Heavily armed Guatemalan troops and military police deployed to the country's capital Tuesday, challenging street gangs ...

In attempting to target gang leadership, Guatemala's government instead exposed its limited capacity to do so.

Guatemala has ended its monthlong state of emergency after deadly attacks on police pushed President Bernardo Arévalo to seek ...

President Bernardo Arevalo replaces a month-long emergency decree with a “state of prevention” after 11 police officers were killed in gang-linked violence.

FILE - Soldiers patrol an area next to a piece of graffiti referring to the Mara Salvatrucha gang during the country's state ...

President Bernardo Arévalo ended the nationwide state of siege in Guatemala on Monday, while maintaining joint military and police operations to combat organized crime and gangs. The move comes ...

Guatemala has ended its state of emergency, initiated when President Bernardo Arévalo exercised special powers following the murder of 10 police officers by suspected gang members. Restrictions, such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemala became the third Latin American government to declare a state of emergency to combat gang violence, as the region ...

GUATEMALA CITY — Days after suspected gang members killed 10 Guatemalan police officers, police and soldiers took their new powers granted under a state of emergency to the Barrio 18 gang’s center of ...

Guatemala's President Bernardo Arevalo has declared a 30-day state of siege over a surge in gang violence - Copyright AFP Johan Ordóñez Guatemala's President ...