Analysts: Honduras deal favors Zelaya
Four months after he was escorted in his pajamas onto a military plane and flown out of the country, ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya could return to power within days, analysts said Friday.
Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases
In a move that has already come under harsh criticism in Latin America, Bogota and Washington signed an agreement Friday that allows U.S. personnel to be stationed in Colombia.
Source: Afghan election talks break down
Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his election opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, have broken down, a Western source close to the Afghan leadership told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Friday.
Pirates ‘very hospitable,’ captive says
Rachel Chandler, a Briton held captive by pirates off Somalia, tells her brother her captors are “very hospitable people, so don’t worry. … Physically we’re fine; physically, we’re healthy.”
U.S. ship accidentally fires on Polish port
A crew member aboard a U.S. Navy ship accidentally fired a machine gun into the Polish port city of Gdynia on Wednesday while cleaning the weapon, Navy officials said Friday.
Adding Afghanistan troops could cost $500,000 per person
If President Obama decides to send the 40,000 additional forces to Afghanistan as requested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a rough estimate by the Pentagon projects the cost could be an additional $20 billion a year, according to a senior Pentagon official.
Pirates move couple to hijacked ship
Paul and Rachel Chandler, a British couple kidnapped by pirates off Somalia, have been moved to a hijacked Spanish ship that pirates have stocked with more supplies and armed men, a pirate source said Friday.
Taliban leader says U.S. can’t buy allegiance
A top Taliban political leader delivered a message Friday to President Obama, calling his attempt to lure away Taliban fighters with money “an old weapon that has failed already.”
Secretary of state urges trust between U.S., Pakistan
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday she is expressing to Pakistan her concerns about how much success the nation’s government is having in fighting terrorism.
Canadian singer killed by coyotes
A rising Canadian folk singer was killed by coyotes this week in a national park in Nova Scotia, a park spokesman said Thursday. Taylor Mitchell, 19, was recently nominated for Young Performer of the Year honors.