Guatemalan police and soldiers are using new powers under a state of emergency to target the Barrio 18 gang in a high-crime ...

President announces 30-day order after inmates also took 46 people hostage at three prisons ...

Guatemala's president on Sunday declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities ...

Guatemala is in a state of emergency following a weekend of gang-related violence. Gang-affiliated inmates rioted in three ...

After 15 minutes, they managed to regain control of the prison and freed guards being held hostage, with Villeda saying "it ...

The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the United States in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II. In the ...

The hunger for a more heavy-handed response to endemic problems has been mounting for years in Latin America. El Salvador ...

The measure, pending approval by the opposition-led Congress, suspends assembly rights and allows arrests without a court ...

The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the US in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II.

From the day he took office, it has been clear that President Trump doesn’t view other nations as sovereign entities with ...

As security forces tried to assert control, apparent retaliatory attacks took place outside the prison walls. Armed gangs ...