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Street gangs target and kill bus drivers in Guatemala

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 04.30.2009 | Home

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  Approximately 80 bus drivers have been murdered in Guatemala in the last year. Photo: Sam Loewenberg Samuel Loewenberg of the Pulitzer Cent...

Guatemala Opens Vast Archive On Human Rights Abuses

Miami Herald | JILL REPLOGLE | Posted 04.30.2009 | World


Marylena Bustamante traveled 24 hours on a bus from Mexico City for a new chance at finding information about her brother, who disappeared 27 years ag...

Guatemala Civil War Orphans Illegally Sold: Government

The Latin Americanist | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


Another dimension has been added to the troublesome aspect of adoptions in Guatemala when the government revealed yesterday that civil war orphans had...

Just Released: YouTube Video on Fathers and Girls Education

Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


Pedro C. Moreno

Helping children in India, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Yemin and Benin would significantly contribute to achieving universal pimary education for boys and girls.

Guatemala Teens Allegedly Film Body Dismemberment

AP | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan police say two teenagers suspected of killing one of their gang leaders used a cell phone to record the victim being...

Where Are They Now? Descendents Of 10 Former Dictators

Mental Floss | Stacy Conradt | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


1. Alessandra Mussolini, the daughter of Benito Mussolini's son and his first wife, Anna Maria Scicolone (who also happened to be Sophia Loren's siste...

Logan's Journey: The University of Arizona Ravaged by Tax Cuts

Lester Sloan | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics


Lester Sloan

In several states across the US, our children perform well below the average of many countries that we consider under-developed.

Would It Kill Us to Apologize to Iran for the Coup?

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Robert Naiman

If Clinton could "near-apologize" for the U.S. role in Guatemala, is it beyond the realm of imagination that Obama could "near-apologize" for the U.S. overthrow of democracy in Iran?

Guatemalan Landslide Kills 35

AP | JUAN CARLOS LLORCA | Posted 02.06.2009 | World


GUATEMALA CITY — Rescuers ended their search Tuesday for victims of a massive landslide that tore down a mountain and buried a northern Guatemal...

Spare Change

Stephen Molton and Gus Russo | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Stephen Molton and Gus Russo

Barack Obama, like Jack Kennedy, combines great intellect, good looks, and grace. Unlike Kennedy, Obama seems uncluttered by the moral baggage that added to Kennedy's miseries.

Team of Rivals: JFK's Lessons for Commander-in-Chief Obama

Gordon Goldstein | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics


Gordon Goldstein

The new commander-in-chief would be wise to examine JFK's first year: Appoint the strongest team possible, yet be prepared to reject your counselors' advice, even when vastly outnumbered.

Jason Linkins

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Watch Out, Guatemala!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In today's press gaggle, Dana Perino had some ominous words for the people of Guatemala and their new President-elect, Alvaro Colom: At 9:50 a.m. tod...