Honduras' interim leaders put in place new rules that threaten broadcasters with closure for airing reports that "attack national security", further restricting media freedom following the closure of two opposition stations.

The interim Honduran government revoked an emergency decree that prohibited large street protests and limited other civil liberties following the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Honduras’ interim government is cracking down on civil rights in response to ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s calls for rebellion.

Honduras’ interim leader said he won’t meet face-to-face with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but said Mr Zelaya could leave the foreign embassy where he is holed up if a country grants him political asylum.

Hungry Hondurans scrambled through looted shops and lined up for food during a break in a long curfew called to halt violence that erupted with the return of the country’s deposed leftist president.

Honduras’ top court has ruled that ousted President Manuel Zelaya will face trial if he returns to the Central American country.

Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya clashed with police in the Honduran capital and some of them attacked the second-ranking member of Congress.

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya charged that the interim government delayed the arrival of a mission from the Organisation of American States to keep diplomats from seeing protests supporting the exiled leader.

Encamped in the mountains near Honduras, ousted president Manuel Zelaya has struggled to galvanise poor farmers, teachers and street activists into a movement strong enough to overcome his powerful foes and sweep him back into office.

Deposed President Manuel Zelaya returned to the Honduran border and announced he would set up camp there, despite calls from foreign leaders urging him not to force a confrontation with the government that ousted him.

Talks on resolving Honduras’ leadership crisis broke off after the interim government rejected a proposed compromise, saying a provision calling for ousted President Manuel Zelaya to serve out his term was “unacceptable”.

Honduras’ interim leader said he is willing to step down if it helps end his country’s political crisis but only if ousted President Manuel Zelaya isn’t allowed to regain power.

Ousted president Manuel Zelaya said the Honduran people “have the right to insurrection” against the interim government that forced him out of the country.

Ousted President Manuel Zelaya, clearly frustrated with stalled negotiations aimed at resolving the political crisis in Honduras, has today issued an ultimatum to the interim government: Reinstate me, or else.

Honduran authorities lifted a curfew imposed since the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya two weeks ago, in a sign the interim government is trying to restore normality to life in the crisis-gripped country.

Supporters of President Manuel Zelaya vowed to widen protests and block trade as Honduras’ deposed leader headed to Washington for a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the country's main airport today because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands outside.

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, travelling aboard a Venezuelan plane, was prevented from landing at the country's main airport today as soldiers are blocked the runway with several military vehicles.

The OAS suspended Honduras’ participation in the organisation because of last week’s military coup.

A top diplomat said he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint – a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for the impoverished Central American nation.

Thousands of Hondurans demonstrated for the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who vowed to fly home this weekend despite a warrant for his arrest.

Honduras' ousted president Manuel Zelaya has won overwhelming international support as he planned a high-profile return to his chaotic country.

A military coup has divided Honduras between two leaders – one recognised by world bodies and another backed by the country’s congress, courts and military.

Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras yesterday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.