Honduras 'may restore liberties


The interim leader of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, has said civil liberties could soon be restored in the country.

They were suspended in response to a call for protests by deposed President Manuel Zelaya, who remains holed up in the Brazilian embassy in the capital.

A senior UN official has warned that any attempt to storm the embassy, would be a "disaster".

Meanwhile, the Organisation of American States (OAS) has been invited to return to Honduras for talks.

A group of four diplomats - including some OAS representatives - were turned away by the interim government on Monday.

The emergency measures were put in place after Mr Zelaya urged his supporters to converge on Tegucigalpa in what he called a "final offensive".

They allow unauthorised public meetings to be banned and news media to be temporarily closed down and were intended to last 45 days. read more
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