Former Guatemalan vice president Eduardo Stein was named by new Honduran President Porfirio Lobo last week to head a "Truth Commission" to examine the June 2009 coup d'etat that ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the circumstances leading up to it.

By ELISABETH MALKIN At the end of his first week in exile, former President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras said Wednesday that his newly inaugurated successor had done nothing to remove those who carried out the coup that overthrew him in June.

Honduras took a big step away from its protracted political crisis this week when its new president was sworn in and his deposed predecessor flew into exile, but the new government still faces a challenge in winning international recognition.

Honduras' new administration began its term Thursday saying the nation is bankrupt and will likely need international financial assistance to recover from months of diplomatic isolation over its June coup.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' new government has reinstated its top immigration official, 24 hours after firing him, citing "a misunderstanding and a mistake." Nelson Willy Mejia, the head of Honduras' immigration agency, was dismissed Friday after a Brazilian diplomat was denied entry into the country.

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo and United States Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens attend a press conference at the government house in Tegucigalpa Jan.

The new government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Friday started a war on crime by launching police operations in major cities of the country.

President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday Taiwan is willing to share its digital development experience with Honduras by offering both computer hardware and software training services.

The New Honduran president, Porfirio Lobo has taken office. His inauguration ceremony ended months of political turmoil, following an unsuccessful quest by ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to return to power following a coup.

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

Military carry upon their shoulders an image of the Virgin of Suyapa arrive at the church where the Honduras' President-elect Porfirio Lobo, participates in mass in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Jan.

A Honduran official says acting President Roberto Micheletti is spending Sunday night in a hospital for tests.

Tegucigalpa, Jan 22 A report on the situation in Honduras released on Friday denounces numerous cases of killing, torture, repression and illegal detention committed by the de facto regime since the coup of June 28.

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya speaks to the media during a news conference at the Organization of American States September 1, 2009 in Washington, D.C. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras a ' Ousted President Manuel Zelaya will leave the Brazilian Embassy next week and travel to the Dominican Republic before settling in Mexico and planning his eventual ...

For Koreans visiting New York, eating "tteokbokki" feels quite special, and it will be even more special for them to find out that the chef who prepared the Korean street snack is a non-Korean. The chef of Bann Korean restaurant in New York is Honduran-born Eleazar Martinez and the tteokbokki dish is one of his many creations.

Honduras' interim president Roberto Micheletti speaks in a ceremony in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, Jan.

For those who might have thought Roberto Micheletti would quietly go away after the inauguration of Porfirio Lobo on January 27, think again: In the last session of the legislature, the Congress of Tegucigalpa declared senator for life the de facto leader Roberto Micheletti.

Taipei, Jan. 15 President Ma Ying-jeou might add the Dominican Republic to the itinerary of his upcoming overseas trip to show his concern for neighboring Haiti, which was devastated by a magnitude-7 earthquake earlier this week, an official said Friday.

Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 7:42 p.m. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A Honduran judge on Thursday charged the country's top military commanders with abuse of power for exiling President Manuel Zelaya in June.

In his essay "Top Ten Ways You Can Tell Which Side the United States Government Is On With Regard to the Military Coup in Honduras," Mark Weisbrot correctly illustrates U.S. backing for the coup regime and the lack of U.S. support for democracy.