Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer ...

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege Sunday after suspected gang members in Guatemala’s capital killed seven police officers in apparent retaliation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemala’s president has declared a state of emergency following a weekend eruption of violence during which gang members took ...

ESCUINTLA, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of anti-riot police entered a maximum security prison in Guatemala early Sunday to free guards who had been taken hostage and retake control of the facility that ...

Guatemalan authorities declared a state of siege Sunday in response to three coordinated prison-gang uprisings and the related killing of nine local police officers, according to multiple outlets. The ...

Show more Show less Soldiers take position outside the maximum-security prison in Escuintla, Guatemala Prison guards walk free after the police operation to regain control of the prison from inmates A ...

GUATEMALA CITY — Members of Guatemala’ s two largest gangs — Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha — staged riots in two Guatemalan prisons on Tuesday, demanding the return of 10 leaders who were sent to ...

Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer gang leaders to a lower-security prison. The killings occurred in the ...

Guatemala's president on Sunday declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused the groups of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at ...