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Guatemala’s shock candidate Arevalo poised to tackle corruption

GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo, who pulled off an upset in Sunday elections by advancing to a run-off, declared Monday that if...

Guatemala newspaper founder sentenced to six years in jail

A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced the founder of a newspaper critical of the government to six years in prison on money-laundering charges, in...

Honduras, Guatemala eye digital currencies as El Salvador launches bitcoin

The central banks of Honduras and Guatemala are eyeing digital currencies, officials said on Wednesday, following El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as legal currency. The...

Bodies of 16 migrants massacred in Mexico arrive in Guatemala

The bodies, some badly charred and with gunshot wounds, were found in January along a migrant smuggling route in a remote area of Tamaulipas state in the municipality of Camargo.

Terrifying footage: Child snatched from mother’s arms on crowded road

A CCTV footage emerged showing baby snatchers speed up to the mother as she walks along a crowded street and pull the young baby boy from her arms

Day of the Dead begins!

Day of the Dead, a holiday that marries Catholic rituals and pre-Hispanic beliefs, is celebrated throughout Latin America on the first two days of November.

Police arrest former presidential candidate at her home

Guatemalan police arrested former presidential candidate Sandra Torres at her home on Monday

Trump announces controversial asylum deal with Guatemala

The White House said Guatemala would now be considered a "safe third country," meaning that US-bound migrants who enter Guatemala would be required to seek asylum there instead

Fifth Guatemalan child dies in US immigration custody

A 16-year-old boy died Monday at a Border Patrol station in Texas, becoming the fifth child from Guatemala to die since December after being apprehended by US border patrol agents

Guatemala: 18 killed as trucker ploughs into a crowd

The government announced three days of mourning after the incident Wednesday night in the western town of Nahuala.

Guatemala asks US for migrant protections due to volcano fallout

GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan migrants to the United States should receive temporary protection from deportation because of recent volcanic eruptions in their home country, Guatemalan...

Sixty-two dead in Guatemala volcano eruption

MEXICO CITY: The number of fatalities from a massive volcano eruption in Guatemala rose to 62 on Monday, an official in the Central American...

Guatemala’s Fuego volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds

GUATEMALA CITY: An estimated 25 people, including at least three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption...

Experts discover hidden ancient Maya structures in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY: Experts using an aerial high-tech laser scanner have discovered thousands of ancient Maya structures hidden under the thick jungle of northern Guatemala,...

Palestinians call Guatemala’s Jerusalem embassy move ‘shameful’

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian foreign ministry on Monday slammed as “shameful” Guatemala’s decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem after the United States...

Guatemala in mourning after blaze kills 22 girls in shelter

SAN JOSE PINULA: Guatemala declared three days of mourning after a blaze Wednesday in a government-run children's shelter killed at least 22 teenage girls and...

Teen shot dead while playing Pokemon Go in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY: A teenager playing Pokemon Go has been shot dead in Guatemala in what appeared to be random violence that had nothing to do with the game, police said Friday.

At least 16 prisoners killed in Guatemala jail riot

GUATEMALA CITY: At least 16 prisoners were killed in a riot in an overcrowded Guatemalan prison on Sunday, and some of the inmates were armed with AK-47 assault rifles, officials said.

No joke: Guatemalan comedian wins presidency in landslide

GUATEMALA CITY: Jimmy Morales, a former TV comedian who has never held office, swept to power in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday after milking public anger over a corruption scandal that deepened distrust of the country's political establishment.

USA, Costa Rica, Mexico seeded in 2015 Gold Cup

MIAMI: Holders the United States, Costa Rica and Mexico were installed Tuesday as the top seeded teams for the three first-round groups of the 2015 Gold Cup.
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