OAS may impose further sanctions. Ousted leader Zelaya plans to return Sunday. By Will Weissert Associated Press Posted: Saturday, Jul. 04, 2009 Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya march in Tegucigalpa to demand his return to power Friday. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown when the ousted leader returns to reclaim power Sunday. Jose Miguel Insulza, who heads the Organization of American States, said after meeting with Honduras' Supreme Court, attorney general and other political figures that he had found no willingness to return Zelaya to office ahead of this morning's deadline. Zelaya was toppled in a military-backed coup Sunday and flown out... [read full story]
