALBA members condemned the coup in Honduras that ousted President Zelaya on Sunday and ordered the removal of all their ambassadors in Honduras. (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)

Cuba's President Raul Castro talks to his Venezuelan counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:13:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Cuba's President Raul Castro talks to his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez (R) during the Central American integration meeting in Managua June 29, 2009. REUTERS/Tomas Stargardter (NICARAGUA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Cuba's President Raul Castro talks to his Venezuelan counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:07:44 GMT

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, looks at ousted Honduras' ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:25:33 GMT

(AP) - Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, looks at ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, center, while Zelaya hands Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, a mobile phone to answer a call during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. The Organization of American States called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to consider suspending Honduras under an agreement meant to prevent the sort of coups that for generations made Latin America a spawning ground of military dictatorships. (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)

Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, back center, talks ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:25:05 GMT

(AP) - Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, back center, talks on the phone while Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, talks to Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. The Organization of American States called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to consider suspending Honduras under an agreement meant to prevent the sort of coups that for generations made Latin America a spawning ground of military dictatorships. (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)

Cuba's President Raul Castro looks at ousted Honduras' President ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:22:49 GMT

(AP) - Cuba's President Raul Castro looks at ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, while Zelaya hands Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez a mobile phone to answer a call during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. The Organization of American States called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to consider suspending Honduras under an agreement meant to prevent the sort of coups that for generations made Latin America a spawning ground of military dictatorships. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)

Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, hands Venezuela's ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:02:00 GMT

(AP) - Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, hands Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez a mobile phone to answer a call during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. The Organization of American States called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to consider suspending Honduras under an agreement meant to prevent the sort of coups that for generations made Latin America a spawning ground of military dictatorships. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Venezuela's President ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:57:09 GMT

(AP) - Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speak during the Central American Integration System, or SICA, summit in Managua, Monday, June 29, 2009. The Organization of American States called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to consider suspending Honduras under an agreement meant to prevent the sort of coups that for generations made Latin America a tragic spawning ground of military dictatorships.(AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

L-R: Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya, and Presidents ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:55:36 GMT

(AFP) - L-R: Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya, and Presidents Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, offer a press conference at the secretariat of Communications of the Nicaraguan Government in Managua. International pressure mounted on Honduras Monday to restore Zelaya to power as demonstrators defied a curfew to protest his ouster by the military.(AFP/Mayerling Garcia)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya (L) and Venezuelan ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:25:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya (L) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez talk during a news conference at the Sandinista Party Headquarters in Managua June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. REUTERS/Tomas Stargardter (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Nicaragua's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:24:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L-R) talk during a news conference at the Sandinista Party Headquarters in Managua June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. REUTERS/Tomas Stargardter (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Nicaragua's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:22:20 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L-R) talk during a news conference at the Sandinista Party Headquarters in Managua June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. REUTERS/Tomas Stargardter (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to the media during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:51:37 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to the media during ALBA emergency meeting in Nicaragua June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT HEADSHOT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Soldiers walk in front of Presidential residence in Tegucigalpa ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:49:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers walk in front of Presidential residence in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009.Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)

Soldiers are seen inside the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:41:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers are seen inside the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

A soldier speaks by telephone inside the presidential residence ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:34:39 GMT

(Reuters) - A soldier speaks by telephone inside the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS CONFLICT POLITICS MILITARY)

Soldiers guard the presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 29, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:22:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Soldiers guard the presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya (C) walks with ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:22:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya (C) walks with Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) before a joint meeting in Managua June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around Zelaya and tried to forge a response to an army coup that drew worldwide condemnation, including from Washington. REUTERS/Jairo Cajina/Nicaragua Presidency/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Soldiers guard the presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 29, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:22:43 GMT

Soldiers guard the presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 29, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:17:06 GMT

A supporter of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya rests on ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:00:30 GMT

(Reuters) - A supporter of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya rests on a blockade, prevent military vehicles from passing, near the presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Supporters of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya block a ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:54:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya block a street to prevent military vehicles from passing near the presidential residency in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

A supporter of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya sings the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:53:41 GMT

