Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has declared a state of emergency in two western municipalities after armed men attacked a military post and police station.

(L-R) Ex-military officers Hugo Saldana Rojas, Francisco Gordillo Martinez, Manuel Antonio Callejas and Edilberto Letona are seen at court during a trial for the involvement in the forced ...

Countries will join forces to secure their shared border after violent clash with ‘unidentified illegal armed groups’ - ...

(CNN) — Guatemala sentenced two former military officials to over 100 years in prison each for using women as sex slaves during the civil war. Lt. Col. Esteelmen Francisco Reyes received 120 years and ...

Guatemala faced a serious security threat when armed groups from Mexico crossed its northern border and attacked rural ...

Supporters of Commissioner Ivan Velasquez, front, holds a sing as anti-CICIG protestor, back, fires fireworks in front of the United Nations International Commission Against Impunity, CICIG, ...

Guatemala's Chamalé family drug clan allegedly used soldiers to protect its drug shipments A US investigation has shed light on the alleged participation of Guatemalan soldiers in a cocaine smuggling ...

Guatemala amnesty bill stirs fears of impunity and revenge of ex-military A man holds a cross honoring a relative killed in Guatemala’s civil war. Hundreds marched in Guatemala City on Monday, the ...

The Guatemalan government will open three new military bases intended to combat drug trafficking along its borders, another sign of the country’s military-heavy response to organized crime. The bases, ...

They came to the courtroom with their faces covered. Some wore woven Mayan shawls of vibrant colors. Others had towels over their heads, with only their eyes uncovered to watch the proceedings. The ...

SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE MILITARY BASE, Guatemala -- Cymbals clashed and tubas boomed as camouflage-clad soldiers sang, for the very last time, the anthem of this high mountain military base. With much ...

Legislation that would grant amnesty to anyone convicted or accused of human rights violations during Guatemala’s long-running civil war has raised fears that dozens of perpetrators of forced ...