GUATEMALA CITY -- Several dozen Guatemalan prison guards were being held hostage by inmates in three prisons Saturday following apparently coordinated disturbances, authorities said. Interior Minister ...

Guatemalan prisons witnessed a coordinated uprising, resulting in dozens of prison guards being held hostage. Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda refused to negotiate with inmates, who were ...

Several dozen Guatemalan prison guards are held hostage in three prisons due to coordinated outbreaks by inmates. Interior Minister Villeda is open to dialogue but refuses to meet demands.

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

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

Hundreds of anti-riot police stormed a maximum- security prison in Guatemala early on Sunday, successfully freeing guards held hostage and regaining control of the facility housing notorious gang ...

Over the weekend, the inmates had been holding 45 guards and a psychiatrist hostage in three prisons across the country, to ...

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

Guatemala's interior minister accused gangs of killing seven police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to ...