(Reuters) - A supporter of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya sings the national anthem outside the presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Supporters of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya sing the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya sing the national anthem outside the presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 29, 2009. Leftist Latin American leaders rallied around ousted Zelaya on Monday and tried to thrash out a response to an army coup that sparked protests in the impoverished nation and drew worldwide condemnation. Pro-Zelaya demonstrators defied an overnight curfew and held a vigil by the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa, while Venezuela's firebrand President Hugo Chavez led talks with Zelaya and other allies in neighboring Nicaragua. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (HONDURAS POLITICS CONFLICT)

Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:36:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (C) after his arrival in Nicaragua June 29, 2009. The Honduran army ousted and exiled leftist President Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War, triggered by his bid to make it legal to seek another term in office. A former businessman who sports a cowboy hat and thick mustache, Zelaya, 56, told Venezuela-based Telesur television station that he was "kidnapped" by soldiers and barely given time to change out of his pajamas. He was later bundled onto a military plane to Costa Rica. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (C) is welcomed by Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:33:02 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (C) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) and Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (L) after his arrival in Nicaragua June 29, 2009. The Honduran army ousted and exiled leftist President Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War, triggered by his bid to make it legal to seek another term in office. A former businessman who sports a cowboy hat and thick mustache, Zelaya, 56, told Venezuela-based Telesur television station that he was "kidnapped" by soldiers and barely given time to change out of his pajamas. He was later bundled onto a military plane to Costa Rica. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:30:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez after his arrival in Nicaragua June 29, 2009. The Honduran army ousted and exiled leftist President Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War, triggered by his bid to make it legal to seek another term in office. A former businessman who sports a cowboy hat and thick mustache, Zelaya, 56, told Venezuela-based Telesur television station that he was "kidnapped" by soldiers and barely given time to change out of his pajamas. He was later bundled onto a military plane to Costa Rica. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:28:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya (L) is welcomed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) after his arrival at Managua Airport in Nicaragua June 29, 2009. The Honduran army ousted and exiled leftist President Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War, triggered by his bid to make it legal to seek another term in office. A former businessman who sports a cowboy hat and thick mustache, Zelaya, 56, told Venezuela-based Telesur television station that he was "kidnapped" by soldiers and barely given time to change out of his pajamas. He was later bundled onto a military plane to Costa Rica. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (NICARAGUA POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Honduras' congressional leader Roberto Micheletti, delivers ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:31:53 GMT

(AP) - Honduras' congressional leader Roberto Micheletti, delivers a speech at the National Congress in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Congress voted to accept what it said was President Manuel Zelaya's letter of resignation and Roberto Micheletti, A member of Zelaya�s party, was sworn in to serve until Jan. 27 when Zelaya's term ends. Soldiers seized Honduras' national palace and sent Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica on Sunday, hours before a disputed constitutional referendum. Zelaya, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said he was victim of a coup.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya speaks during a press ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:37:36 GMT

(AP) - Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya speaks during a press conference before boarding flight to Nicaragua on the outskirts of San Jose, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Soldiers seized Honduras' national palace and sent the President Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica on Sunday, hours before a disputed constitutional referendum. Zelaya, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said he was victim of a coup. Honduras' Congress sworn in Sunday congressional leader Roberto Micheletti as the country's new President. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)

Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, looks down inside ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:32:53 GMT

(AP) - Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, left, looks down inside a car on his way to the airport where he will board a flight to Nicaragua on the outskirts of San Jose, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Soldiers seized Honduras' national palace and sent the President Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica on Sunday, hours before a disputed constitutional referendum. Zelaya, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said he was victim of a coup. Honduras' Congress sworn in Sunday congressional leader Roberto Micheletti as the country's new President. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)

Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, right, is escorted ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:29:58 GMT

(AP) - Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, right, is escorted by Costa Rican security officers before heading to the airport on his way to Nicaragua on the outskirts of San Jose, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Soldiers seized Honduras' national palace and sent the President Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica on Sunday, hours before a disputed constitutional referendum. Zelaya, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said he was victim of a coup. Honduras' Congress sworn in Sunday congressional leader Roberto Micheletti as the country's new President. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)

Nicararagua's President Daniel Ortega, right, stands next to ...

(AP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:19:43 GMT

(AP) - Nicararagua's President Daniel Ortega, right, stands next to his counterpart of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez as he speaks to the press at the airport in Managua, Sunday, June 28, 2009. Chavez arrived to attend a special summit of the Bolivarian Latin American Initiative, or ALBA, to discuss the ouster of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya. (AP Photo/Miguel Alvarez)