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

Clashes between security forces and gang members in Guatemala's capital Sunday killed seven officers, authorities said, ...

The killings occurred a day after gang member inmates took 46 people hostage in three prisons across the country, officials ...

Uprisings in three prisons have killed 10 police officers, presenting another challenge for President Bernardo Arévalo in his ...

The alert comes as gangs have attacked Guatemalan police after seizing control of three prisons in coordinated riots, The ...

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Guatemala's president declared a state of siege on Sunday after security ...

Guatemala became the third Latin American government to declare a state of emergency to combat gang violence, as the region retrenches around security.

Guatemalan police and military forces have intensified patrols under a state of emergency aimed at dismantling powerful ...

Initially, seven officers and one gang member were ​killed ‌in the Sunday attacks, ‍with ⁠more than a dozen officers wounded.

The worsening gang warfare in Guatemala has piled pressure on President Bernardo Arevalo to crack down on crime and root out ...

Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to ...

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege following gang attacks that killed seven police ...