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Hundreds evacuated as Guatemalan volcano erupts

Escuintla, Guatemala—Guatemalan authorities said Thursday they were evacuating more than 500 people after Central America's most active volcano spewed gas and ash. Residents were moved to...

Guatemala jails 3 ex-paramilitaries

Guatemala City – A Guatemalan court on Friday sentenced three former paramilitaries to 40 years in prison for sexual violence against Indigenous women during...

Trip to tragedy: 55 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine

Guatemala City, Guatemala—At least 55 people were killed in Guatemala on Monday when a bus crashed through a guard rail and plunged into a ravine,...

US migrant deportation flights arrive in Latin America

US military planes carrying dozens of expelled migrants arrived in Guatemala, authorities said Friday, as President Donald Trump moved to crack down on illegal...

Nicaragua strips nationality of 135 exiles

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Nicaragua on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) revoked the citizenship of 135 former political prisoners who were freed and flown...

Ahead of inauguration, Guatemala court shields VP-elect from arrest

Guatemala's highest court issued an order Thursday shielding vice president-elect Karin Herrera from arrest amid rumors she could be detained in a move that...

Six dead, 13 missing after Guatemalan river sweeps away homes

Guatemala City, Guatemala -- Two children and four adults were found dead Monday after a river swollen by heavy rains swept away shacks built...

Protesters in Guatemala want free polls

Guatemala City—Guatemalan protesters took to the streets again on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) demanding that the attorney general and a handful of prosecutors step...

Protests erupt in Guatemala over alleged meddling in vote

Guatemala City, Guatemala - Hundreds of Guatemalans marched in the capital on Sunday demanding that the attorney general and a handful of prosecutors step down...

UN chief exhorts Guatemala to respect will of voters

The UN secretary-general on Saturday voiced "great concern" surrounding elections in Guatemala and called on the Central American nation to respect the will of...

Dictator’s daughter, ex-first lady, UN diplomat vie to lead Guatemala

A dictator's daughter, a former first lady and a UN diplomat lead the pack of 22 candidates vying for the Guatemalan presidency in elections...

US plan keeps migrants waiting farther from border

The opening of US migrant processing centers in Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala ensures that more than ever these countries will become waiting rooms...

Dangerous times

The geo-political brew is not only heady; it can be explosive Taipei was damp and cold last week. It still is this week, when thousands...

Taiwan, Guatemala leaders reaffirm ties at Mayan site

GUATEMALA CITY – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and her Guatemalan counterpart, Alejandro Giammattei, on Saturday took in the jungle ruins of a Mayan civilization...
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