Guatemala

Hundreds of people took part in the demonstration in Guatemala City after Morales announced last Monday that he was closing down the International Commission Against Impunity

Attributes death to rigours of desert crossing and ill-health.

A group of hikers who ascended the Fuego volcano near Antigua, Guatemala, on November 24 2018, captured the moment they witnessed an unexpectedly large eruption at close range.

Thousands of Guatemalans have been ordered to evacuate after the eruption of the country’s Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire.

A new group of migrants bound for the United States clashed with Mexican authorities at the border between Mexico and Guatemala on Sunday (October 28).

As thousands of Central American migrants make their way through Mexico and towards the U.S. border, Donald Trump has seized the opportunity to ramp up his rhetoric on illegal immigration.

They're part of a caravan of thousands of people determined to make it to the United States. Now they are stuck on a bridge over a river that marks the border

You can leave the hustle and bustle of 21st century city life behind by following in the footsteps of the ancient Maya world

Eufemia Garcia has already buried her children and grandson since last week's Fuego eruption. But she's still missing 50 family members, presumed buried beneath the volcanic ash.

Opposition politicians criticise Conren for not heeding advance warnings, while rescuers continue to scour the ash-covered landscape of Guatemala and recover more bodies.

Amateur footage shows the moment an ambulance is engulfed by ash from the Fuego volcano

The huge loss of life becomes clearer all the time as more bodies are recovered and hopes of finding missing people gradually disappear.

The death toll in Sunday's volcanic eruption which devastated parts of Guatemala has risen to 69, according to latest reports.

A volcano southwest of Guatemala's capital has erupted for the second time this year, setting off loud explosions and spewing ash nearly six kilometres into the sky.

Local experts say the eruption is the biggest since 1974

Guatemala is the first country to follow the US lead in relocating its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. It's a controversial move, not just because it runs counter to a non-binding UN resolution, but because the international ccommunity has never recognised Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem.

Israel's PM heaps praise on Guatemala's President, while Palestinians say he is on the 'wrong side of history'

Guatemalans call for president to leave and UN anti-corruption investigator to stay

A vibrantly colourful procession led by children in Guatemala City on Sunday marked the start of a series of solemn and traditional ceremonies in the lead up to…

Protesters focus their anger on the President over the tragedy and are calling on Jimmy Morales to step down.

Funerals for 37 girls burnt alive in a fire at a state-run home begin, amid mounting criticism of the shelter.

The country has declared three days of national mourning after at least 22 young girls died in a fire at a home for vulnerable teenagers and children. Police are investigating claims of arson.

A fire at a scandal-hit children’s home in Guatemala has left 19 people dead, at least 17 of them teenage girls.