News: Guatemala

We have started to collect the most important news related to Guatemala in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Guatemala – overview

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• May 11th 2013 – December 13th 2012
• December 13th 2012 – October 26th 2012
• October 26th 2012 – June 14th 2012
• June 5th 2012 – January 15th 2012
• January 15th 2012 – September 14th 2011
• September 12th 2011 – July 10th 2011
• July 10th 2011 – March 25th 2011
• March 21st 2011 – December 8th 2010
• October 2nd 2010 – July 1st 2010
• June 30th 2010 – January 25th 2010
• January 12th 2010 – January 7th 2009
• January 5th 2009 – May 6th 2008
• March 1st 2008 – August 13th 2007
• August 13th 2007 – November 21st 2006
• November 16th 2006 – February 2nd 2006
• January 27th 2006 – November 16th 2005

Guatemala: news

Guatemala rejects prison demands

Wednesday, June 30th 2010, 3:54

The Guatemalan government says it will not meet prison gangs' demands, after the murder of a prison official.
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Brothers held over bizarre murder

Tuesday, June 29th 2010, 10:42

Two Guatemalan brothers who allegedly helped a prominent lawyer organise his own murder have turned themselves in.
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Guatemala attorney general ousted

Friday, June 11th 2010, 20:46

Guatemala's Constitutional Court has removed the country's attorney general amid allegations of corruption.
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Severed heads found in Guatemala

Friday, June 11th 2010, 0:10

Police in Guatemala find four severed heads and two bodies in public places around the country's capital, Guatemala City.
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UN Guatemala crime chief resigns

Tuesday, June 8th 2010, 10:39

The head of a UN panel on illegal armed groups and impunity in Guatemala quits, saying the nation is failing on the issue.
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Central America storm toll rises

Monday, May 31st 2010, 9:20

At least 99 people die in Central America as a powerful tropical storm triggers flash floods and mudslides.
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Guatemala lashed by deadly storm

Sunday, May 30th 2010, 21:04

Tropical storm Agatha kills at least 13 people in Guatemala, adding to disruption caused by an erupting volcano.
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Thousands flee volcanic eruptions

Saturday, May 29th 2010, 21:31
related countries: Ecuador

Thousands of people are forced to flee as two volcanos erupt in Guatemala and Ecuador, closing schools and airports.
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Hundreds flee Guatemala volcano

Saturday, May 29th 2010, 6:43

A volcano erupts near Guatemala City, leaving at least one person dead and forcing hundreds to flee their homes.
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US agents hold massacre suspect

Thursday, May 6th 2010, 14:13
related countries: United States

A former Guatemala army soldier accused of involvement in a notorious massacre in the 1980s has been arrested in the US.
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Guatemala to extradite ex-leader

Thursday, March 18th 2010, 4:26
related countries: United States

A court in Guatemala agrees to extradite former President Alfonso Portillo to the US where he faces money-laundering charges.
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Guatemala police chief arrested

Tuesday, March 2nd 2010, 22:51

Guatemala's chief of national police and the country's top anti-drugs official are arrested over alleged links to drug trafficking.
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Former Guatemalan leader arrested

Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 20:01
related countries: United States

Guatemalan authorities capture ex-President Alfonso Portillo, who is wanted in the US on money-laundering charges.
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Guatemala ex-leader's arrest sought

Monday, January 25th 2010, 9:56
related countries: United States

Guatemalan police hunt for former president Alfonso Portillo, sought by the US to face trial on money-laundering charges.
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