A nephew of de facto leader Roberto Micheletti was killed in a possible political attack, and a colonel was shot dead separately amid high tension in Honduras, authorities said.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Hondurans were euphoric when their soccer team won a rare place in the World Cup soccer finals but the country's two rival leaders, divided by a coup, have tainted the joy by trying to use it to their advantage.

Honduras' interim government says talks broken off; OAS rep returning to Washington to consult. Negotiators trying to resolve the Honduran political crisis said Friday that talks have broken off, the third such announcement in the past week.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya pulled out of talks with the country's post-coup de facto leaders on Friday, throwing efforts to resolve a months-long political crisis back to square one.

Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras have collapsed over the de facto government's refusal to reinstate ousted president Manuel Zelaya.

Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras collapsed Friday over the de facto government's refusal to reinstate the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya.

Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras collapsed Friday over the de facto government's refusal to reinstate the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya.

Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras collapsed Friday over the de facto government's refusal to reinstate the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya.

Talks to resolve the political crisis in Honduras collapsed Friday over the de facto government's refusal to reinstate the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya.

Honduras' de facto regime rejected a midnight deadline set by ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return him to power, as talks to end the four-month-long political crisis faltered.

Negotiators for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said in a midnight statement that 16 days of dialogue with the de facto government had failed and talks were now dead.

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya set a midnight deadline for his return to office, or he will withdraw from talks with the de facto government, his chief negotiator said.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto leaders blasted loud music outside the embassy where Manuel Zelaya is sheltering on Wednesday and refused to buckle under increased pressure from Washington for the ousted president's return.

Deposed President Manuel Zelaya will only return to talks on the months-long crisis which has hobbled Honduras if his rivals first agree to reinstate him, his advisors said Thursday.

Negotiators in the Honduras crisis set off by the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday picked up stalled talks, under growing international pressure.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has revoked the visas of more Hondurans to pressure the de facto government to end a three-month political crisis, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

Honduran troops blared loud music Wednesday at the Brazilian embassy to intensify pressure on deposed President Manuel Zelaya, as talks on the months-long crisis stalled.

Honduran troops blared loud music and animal noises Wednesday at the Brazilian embassy to intensify pressure on deposed President Manuel Zelaya, as talks on the months-long crisis stalled.

Honduras' de facto regime blared loud music at the Brazilian embassy to intensify pressure on deposed President Manuel Zelaya, as talks on the months-long crisis were in limbo Wednesday.

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The de facto Honduran government relaxed curbs on protests and media on Monday but toughened criticism of ousted President Manuel Zelaya as talks to end a three-month political crisis stalled.