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December 8, 2009 (RIA Novosti) - Mercosur trade bloc countries said on Tuesday they would not recognize the results of the Honduran presidential polls and condemned the July 28 military coup in the country, Latin American media reported.

TEGUCIGALPA December 2, 2009 (Reuters) - The Honduran Congress voted on Wednesday not to allow the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, a move that closes the door on his return to power after he was toppled in a June coup.

November 30, 2009 (Press TV) - The United States has recognized the result of the controversial Honduran election amid denunciations from Latin American states.

Brazil will not recognize the winner of this weekend's election in Honduras as a legitimate president, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said on Thursday, setting the stage for a potential showdown with Washington.

TEGUCIGALPA November 25, 2009 (Reuters) - Honduras' Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya cannot legally return to office, dimming the possibility of his reinstatement after a June coup, court sources said.

November 18, 2009 (RIA Novosti) - The Honduran parliament will decide on December 2 whether ousted President Manuel Zelaya should be reinstated, congressional leader Alfredo Saavedra said.

November 6, 2009 (AFP) - Honduras sunk into further disarray after President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in a military-backed coup, said a US-brokered deal to end the nation's four-month crisis had collapsed.

November 2, 2009 (RIA Novosti) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said he will refuse support to the country's reconciliation government if he is not be reinstated ahead of national elections next month, the EFE news agency reported on Monday.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras October 30, 2009 (AP) – Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact will restore him to power in about a week, ending Honduras' isolation four months after soldiers flew the leftist leader into exile in his pajamas.

AMSTERDAM October 28, 2009 (Reuters) - Honduras de facto government has started proceedings at the U.N. court in The Hague to stop Brazil giving refuge to ousted President Manuel Zelaya in its embassy in Tegucigalpa.