Guatemala
“The Beast” claims six fatalities in Mexico train disaster
August 27, 2013The train was one of several Mexican and Central American immigrants call "la Bestia" -- "the beast." It goes from Southern Mexico northward to Mexico's Northern border with the United States.
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Why undocumented immigrants keep coming
June 3, 2013On the night of May 1, 2013, a criminal gang attacked a group of impoverished Central American migrants, who were riding on the top of a freight train passing through Cosoalacaque, in Veracruz, Mexico.
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Court throws out Guatemala genocide verdict
May 24, 2013The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on May 20 threw out the guilty verdict of General Efrain Rios-Montt on technical grounds, plunging the whole country into a state of new insecurity.
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Ex-Guatemalan dictator found guilty of genocide
May 13, 2013A three-judge panel headed by Judge Jazmin Barrios sentenced him to 80 years in prison.
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Reagan and CIA belong in the dock with former Guatemalan dictator
February 4, 2013Former general and president Efrain Rios Montt will face charges for genocide and crimes against humanity.
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