Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (L) shakes hands with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro (R) next to Cuba's Vice President Esteban Lazo (2nd L) and Patricia Rodas (2nd R), foreign minister of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, during celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Managua July 19, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (L) shakes hands with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro (R) next to Cuba's Vice President Esteban Lazo (2nd L) and Patricia Rodas (2nd R), foreign minister of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, during celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution in Managua July 19, 2009.

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  1. Demonstrators carry a banner as they take part in an anti-government protest march in Managua November 21, 2009. Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to protest against President Daniel Ortega's government. The words on the banner read, "Dictatorship, no more".

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  1. A supporter of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega demonstrates in the streets of Managua, on October 30, 2009. Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the US embassy with rocks and home-made explosives Thursday and resumed protests on Friday demanding the ambassador be expelled for criticizing a ruling allowing leftist Ortega to seek re-election. Ortega's administration issued a statement calling ambassador Robert Callahan's comments an 'inadmissible' interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs, but stopped short of asking for his removal.
  2. A supporter of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega holds a poster against the United States during a violent demonstration in the streets of Managua, on October 30, 2009. Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the US embassy with rocks and home-made explosives Thursday and resumed protests on Friday demanding the ambassador be expelled for criticizing a ruling allowing leftist Ortega to seek re-election. Ortega's administration issued a statement calling ambassador Robert Callahan's comments an 'inadmissible' interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs, but stopped short of asking for his removal.
  3. Supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega demonstrate in the streets of Managua, on October 30, 2009. Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the US embassy with rocks and home-made explosives Thursday and resumed protests on Friday demanding the ambassador be expelled for criticizing a ruling allowing leftist Ortega to seek re-election. Ortega's administration issued a statement calling ambassador Robert Callahan's comments an 'inadmissible' interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs, but stopped short of asking for his removal.
  4. A supporter of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega covers his face with a national flag during a violent demonstration in the streets of Managua, on October 30, 2009. Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the US embassy with rocks and home-made explosives Thursday and resumed protests on Friday demanding the ambassador be expelled for criticizing a ruling allowing leftist Ortega to seek re-election. Ortega's administration issued a statement calling ambassador Robert Callahan's comments an 'inadmissible' interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs, but stopped short of asking for his removal.
  5. A supporter of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega demonstrates in the streets of Managua, on October 30, 2009. Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the US embassy with rocks and home-made explosives Thursday and resumed protests on Friday demanding the ambassador be expelled for criticizing a ruling allowing leftist Ortega to seek re-election. Ortega's administration issued a statement calling ambassador Robert Callahan's comments an 'inadmissible' interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs, but stopped short of asking for his removal.
  6. A supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega burns tyres during a violent demonstration in the streets of Managua, on October 30, 2009. Thousands of Nicaraguans pelted the US embassy with rocks and home-made explosives Thursday and resumed protests on Friday demanding the ambassador be expelled for criticizing a ruling allowing leftist Ortega to seek re-election. Ortega's administration issued a statement calling ambassador Robert Callahan's comments an 'inadmissible' interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs, but stopped short of asking for his removal.
  7. Honduras' former Foreign Affairs Minister Patricia Rodas holds a document during her news conference at the end of the XIX Ibero American Summit in Estoril December 1, 2009.
  8. Honduras foreign secretary Patricia Rodas reacts during a press conference at the end of the XIX Ibero American summit Tuesday, Dec. 1 2009, in Estoril, outside Lisbon. The annual summit brings together the leaders of 19 Latin-American countries plus Portugal, Spain and Andorra.
  9. Honduras foreign secretary Patricia Rodas is seen trough a journalist cellular phone during a press conference at the end of the XIX Ibero American summit Tuesday, Dec. 1 2009, in Estoril, outside Lisbon. The annual summit brings together the leaders of 19 Latin-American countries plus Portugal, Spain and Andorra.
  10. Honduras Foreign Secretary Patricia Rodas reacts during a press conference at the end of the XIX Ibero American summit Tuesday, Dec. 1 2009, in Estoril, outside Lisbon. The annual summit brings together the leaders of 19 Latin-American countries plus Portugal, Spain and Andorra.
  11. Former Honduran Foreign Affairs Minister Patricia Rodas talks to journalists during a news conference at the XIX Ibero American Summit in Estoril November 30, 2009.
  12. The leaders of Ibero American, Andorra and Portugal poss in the official photo surrounded by media at the XIX Ibero American summit in Estoril, near to Lisbon, Portugal, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. From left to right on the first line Colombia Alvaro Uribe, Brazil Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, Andorra Jaume Bartumeu, Spain King Juan Carlos, Portugal President Anibal Cavaco Silva, Argentina Cristina Kirchner, Portugal Jose Socrates, Ibero American General President (SEGIB) Enrique Iglesias, Salvador Mauricio Funes, Bolivia David Choquehuanca, Chile Michelle Bachelet and Costa Rica Oscar Arias. On the second line left to right, Cuba Bruno Rodriguez, Guatemala Roger Haroldo, Mexico Felipe Calderon, Panama Ricardo Martinelli, Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Peru Alan Garcia, Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Venezuela Luis Acuna, Dominacan Republic Jose Trullols, Nicaragua Paul Oquist, Honduras Patricia Rodas and Ecuador Rafael Correa.
  13. A supporter of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya takes part in a meeting in Tegucigalpa on November 1, 2009. Rival sides in Honduras have finalized a deal to end four months of political crisis that paves the way for ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to his post pending approval by Congress. The accord between Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti includes a power-sharing government and a congressional decision on Zelaya's brief reinstatement ahead of presidential polls next month.
  14. Zoe Zelaya, daughter of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, waits for permission to pass through the siege of the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa on November 1, 2009. Rival sides in Honduras have finalized a deal to end four months of political crisis that paves the way for ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to his post pending approval by Congress. The accord between Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti includes a power-sharing government and a congressional decision on Zelaya's brief reinstatement ahead of presidential polls next month.
  15. A supporter of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya wears a mask on All Saints Day as he uses his mobile during a meeting in Tegucigalpa on November 1, 2009. Rival sides in Honduras have finalized a deal to end four months of political crisis that paves the way for ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to his post pending approval by Congress. The accord between Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti includes a power-sharing government and a congressional decision on Zelaya's brief reinstatement ahead of presidential polls next month.
  16. Halloween masks are sold during a concert organized by the resistance supporting toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, in San Miguel neighbourhood in Tegucigalpa, on October 31, 2009. Rival sides in Honduras have finalized a deal to end four months of political crisis that paves the way for ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to his post pending approval by Congress. The accord between Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti includes a power-sharing government and a congressional decision on Zelaya's brief reinstatement ahead of presidential polls next month.

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