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| Jan.5 |
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More than 20 dead in landslide Up to 60 more are missing in a landslide in the same area in northwest Guatemala killed two people December 14
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| Dec.24 |
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4 dead in market shootout Four men died in a shootout in Guatemala City's largest market; 2 bystanders, a 13-year-old and a 21-year-old, were wounded
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| Dec.5 |
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Mexican drug cartels infiltrating Guatemala
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| Nov.22 |
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Beheadings in jail riot A fight between rival gangs in the Pavoncito prison has left 7 prisoners dead, 5 of them beheaded. Inmates displayed the heads
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| Oct.16 |
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Earthquake of scale 6.5 magnitude
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| Sep.5 |
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President seeks source of spy gear Alvaro Colom said that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace
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| Aug.24 |
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10 killed in plane crash A Cessna Caravan 208 crash in eastern Guatemala killed 10 people, including 8 Americans
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| Jul.23 |
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Stolen baby linked to adoption system DNA tests indicate a baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple
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| Mar.25 |
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Shootout kills 9 Police say at least 9 people have been killed and 7 wounded in a shootout in eastern Guatemala that is likely tied to drug traffickers
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| Feb.29 |
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Bus crash kills 57 Map of Guatemala City Guatemala A double decker bus careened off a major highway and crashed into a ditch near Guatemala City, killing at least 57 and injuring another 40
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| Feb.17 |
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Wanted police chief dies German Chupina, a former Guatemalan police director wanted in Spain for crimes against humanity, died of health problems
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| Nov.5 |
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Center-left wins presidential elections Alvaro Colom of the National Union of Hope party was declared the official victor
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| Aug.12 |
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'Stolen' children found 46 children, believed to have been taken from their parents for illegal adoption abroad, have been found at a house in Antigua
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| Jul.4 |
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Sochi gets 2014 Winter Olympics  | The result was a triumph for Putin, who put his international prestige on the line by coming to Guatemala to lobby IOC members. Sochi secured 51 votes at a meeting of International Olympic Committee delegates, beating its South Korean rival by just 4 votes. The IOC has received the applications of seven cities to bid for ... | |
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Salzburg Loses Bid for Winter Olympics
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| Jun.13 |
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Earthquake strikes off Guatemala A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck just off the Pacific coast. Some homes were damaged and people may be missing
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| Jan.30 |
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100 bodies unearthed from mudslide Within the last 2 months, nearly 100 victims of a 2005 landslide from hurricane rains have been unearthed
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| Nov.20 |
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Fire kills 15 in market An enormous fire at Central America's largest open-air market sent up columns of smoke visible 6 miles away
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| Nov.1 |
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Venezuela, Guatemala quit race UN Security Council: Guatemala and Venezuela agreed to withdraw from the race for a seat on the Security Council and support Panama | |
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| Oct.16 |
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No winner for seat UN Security Council: Venezuela and Guatemala deadlocked in their battle, after 10 rounds of voting failed | |
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| Oct.9 |
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Dozens killed in bus crash At least 34 have died and several injured after a passenger bus fell down a 100m ravine in northern Guatemala
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| Jan.23 |
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U.N.: 8 Guatemalan peacekeepers killed. Congo
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| Oct.10 |
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Guatemala faces food crisis Boats and helicopters have begun carrying aid to villages cut off for days by flooding and mudslides
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UN launches Guatemala aid appeal
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Landslide areas considered mass graves| Officials would abandon communities buried by landslides as reports of devastation trickled in from 100 communities | |
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| Oct.9 |
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Slide toll may hit 1,400| Village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging | |
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| Oct.8 |
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Storm deaths increase to 508 Guatemala's losses bring the overall death toll to at least 610 with El Salvador hit the second-hardest
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| Oct.7 |
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Hundreds missing after Stan storm
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| Oct.6 |
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Storm toll rises to 230
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Downpours hamper Stan rescue efforts
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| Dec.25 |
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18 die in bloody jail riot
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| Sep.14 |
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Mudslide kills at least 27
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| Jul.30 |
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Mass is highlight of Pope's visit
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| Jul.29 |
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Pope greeted by thousands
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| Jun.19 |
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67 prison escapees
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| Jun.8 |
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4 convicted in murder of bishop
