The United Nations Human Rights Committee has issued a landmark ruling holding Guatemala accountable for violating the rights of Fátima, a 13-year-old girl who was forced to continue a pregnancy ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala began evacuating some residents from the slopes the Volcano of Fire Thursday after a new eruption spewed hot gas and ash high into the sky. Juan Laureano ...

GUATEMALA CITY — A panel of independent experts who make up the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Thursday they found that Guatemala violated the rights of a 14-year-old girl who was ...

The two signed agreements, including a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would boost cooperation in the semiconductor field to increase Guatemala’s microchip capabilities and an MOU to establish ...

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican state police killed four gunmen near the border with Guatemala, then pursued more suspects into that country in three armored police vehicles, where they engaged ...

Guatemala's largest bank, Banco Industrial, has adopted blockchain firm SukuPay's stablecoin rails for customers to send remittances from the U.S. SukuPay will allow Guatemalans to receive funds ...

Police stand at a barricade near the Fuego Volcano in San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Thursday, June 5, 2025, after the volcano's explosive activity increased. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo ...

June 9 (UPI) --U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will travel this week to Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala in an effort to boost economic growth and end undocumented immigration ...

GUATEMALA CITY, June 6 (Reuters) - Guatemala's Fuego volcano shot ash miles into the air on Friday as authorities said they had evacuated more than 700 people from their homes as a precaution ...

The Guatemalan man, identified as “O.C.G,” sought asylum in the United States in 2024, after “suffering multiple violent attacks” in Guatemala, according to court documents. On his way to ...

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At least 330 people were evacuated on Thursday in Guatemala following an eruption of the Fuego volcano, located 35 km from the capital, according to the civil protection agency, which declared an ...