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Rape sentences in landmark Guatemala trial| A court in Guatemala has sentenced two former members of the military to 360 years in jail for human rights abuses | |
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Guatemala prison riot leaves eight inmates dead  Map of Puerto Barrios Guatemala More than 20 injured. The inmates were drinking on New Year's Eve when a fight broke out. At least two prisoners were beheaded
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Guatemala: Ex-ruler Rios Montt found unfit for trial A former Guatemalan general, Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled the country briefly in the 1980s, has been found mentally incapable of standing trial
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Jews 'forced' to leave Guatemala village Map of San Juan La Laguna Guatemala Some 230 members of an Orthodox Jewish group have begun leaving a village after a bitter row with the local indigenous community
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 Mexico and Guatemala rescue migrants Mexico and Guatemala say they have rescued at least 104 people from captivity and arrested 14 of their alleged human traffickers
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Mexico arrests Guatemala 'drug lord' Chiapas: Police in Mexico have arrested Eduardo Villatoro Cano one of Guatemala's most wanted men -suspected of masterminding the killing of 8 police...
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Eleven die in Guatemala bar attack A group of armed men in Guatemala has killed 11 people and wounded another 15 in an attack at a bar in the remote town of San Jose Nacahuil
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| May.20 |
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Rios Montt's conviction overturned Guatemala's former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has had his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity overturned
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| May.10 |
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Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide  Map of Guatemala City Guatemala| A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity | |
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Guatemala ex-leader Rios Montt denies genocide The former military leader of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, has protested his innocence at the end of his trial on genocide charges
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 John McAfee arrested in Guatemala Map of Guatemala City Guatemala| John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally | |
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 Argentina singer Cabral shot dead Map of Guatemala City Guatemala One of Latin America's most famous folk singers, Facundo Cabral, 74, has been shot dead in the capital of Guatemala
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27 headless bodies found in drug region Map of Peten Guatemala| The decapitated bodies of 25 men and two women have been found at a ranch near Guatemala's border with Mexico | |
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| Jun.28 |
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Bizarre murder suspects held Two brothers Francisco and Jose Valdes Paiz , who helped a prominent lawyer organise his own murder have turned themselves in
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 Bodies and severed heads found Three human heads and three decapitated bodies with notes aimed at high government officials were found in different parts of the's capital
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Brothers sought in slaying of lawyer Authorities have issued arrest warrants for two prominent brothers Valdez Paiz in connection with last year's slaying of Rodrigo Rosenberg
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 Officials seize cocaine submarine| Guatemalan and US authorities have seized a makeshift submarine loaded with 10 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of $200m | |
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| Sep.12 |
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Army 'stole' children for adoption Government report: The Guatemalan army stole at least 333 children and sold them for adoption in other countries during the civil war
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Mexican drug violence hits Guatemala 3 coordinated attacks killed four prison officials in five hours. Central America is under attack from organized crime cartels
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| Dec.24 |
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4 dead in market shootout Four men died in a shootout in Guatemala City's largest market; 2 bystanders, a 13-year-old and a 21-year-old, were wounded
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Mexican drug cartels infiltrating Guatemala 18 people were killed in a face-off between a local cartel and a Mexican cartel in a frontier zone between Mexico and Guatemala
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| Nov.22 |
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Beheadings in jail riot A fight between rival gangs in the Pavoncito prison has left 7 prisoners dead, 5 of them beheaded. Inmates displayed the heads
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| Jul.23 |
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Stolen baby linked to adoption system DNA tests indicate a baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple
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Shootout kills 9
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Wanted police chief dies
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'Stolen' children found
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