Honduras was sealed off from the world today after its deposed president made a dramatic return that sparked off street riots.

A top aide to Honduras’ ousted president accused the United States of involvement in the coup, saying that the plane that flew Manuel Zelaya into exile stopped to refuel at an airfield where hundreds of US troops are based.

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.

Honduras’ interim president Roberto Micheletti said the country was embarking on a new effort to overcome diplomatic isolation after the June 28 coup.

DEFYING US criticism, ousted president Manuel Zelaya returned for a second day to Honduras’s land border to try to put pressure on the coup leaders who threw him out of the country last month.

President Manuel Zelaya returned to the Honduran border today and announced he would set up camp there, despite foreign leaders urging him not to force a confrontation with the government in power since last month’s coup.

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya took a symbolic step into his homeland, vowing to reclaim his post a month after soldiers flew him into exile.

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”.

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said both sides in the talks to resolve the coup in Honduras have agreed to resume talks later today, but they remain far apart.

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.

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.

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.

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

HONDURAS’S ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home this week to regain control.

Police and soldiers clashed with thousands of protesters outside Honduras’ national palace, leaving at least 45 people injured, as world leaders from Barack Obama to Hugo Chavez demanded the return of a president ousted in a military coup.

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.

THE Honduran Congress has named its leader to replace President Manuel Zelaya, following his military ouster and forced exile in Costa Rica.