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World not ending in 2012: Mayan Calendar

Archaeologists announced the discovery of the oldest Mayan calendar to date, a ninth-century artifac...

Guatemala jails ex-soldier for 6,060 years

A Guatemalan court sentenced a former special forces soldier to 6060 years in prison for role in a 1...

Guatemala: Ex dictator to face genocide charges

It`s the first time a Latin American court has charged former president with genocide.

Guatemala leader takes office pledging `iron fist`

General Otto Perez Molina has urged the US and Mexico to help him fight a wave of drug trafficking a...

Ex-general wins Guatemala Presidential Election

The right-winged Otto Perez` win came after leftist President Alvaro Colom failed to contain violent...

Heavy rains kill at least 66 in Central America

Six days of heavy rains caused landslides, floods and bridge failures throughout Central America.

Guatemalans go to polls to elect president

Guatemalans go to the polls on Sunday in a Presidential Election that may bring to power a retired m...

`Unethical US research killed 83 in Guatemala`

Medical experiments performed by US doctors to infect more than 1,000 Guatemalans with syphilis and ...

Divorced first lady still can`t run for president

A law in Guatemala prevents a chief executive`s family members from seeking office of president.

Guatemala court blocks first lady presidential bid

The Constitution prohibits spouse and other relatives of outgoing president to run for presidency.

Jamaica top Gold Cup group, Guatemala advance

Jamaica finished the first round of the Gold Cup on top of Group B after a 1-0 victory over Honduras...

Guatemala declares `state of siege` after massacre

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a "state of siege" in the Peten region along the Mexi...

Mexican drug gang suspected in Guatemala massacre

The authorities have blamed Mexico`s brutal Zetas drug gang for the brutal killings in Guatemala.

At least 27 killed in attack on Guatemala farm: Police

Police say the killings could be linked to drug gangs operating in the area.

Lost Mayan city discovered under Guatemala rain forest

The ancient Maya city of Holtun, or Head of Stone, has been discovered under Guatemalan rain forest.

Guatemalan judge approves first lady`s divorce

Guatemalan Constitution prohibits Prez`s close relatives from seeking post.

Guatemalans demand release of accused drug lord

Juan Alberto Ortiz Lopez is wanted in Florida on cocaine trafficking charges.

US captures major Guatemalan drug trafficker

US pitches in to help curb drug cartels` expanding reach in Central America.

Guatemala`s first lady divorces "for her country"

A law in Guatemala blocks the president`s relatives from running for office.

Guatemalan first lady to divorce for presidential bid

Guatemala’s constitution bans relatives of Prez from running for presidency.

Mayan King`s tomb discovered in Guatemala

Archaeologists have discovered a 1600 year old tomb of an ancient Mayan king in Guatemala.

UN finds irregularities in Guatemalan adoptions

Guatemalan government has made many efforts to prevent fraudulent adoptions.

US President orders review after Guatemala STD study

Barack Obama has ordered a review of human protection in medical research.

Obama apologises to Guatemala for US human experiments

A US-led study in 1940s infected 700 Guatemalans with gonorrhoea or syphilis.

US infected mentally ill in Guatemala with syphilis, gonorrhea

US apologized for funding a 1940s study in which Guatemalans were deliberately infected with syphili...

Guatemalan ex-soldiers on trial in landmark war case

The ex-soldiers will go on trial for 1982 massacre of more than 250 people.

Death toll rises to 45 in Guatemala mudslides

The deaths raised the 45 from mudslides in Guatemala as torrential rains pounded the country.

Death toll rises to 45 in Guatemala mudslides

Searchers have pulled five more bodies from a mud-covered highway where back-to-back landslides buri...

Guatemala mudslides kill at least 42

Rains, floods and mudslides have affected 30,000 people in different regions.

Mudslides kill at least 22 on Guatemala highway

Officials say that mudslides on a Guatemalan highway have killed at least 22 people.

Guatemala floods: 14 killed, Prez declares emergency

Guatemala Prez declared national emergency after weeks of driving rains triggered landslides.

US files labour rights case against Guatemala

The United States announced on Friday it would file a case against Guatemala for apparent labour r...

At least 23 die in Guatemala violence

At least 23 people, including six women, have been killed in separate incidents of violence in Guate...

UN leader tasked with Guatemala crime woes resigns

The chief of a UN commission responsible for battling corruption and crime in Guatemala resigned Mon...

Storm leaves 18 dead in Central America: Officials

The first tropical storm of the season has left at least 18 people dead in Guatemala and El Salvad...

Pacific storm Agatha slams into Guatemala, 13 dead

Tropical Storm Agatha slammed into Guatemala`s Pacific coast on Saturday.

Thousands flee Ecuador, Guatemala volcanos

Thousands of people were evacuated and airports were closed as two volcanos erupted in Guatemala and...

Thousands flee Ecuador, Guatemala volcanos

Two volcanos erupted in Guatemala and Ecuador on Friday, choking major cities with ash.

Volcano showers sand and ash over Guatemala

The Santiaguito volcano has showered sand and ash over a large area of western Guatemala in an "unus...

Guatemala court OKs ex-president`s extradition to US

A Guatemalan criminal court authorised the extradition of ex-president Alfonso Portillo to the Unite...

Guatemala Police Chief & top anti-drug officer arrested

Guatemala`s police chief and top anti-drug officer have been arrested for suspected links to drug tr...

Guatemala`s ex-president could face extradition to US

Guatemala`s President Alvaro Colom said he will extradite ex-president Alfonso Portillo to the US if...

Guatemala destroys poppy, marijuana plants worth $780 mn

Guatemala has destroyed opium poppy and marijuana plants worth USD 780 million in the country`s west...

Huge Mayan city

Archeologists have discovered a huge Mayan sculptured head in Guatemala.

Guatemalan court issues arrest warrant for ex-president

A Guatemalan court has issued an arrest warrant for former president Alfonso Portillo, who is being ...

Guatemala attorney orchestrated own killing: UN

A Guatemalan lawyer who accused the country`s president of his murder in a video made before his dea...

Bus drivers fall victim to brutal Guatemalan gangs

Gunmen have killed more than 170 bus drivers in Guatemala this year to scare them and transportation...

Guatemalan motocross champion shot dead

Oscar Diaz, a 22-year-old motocross driver, was shot dead in Guatemala, hours after winning the firs...

Food-starved Guatemala declares public calamity

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared "a state of public calamity" late Tuesday to help mobiliz...

Guatemalan prison officials sacked for irregularities

Guatemala`s government ministry sacked 37 prison officials for their alleged complicity in allowing ...

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