Deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has rejected any possibility of a deal to restore constitutional order in the two weeks before the next scheduled elections, saying that to do so would legitimize a June coup.
Zelaya, who was ousted by the military on June 28, informed US President Barack Obama in a letter Saturday that he would not accept any proposal to return him to office temporarily to cover up the coup d’etat.
“This electoral process is illegal because it conceals the military coup and the de facto state of Honduras that …

At least 140 people have been killed in violent clashes between Muslim Uighurs and ethnic Han Chinese in northwest China.
The state news agency Xinhua reported that more than 800 people were injured in the disturbances in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province. It is feared that the number of victims will rise.
A police spokesman said that they are searching for 90 rioters and have arrested “ten ringleaders” who they hold responsible for causing the trouble.
The eight million Uighurs believe that they are being suppressed by the Chinese government and …

CONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s government said Tuesday it would investigate why troops opened fire on protesters at a pro-democracy rally. A human rights group said 157 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured.
While saying it would investigate, the government continued to maintain that the protest was illegal. It also said far fewer people died than reported.
Hospitals were flooded with patients Tuesday, and the death toll rose through the day.
Presidential guard troops fired on 50,000 people at the main football stadium Monday, shattering hopes that this West African country …

At least 87 people have been killed after troops in Guinea opened fire on a huge opposition rally in the capital Conakry, reports say.
An earlier death toll of 58 rose by nearly 30 late on Monday, according to unnamed police sources.
Some 50,000 people rallied against Capt Moussa Dadis Camara who seized power in Guinea in a bloodless coup last year.
The rally was triggered by indications he is to reverse a pledge not to run in a presidential vote set for January.
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China said more than 700 people were detained after ethnic rioting in the capital of Xinjiang province killed 156 people. The government blamed overseas Uighur groups for the unrest.
A curfew and traffic blockade remained in effect in Urumqi, capital of China’s westernmost province, until 8 a.m., a government press officer, Yang Guoqiang, said in an interview. Three armed guards checked every visitor and bag with metal detectors at the Sheraton Urumqi hotel.
More than 200 “rioters” trying to gather at Id Kah Mosque, the largest in China, were dispersed by the …