Guatemala

A book for Mother's Day? The mystery of my mother's reading habits

2013-05-10 12:22:00

No two readers are alike. No two mothers are alike. And the only way to really find out what might be a good book to get your mother for Mother’s Day is to ask her what she likes to read. My own mother’s reading habits have always been a bit...

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide

2013-05-10 20:03:00

MEXICO CITY — Efrain Rios Montt, the former Guatemalan military dictator who ruled his country during one of the bloodiest phases of its civil war, was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity Friday for the systematic massacre of more...

Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt denies ordering slaughter

2013-05-09 15:55:00

MEXICO CITY -- The former dictator of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, on Thursday took the stand for the first time in his genocide trial and said he did not order the slaughter of hundreds of indigenous Maya. Rios Montt’s sometimes contentious...

Obama urges new tack for Central America's drug war

2013-05-04 17:18:00

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama capped a three-day visit to Latin America on Saturday by urging the region's leaders to fight the drug war not with more guns or military aid but with greater investment in infrastructure, education and energy....

Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda

2013-05-03 16:00:00

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Central American presidents will likely have a long list of gripes for their U.S. counterpart as they head into meetings with Barack Obama on Friday night. President Obama arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday...

Protests follow judges' rulings in Guatemalan war crimes trial

2013-04-19 15:05:00

MEXICO CITY – Contradictory court judgments in the war crimes trial of former Guatemalan dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt this week set off protests in Guatemala City and prompted rebukes from human rights organizations. On Friday, Judge Jazmin...

Guatemala war crimes trial rulings spur protests

2013-04-19 21:06:00

MEXICO CITY — Contradictory court judgments in the war crimes trial of former Guatemalan dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt this week set off protests in Guatemala City and prompted rebukes from human rights organizations around the world. On Friday,...

Evidence suggests Maya roots more tangled than previously thought

2013-04-25 15:58:00

The classic Maya civilization, which flourished in Central America for more than 600 years, has been celebrated for its vast city states adorned with monumental pyramids and for its technological feats such as the development of an elaborate written...

Guatemala high court apparently restarts ex-dictator's trial

2013-04-25 18:47:00

MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court issued a ruling late Thursday that appears to have broken the complicated legal logjam in the case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is facing genocide charges in the slaughter of ethnic Maya during...

Activists demand end to sex abuse of migrant children in southern Mexico

2013-04-23 13:44:00

MEXICO CITY -- The flow of migrants from Central America across the Suchiate River into southern Mexico is steady but the journey perilous.� Uncounted thousands end up at the mercy of drug-and-extortion gangs that hold them for ransom, force them into...

Guatemala earthquake: No Pacific tsunami warning

2013-03-25 16:37:00

No tsunami warnings have been issued for California from a magnitude 6.2 earthquake� Monday afternoon in Guatemala. The temblor occurred 3 miles from San Jose Pinula, Guatemala, according to the U.S. Geological Survey,at 4:02 p.m. Pacific time. The...

Tiempo Libre's Cuban musical fusions at Broad Stage on Saturday

2013-03-21 07:53:00

Increasingly, the Cuban-emigre, Miami-based band Tiempo Libre's name is starting to sound like a serious misnomer. After all, when exactly is this workaholic septet supposed to have "free time," given its steady output of CDs spotlighting the group's...

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in prison.

2013-05-10 22:44:00

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt speaks during his trial in Guatemala City.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

An excavation site at Ceibal, Guatemala.

2013-04-25 14:58:00