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| Mar.22 |
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Trial in murder of bishop
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| Feb.28 |
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Coup rumors fly
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| Feb.10 |
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25 dead in tourist bus accident 35 injured. Bus collided with a truck
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| Jan.15 |
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Aftershocks, possible mudslides. El Salvador
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.23 |
U.N.: 8 Guatemalan peacekeepers killed. Congo
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.5 |
More than 20 dead in landslide Up to 60 more are missing in a landslide in the same area in northwest Guatemala killed two people December 14
| 2008 |
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| Oct.16 |
Earthquake of scale 6.5 magnitude
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| Aug.24 |
10 killed in plane crash A Cessna Caravan 208 crash in eastern Guatemala killed 10 people, including 8 Americans
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| Feb.29 |
Bus crash kills 57 Map of Guatemala City Guatemala A double decker bus careened off a major highway and crashed into a ditch near Guatemala City, killing at least 57 and injuring another 40
| 2007 |
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| Jun.13 |
Earthquake strikes off Guatemala A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck just off the Pacific coast. Some homes were damaged and people may be missing
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| Jan.30 |
100 bodies unearthed from mudslide Within the last 2 months, nearly 100 victims of a 2005 landslide from hurricane rains have been unearthed
| 2006 |
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| Nov.20 |
Fire kills 15 in market An enormous fire at Central America's largest open-air market sent up columns of smoke visible 6 miles away
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| Oct.9 |
Dozens killed in bus crash At least 34 have died and several injured after a passenger bus fell down a 100m ravine in northern Guatemala
| 2005 |
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| Oct.10 |
Guatemala faces food crisis Boats and helicopters have begun carrying aid to villages cut off for days by flooding and mudslides
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| Oct.10 |
UN launches Guatemala aid appeal
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| Oct.10 |
Landslide areas considered mass graves| Officials would abandon communities buried by landslides as reports of devastation trickled in from 100 communities | |
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| Oct.9 |
Slide toll may hit 1,400| Village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging | |
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| Oct.8 |
Storm deaths increase to 508 Guatemala's losses bring the overall death toll to at least 610 with El Salvador hit the second-hardest
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| Oct.7 |
Hundreds missing after Stan storm
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| Oct.6 |
Storm toll rises to 230
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| Oct.6 |
Downpours hamper Stan rescue efforts
| 2002 |
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| Sep.14 |
Mudslide kills at least 27
| 2001 |
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| Feb.10 |
25 dead in tourist bus accident 35 injured. Bus collided with a truck
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| Jan.15 |
Aftershocks, possible mudslides. El Salvador
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.4 |
Sochi gets 2014 Winter Olympics  | The result was a triumph for Putin, who put his international prestige on the line by coming to Guatemala to lobby IOC members. Sochi secured 51 votes at a meeting of International Olympic Committee delegates, beating its South Korean rival by just 4 votes. The IOC has received the applications of seven cities to bid for ... | |
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| Jul.4 |
Salzburg Loses Bid for Winter Olympics
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.24 |
4 dead in market shootout Four men died in a shootout in Guatemala City's largest market; 2 bystanders, a 13-year-old and a 21-year-old, were wounded
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| Dec.5 |
Mexican drug cartels infiltrating Guatemala
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| Nov.22 |
Beheadings in jail riot A fight between rival gangs in the Pavoncito prison has left 7 prisoners dead, 5 of them beheaded. Inmates displayed the heads
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| Sep.5 |
President seeks source of spy gear Alvaro Colom said that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace
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| Jul.23 |
Stolen baby linked to adoption system DNA tests indicate a baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by a U.S. couple
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| Mar.25 |
Shootout kills 9 Police say at least 9 people have been killed and 7 wounded in a shootout in eastern Guatemala that is likely tied to drug traffickers
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| Feb.17 |
Wanted police chief dies German Chupina, a former Guatemalan police director wanted in Spain for crimes against humanity, died of health problems
| 2007 |
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| Aug.12 |
'Stolen' children found 46 children, believed to have been taken from their parents for illegal adoption abroad, have been found at a house in Antigua
| 2002 |
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| Dec.25 |
18 die in bloody jail riot
| 2001 |
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| Jun.19 |
67 prison escapees
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| Jun.8 |
4 convicted in murder of bishop
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| Mar.22 |
Trial in murder of bishop
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.5 |
President seeks source of spy gear Alvaro Colom said that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace
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| Feb.17 |
Wanted police chief dies German Chupina, a former Guatemalan police director wanted in Spain for crimes against humanity, died of health problems
| 2007 |
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| Nov.5 |
Center-left wins presidential elections Alvaro Colom of the National Union of Hope party was declared the official victor
| 2006 |
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| Nov.1 |
Venezuela, Guatemala quit race UN Security Council: Guatemala and Venezuela agreed to withdraw from the race for a seat on the Security Council and support Panama | |
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| Oct.16 |
No winner for seat UN Security Council: Venezuela and Guatemala deadlocked in their battle, after 10 rounds of voting failed | |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.10 |
UN launches Guatemala aid appeal
| 2002 |
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| Jul.30 |
Mass is highlight of Pope's visit
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| Jul.29 |
Pope greeted by thousands
| 2001 |
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| Feb.28 |
Coup rumors fly
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