The United States government has taken major actions against one of Guatemala’s most enduring drug clans – the “Huistas” – whose leaders have spent years evading authorities from both countries. On ...

A report uncovers how smear campaigns, criminal charges and judicial manipulation are silencing Guatemala’s anti-corruption defenders.

After the killing of three naval officers in an eastern coastal region dominated by organized crime, Guatemala’s government has enforced martial law — and in turn drawn attention to the country ...

A man from Guatemala has been arrested for allegedly firing a pellet gun at officers during an incident on Sunday evening, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GUATEMALA— Outside of one of the country’s ...

SAN SALVADOR — The fate of a U.N.-backed initiative to fight organized crime hangs in the balance in Guatemala, where legislators will decide this week whether to scrap a plan to create an ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala on Wednesday granted temporary humanitarian status to 161 Mexicans who fled their country last week seeking refuge from organized crime, even as Mexican officials ...

GUATEMALA CITYGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s new president announced a state of alert for two municipalities with high crime rates to combat gang activity Friday, a measure that allows the deployment of ...

GUATEMALA CITY — Powerful organizations that already control smuggling, auto theft and arms trafficking in Central America are using those established networks to transport illegal drugs, U.S. and ...

The highway climbs toward the edge of Guatemala City, past deep ravines where the poorest residents of the capital live in thousands of cinderblock huts, roofed with plastic sheets and powered by ...

Alejandro Giammattei in Guatemala City on Tuesday. (Jose Cabezas/Reuters) ONLY ABOUT 40 percent of Guatemala’s more than 8 million registered voters cast ballots in the Central American country’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s new ...