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Former Dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt to Stand Trial for Genocide in Guatemala
January 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In an unprecedented ruling, a Guatemalan judge ordered Monday that former strongman Gen. Efrain Rios Montt and one of his closest collaborators be tried for genocide and crimes against humanity. continue reading »
Latin America News: Guatemalan Authorities Rescue Kidnapped 8-year-old
January 21, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police rescued a kidnapped 8-year-old boy safe and sound on Monday, killed one of his captors during the rescue operation and arrested six others, Guatemalan authorities said. continue reading »
Family Tragedy in Guatemala, Drunk Father Opens Fire on Family
January 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A man who was apparently drunk opened fire on his children, killing one of his sons and wounding two of his daughters in a rural town in northern Guatemala, police said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Guatemalan Students Riot, Protesting Educational Reform
January 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A group of students from the state University of San Carlos set fire to a public bus Monday in protest against the educational overhaul approved by the Guatemalan government and set to take effect in the coming days. continue reading »
Guatemalan Priest Charged As An Accomplice in Bishop’s Murder Receives Early Release
January 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Catholic priest sentenced to 20 years in prison as an accomplice in the 1998 assassination of Bishop Juan Gerardi was paroled on Friday and spoke out to assert his innocence. continue reading »
Soft Drink Truck Runs Over 5 Women in Guatemala
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five people died Wednesday when they were run over by a soft drink delivery truck on a highway in eastern Guatemala, emergency personnel said. continue reading »
Software Creator McAfee Requests Political Asylum in Guatemala
December 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. software tycoon John McAfee on Wednesday, via his attorney, presented a formal asylum request to Guatemala arguing that he is being "politically persecuted" by the government of Belize, the country where he settled in 2008. continue reading »
Software Billionaire McAfee Looks to Guatemala for Political Exile
December 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The millionaire creator of the McAfee antivirus, John McAfee, is "safe and sound" in Guatemala, a country where he will seek political exile because he considers himself "persecuted by the Belize government," his attorney told Efe Tuesday. continue reading »
Inmates Stand Down After Taking 8 Prison Guards Hostage in Guatemala
November 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Inmates at a maximum-security prison outside this capital who took eight guards hostage ended their rebellion on Tuesday and freed the last of the captives, Guatemala's interior minister said. "The five guards were liberated after several hours of dialogue and without the use of force," Mauricio Lopez told reporters. continue reading »
Earthquake Death Toll Climbs After Additional Bodies Discovered in Guatemala
November 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Guatemalan emergency agencies recovered two bodies that had been buried in rubble since the powerful earthquake that struck the country last week, bringing the official death toll from the disaster to 44, authorities said Tuesday. continue reading »
Guatemalan Family of 4 Murdered in Their Beds
October 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Four members of a family were fatally shot inside their home in the eastern Guatemalan province of Zacapa, authorities said Wednesday. The attack took place Tuesday night in the hamlet of La Plancha, about 156 kilometers (97 miles) east of the capital, a spokesman for fire rescue said. continue reading »
Guatemalans Launch Initiative to Create 1.2 Million Jobs
October 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Unemployment is becoming the global challenge of the 21st century. For countries like Guatemala, both unemployment and underemployment are hitting all time highs. This is exacerbating the vicious cycle of poverty, which impacts young people the most, condemning an entire nation to failure. continue reading »
Army Colonel, 8 Soldiers Charged For Deaths of Protesters in Guatemala
October 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An army colonel and eight troops were arrested Thursday for the deaths of as many as eight protesters during a confrontation last week, Guatemala's attorney general said. continue reading »
Police Arrest Man Suspected of Murdering Family Over Land Dispute in Guatemala
October 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The man suspected of leading the slaughter of seven people inside a home south of the Guatemalan capital is in custody, police said Wednesday. Cesar Chavez, 38, was arrested in the village where the killings took place, police spokesman Pablo Castillo told the media. continue reading »
Opposition Calls For Justice Against Government’s Role in Protesters’ Deaths
October 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Guatemalan opposition party filed a formal criminal complaint Tuesday against President Otto Perez Molina and other top officials for the deaths of eight protesters at the hands of the army. continue reading »
Protests in Guatemala Leave 4 Dead, 20 Injured
October 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Four people were killed and more than 20 others wounded Thursday in confrontation between protesters and security forces in the western Guatemalan province of Solola, authorities said. continue reading »
Archaeologists Uncover Tomb of Mayan Queen in Guatemala (VIDEO)
October 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The tomb of a powerful seventh-century Maya queen was discovered at the El Peru-Waka site in the northwestern Guatemalan province of Peten, archaeologists said Wednesday. continue reading »
