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Correction: Guatemala-Protest story
In a story Oct. 5 about protests in Guatemala, The Associated Press erroneously mentioned the president's family name as Molina on second reference.
Archaeologists find likely queen tomb in Guatemala
The discovery of a tomb that experts believe might be that of a great Maya queen could redefine the understanding of women's political roles during ...
Puerto Rico pop star's aide detained with $50,000
Guatemalan authorities say they have detained a promoter for Puerto Rican pop star Chayanne as she was trying to leave the country with $50,000 in ...
LatAm presidents call for drug debate at UN
The leaders of three Latin American nations hit hard by drug trafficking called on the membership of the United Nations on Wednesday to promote a ...
Suspect in Guatemala killings extradited to US
A former Guatemalan soldier accused of taking part in a massacre during that country's civil war more than a quarter century ago has been extradited ...
Guatemalan massacre suspect extradited to US
A former Guatemalan soldier accused of being involved in a 1982 massacre during that country's civil war was extradited Friday to California where he ...
Guatemala eruption turns to tourist draw
A terrifying eruption of one of the world's most active volcanoes tapered off Friday into a draw for delighted tourists, who snapped photos from a ...
Guatemala volcano erupts outside tourist center
A long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala's most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, hurling ...
Angry mob kills man suspected in 2 child slayings
Guatemalan authorities say a mob has lynched a man inside a school for allegedly killing two children there. Interior Minister Mauricio Lopez Bonilla ...
List of fatal disasters at global stadiums
The relatives of 96 soccer fans who were crushed to death in 1989 in Britain's worst sports disaster were granted access Wednesday to previously ...
US bounces back to beat Jamaica 1-0 Gomez's goal
Spurred on by a roaring crowd decked out in red, white and blue, the United States used all of that emotion as fuel to pull off a significant World ...
Adopting Daniel: US couple tests new Guatemala law
It should have been good news. The U.S. Embassy called to say the Guatemalan government would begin to authorize adoptions five years after a scandal ...
Murdered schoolboys shake Salvador's gang truce
The schoolboys went missing on a Thursday, and it took nearly three weeks for police to discover the mass grave. On July 11, a police investigator, ...
Jamaica beats US 2-1 in World Cup qualifier
After Clint Dempsey scored the fastest U.S. goal in World Cup qualifying, the Americans played a listless game, lost to Jamaica for the first time and ...
200 US Marines join anti-drug effort in Guatemala
A team of 200 U.S. Marines began patrolling Guatemala's western coast this week in an unprecedented operation to beat drug traffickers in the Central ...
Parents deported, what happens to US-born kids?
Alexis Molina was just 10 years old when his mother was abruptly cut out of his life and his carefree childhood unraveled overnight. Gone were the ...
Dismissal of suit on STD experiments appealed
Guatemalans who had been subjected to sexually transmitted diseases by U.S. researchers in the 1940s have appealed a judge's dismissal of their ...
Official: Tire likely caused deadly Texas crash
A pickup truck's front tire that apparently had come apart was likely the cause of a weekend crash on a rural South Texas highway that claimed its ...
Authorities trying to ID 14 killed in Texas crash
With little more than photographs and fingerprints, authorities were trying to identify 14 suspected illegal immigrants who were killed when a pickup ...
Obama's deportation stay late for some immigrants
Marlon Roberto Cortes was stocking shelves in the frozen food section of a suburban Boston supermarket when he was summoned to the back office.