Honduran crisis talks collapse

TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras' political rivals were on a collision course yesterday after negotiations collapsed and deposed President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return home despite warnings from a defiant de facto government.

Zelaya says resistance is being organized in Honduras to pave the way for his return this weekend and that nobody can stop him. The interim government installed after his June 28 military ouster has threatened to crack down on any protesters who stir trouble.

The looming confrontation raises the specter of a repeat of clashes in which at least one protester was killed during Zelaya's abortive attempt to fly back into the Central American country on July 5. Troops blocked the runway and stopped him from landing.