Guatemala state of siege extended for feuding communities

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AFP Guatemala on Wednesday extended by a month a state of siege in two indigenous communities locked in a century-old land dispute that boiled over...

German tourist found dead at Guatemala archaeological site

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AFP A German tourist was found dead Tuesday at a Mayan archaeological site in northern Guatemala where he disappeared two days earlier, the government said. ...

EU, US widen Nicaragua sanctions as Ortega begins new term

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AFP Daniel Ortega was sworn in Monday as Nicaragua's president for a fourth straight term as the EU and US tightened sanctions over impugned elections held...

Sex abuse trial starts for Guatemalan ex-paramilitaries

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AFP A trial started in Guatemala Wednesday for five former paramilitary soldiers accused of sexually abusing 36 indigenous Mayan women some 40 years ago during...

China reopens embassy in Nicaragua after diplomatic switch

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AFP China reopened its embassy in Nicaragua on Friday, a few weeks after the Central American country switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing. That...

Panama seized record amount of drugs in 2021: president

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AFP Panama seized a record haul of 128 tons of drugs in 2021, President Laurentino Cortizo said on Sunday. The figure represented a 43 percent...

Talks planned to end 100-year Guatemala indigenous dispute

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AFP Hundreds of indigenous people lifted their blockage of a major road in Guatemala on Tuesday after an agreement was reached for talks to resolve...

Talks planned to end 100-year Guatemala indigenous dispute

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AFP Hundreds of indigenous people lifted their blockage of a major road in Guatemala on Tuesday after an agreement was reached for talks to resolve...

Honduras’ Castro officially declared president-elect

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AFP Honduras' national electoral body on Monday officially declared Xiomara Castro president-elect ahead of her inauguration next month as the country's first woman leader. Leftist...

At least 13 killed in Guatemala Indigenous land dispute

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AFP At least 13 people were killed in western Guatemala, including women, children and a policeman, in a long-running land dispute between Indigenous villages, police...