MANAGUA – Followers of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, leader of the official Sandinista party, attacked dissident Sandinistas who were protesting on the one-year anniversary of nationwide municipal elections they consider “fraudulent.”
The brawl took place outside the Supreme Electoral Council, or CSE, located in front of the central headquarters of the national police in Managua.
The protesters [...]

US laments Honduran Independence Day tensions
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Even Independence Day could not bring together bitterly divided Hondurans at odds over a June coup.
Supporters and foes of deposed President Manuel Zelaya held separate commemorations on Tuesday, the anniversary of Central America’s 1821 independence from Spain.
Thousands of protesters marched through Tegucigalpa to demand Zelaya’s return, while [...]