4 Honduran consuls in US have been removed for refusing to back Zelaya. Four Honduran consular officials have been removed from their posts for refusing to declare loyalty to the ousted government of Manuel Zelaya or for supporting the man who replaced him, officials said Friday.

Honduran troops surrounded the Brazilian embassy where ousted President Manuel Zelaya was holed up with dwindling supplies and a few hundred supporters, diplomats and journalists.

Honduras' de facto leader offered for the first time to hold direct talks with ousted President Manuel Zelaya to resolve a political crisis even as soldiers laid siege to the embassy where he took refuge.

Honduras' de facto leader has offered for the first time to hold direct talks with ousted President Manuel Zelaya to resolve a political stand-off even as soldiers surrounded the embassy where he took refuge.

Honduras' de facto leader has offered for the first time to hold direct talks with ousted President Manuel Zelaya to resolve a political stand-off even as soldiers surrounded the embassy where he took refuge.

The United States is upping the pressure on the interim leaders of Honduras, as deposed President Manuel Zelaya remains defiantly in Nicaragua, a month after the Honduras army ousted him from power.

The United States has revoked visas for Honduras interim government officials as it seeks to press them into a deal with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, a month after he was toppled.

The United States on Tuesday upped pressure on the interim leaders of Honduras, as ousted President Manuel Zelaya remained defiant in Nicaragua one month after the army sent him away.

An international mediator warned of civil war in Honduras after the failure of talks between representatives of the country's rival governments.

An international mediator warned of civil war in Honduras after talks broke down between representatives of the country's rival governments.

There were fears civil war was brewing Monday in Honduras after weekend talks between the country's rival governments collapsed over ousted President Manuel Zelaya's demand he be returned to power.

Honduras could slip into "civil war" after talks in Costa Rica's capital collapsed over ousted President Manuel Zelaya's demand to return to power, mediating Costa Rican President Oscar Arias warned.

A three-week crisis in Honduras looked poised to worsen Sunday as mediated talks in Costa Rica's capital hit a wall over ousted President Manuel Zelaya's demand to return to power.

Rivals in the Honduran political crisis were due Sunday to debate a proposal that would allow ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to return to office to lead an interim "reconciliation" government.

Rival parties in the Honduran political crisis on Sunday were to debate a proposal that would return ousted leader Manuel Zelaya as head of an interim "reconciliation" government.

The rival parties in the Honduran political conflict have agreed to continue searching for a negotiated solution on Sunday, after Costa Rican President Oscar Arias proposed a detailed plan for settling the three-week-old crisis.

Ousted President Manuel Zelaya headed back to crisis-gripped Honduras on Sunday, one week after he was kicked out of power and as interim leaders' threats to block his arrival sparked bloodshed.

Pilot of exiled Honduran president's plane says soldiers blocking runway, preventing landing. Ousted President Manuel Zelaya says he can't land at the main Honduras airport because soldiers are blocking the runway with several military vehicles.

Ousted President Manuel Zelaya headed back to crisis-gripped Honduras on Sunday, one week after he was kicked out of power and as interim leaders threatened to block his arrival.

Honduras' swift, bloodless coup was months in the making after president's politics moved left. Soldiers ringed President Manuel Zelaya's modest home, spilled into the cul-de-sac and swarmed the neighborhood, blocking what little traffic there was in a posh corner of the Honduran capital so early on a weekend morning.