GUATEMALA CITY – A former police officer is on trial in Guatemala for the deaths of 37 people more than three decades ago when the Spanish Embassy burned down during Guatemala's bloody civil conflict.

Guatemala City, Mar 18 (EFE).Guatemala City, Mar 18 (EFE). — Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on Tuesday thanked Spain’s Queen Sofia for the priority effort Madrid has made to provide aid to the ...

Guatemala City, Apr 16 (EFE).Guatemala City, Apr 16 (EFE). — Guatemala’s former president, Otto Perez Molina, and his thenvice president, Roxana Baldetti, both of whom are being held in pretrial ...

GUATEMALA CITY – In a second day of trial on Thursday, witnesses told the harrowing details of a Jan. 31, 1980 massacre by Guatemalan police that killed 37 people in a fire at the Spanish Embassy in ...

Survivors of the devastating mudslide that buried a community outside of Guatemala City on Oct. 1 could be relocated to nearby land expropriated from a notorious alleged drug trafficker. Guatemalan ...

As the Spanish investigative commission arrives in Guatemala to question the impunity of Efrain Rios Montt and others connected to genocide charges, Patrick of the Guatemala Solidarity Network posts ...

Legacy of Guatemala’s evangelical deposed dictator remains unsettled. A Spanish court issued an arrest warrant on July 7 for former Guatemalan military ruler Efrain Rios Montt, charging him and seven ...

Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health. But it's unclear how much the man understood on the form, which ...

In Guatemalan weddings, the bride's attire is often a traditional huipil, a handwoven garment with intricate designs. This ...

The city of Antigua Guatemala attracts foreigners with its historic architecture, but the country has struggled to become a destination for buyers. 18 Photos View Slide Show › By Alison Gregor This ...

In early August 2025, claims circulated online that Illinois U.S. Rep Delia Ramirez made a statement during the inauguration of the 2025 Pan American Congress in Mexico City that suggested she ...