Guatemalan President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who led during turbulent ’70s, dies at 79
Guatemalan ex-president Laugerud dies at 79 Vigilante mob in Guatemala beats suspected criminal to death: 5th such killing in 3 days
Guatemala vigilantes kill 5th suspect in 3 days Guatemalan army officer convicted in civil war disappearances
Guatemala army officer convicted in civil war case Guatemalan funeral home operators show up at morgues, murder scenes in competion for corpses
Guatemalan funeral homes compete for corpses Guatemalan mob burns to death 3 suspects in killing of bus driver
Guatemala mob kills, burns 3 suspected criminals Strong earthquake rocks western El Salvador, no immediate reports of injuries, damage
Strong quake shakes El Salvador SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador — A strong earthquake has rocked El Salvador and parts of Guatemala, but no there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in either country. Guatemala ends 2-year adoption suspension, establishes reforms to stop theft, sale of babies
Guatemala reopening international adoptions Danish tourist dies from gunshot wound suffered during robbery try in Guatemala cemetery
Danish man dies from wound in Guatemala mugging Submarine carrying 10 tons of cocaine seizedGUATEMALA CITY - US anti-drug agents and Guatemalan army troops captured in Pacific waters four people aboard a small submarine carrying roughly 10 tons of cocaine, officials here said. Guatemala gunmen kill 1 police officer, wound 6 in separate attacksGUATEMALA CITY — Two separate attacks on police in Guatemala have killed one officer and wounded six more. Series of attacks on police targets in Guatemala kills 2 officers, wounds 3GUATEMALA CITY — A series of attacks on police in Guatemala has killed two officers and wounded three. Guatemala arrests 9, including 5 police, in killing of lawyer who accused presidentGUATEMALA CITY — Authorities in Guatemala arrested nine suspects Friday, including five police officers, in the killing of a prominent lawyer who accused President Alvaro Colom of involvement in his death in a posthumously released video. Guatemala arrests 7, including 5 police, in killing of lawyer who accused presidentGUATEMALA CITY — Authorities in Guatemala arrested seven suspects Friday, including five police officers, in the killing of a prominent lawyer who accused President Alvaro Colom of involvement in his death in a posthumously released video. Guatemalan president declares ’state of public calamity’ to confront food shortagesGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared “a state of public calamity” late Tuesday to help mobilize funds and resources to confront a food shortage that will affect thousands of families. Gunmen kill 4 Guatemalan prison officials in apparent retaliation for prison crackdownGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan police say four prison officials have been shot to death in three separate attacks that authorities believe are retaliation for a jail crackdown. 37 Guatemalan prison officials sacked
Guatemalan leader says ousted Honduran president must be returned to office before electionsGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that scheduled elections in neighboring Honduras will not be valid if ousted President Manuel Zelaya is not reinstated before the Nov. 29 vote. Human rights activists cheer Guatemala’s sentencing in forced disappearancesGUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan court has convicted and sentenced a former paramilitary to 150 years in prison for the forced disappearance of six people who were abducted and presumably killed during the country’s civil war — a landmark ruling hailed by human rights activists Tuesday. Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists fearing they could be nextTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Manuel Zelaya’s chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. Across Latin America, his allies and foes alike see a precedent being set. Guatemala facing starvation, says reportGUATEMALA CITY - Thousands of people across Guatemala could face starvation due to a drop in food grain production this year, a report said. Guatemala seeks to keep ex-police officials implicated in drug case from leaving countryGUATEMALA CITY —Prosecutors in Guatemala have requested a restraining order against four former top police officials linked to the disappearance of hundreds of pounds (more than 100 kilograms) of cocaine, in order to keep them from leaving the country. Guatemala fires 3 top police officials over cocaine allegedly disappeared after bustGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s top three police officials have been fired after hundreds of pounds (more than 100 kilograms) of cocaine allegedly disappeared from a shipment seized by authorities. AP IMPACT: From Andes to Argentina, Mexican drug cartels expand, operate in 47 countriesGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan drug boss Juan Jose “Juancho” Leon was summoned by Mexican traffickers for what he was told was business. Instead, dozens of attackers ambushed his entourage with grenades and assault rifles, killing Leon and 10 others in a brazen demonstration of power. Ousted Honduran president calls for uprisingGUATEMALA CITY - Ousted Honduran President Mel Zelaya has urged the people of his country to revolt against the “interim” government that took power after the June 28 military coup in Tegucigalpa. Ousted Honduran president: People ‘have the right to insurrection’ against interim governmentTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Tuesday that the Honduran people “have the right to insurrection” against the interim government that forced him out of the country. Court says evidence insufficient to try Guatemalan arrested for tweetGUATEMALA CITY — An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic. Man caught raping his daughter burnt aliveGUATEMALA CITY - A man who raped his nine-year-old daughter was lynched and burnt alive by a mob in the Guatemalan town of San Juan Sacatepequez, the police said. In a modern twist on the Kafka stories he loves, Guatemalan could get prison for a tweetGUATEMALA CITY — Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social-networking site Twitter. Guatemala seizes 9.9 million pseudoephedrine pills, record for of methamphetamine precursorGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities confiscated nearly 10 million pseudoephedrine pills worth $33 million on Tuesday — the country’s biggest seizure of the methamphetamine precursor, police said. Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut down public activity; cases rise to 96GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s government is asking two towns to close down nearly all public venues to prevent the spread of swine flu. |
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GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala’s government ministry sacked 37 prison officials for their alleged complicity in allowing weapons, drugs, cash and assorted electrical devices into a prison, authorities have said. The sacking of the officials came after a raid conducted Saturday at the El Boqueron prison, located in the southeastern province of Santa Rosa.
