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Rescuer was woman's last hope in Haiti: 'We told her we won't leave'
Jan 28, 2010 11:17pm
A sweet sadness blankets Hector Mendez's face, appropriate, perhaps, for a middle-age man who has seen suffering and miracles at once....
Fugitive ex-Guatemalan leader captured
Jan 26, 2010 4:57pm
Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo, facing money-laundering charges in the U.S., was captured Tuesday on a farm on the Guatemalan coast, that country's attorney general said....
Former Guatemalan president charged in U.S. with money-laundering
Jan 25, 2010 5:36pm
Former President Alfonso Portillo of Guatemala faces money-laundering charges in the United States, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday....
U.S. seeks charges against former Guatemalan president
Jan 24, 2010 11:36pm
Guatemalan authorities Sunday were searching for former President Alfonso Portillo, who is wanted for extradition to the United States on money-laundering charges, a spokesman for the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) told CNN en Español....
Medical help on hold as groups await transportation to Haiti
Jan 21, 2010 6:07pm
Through treacherous floods and military coups, Gale Hull's organization Partners in Development has provided medical services to Haiti's poor....
Guatemalan lawyer arranged own slaying, U.N. panel says
Jan 12, 2010 7:32pm
A lawyer who left a videotape saying Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would be responsible if anything happened to him masterminded his own death last year, a special United Nations commission said Tuesday after an eight-month investigation....
A visual feast for a bargain
Dec 9, 2009 11:44am
The visit begins with a 4,000-foot climb in a tram....
This Week in iReport: Finding flu shots and an unlikely tutor
Oct 25, 2009 1:23am
This week in iReport, see the world through the eyes of a globe-trotting iReporter, and meet a dog who helps kids learn to read. Also see the lengths some people are going to to get the H1N1 vaccine. Check out the video, or browse the stories below....
Two killed in attack on Guatemalan police
Oct 19, 2009 11:18am
Lethal assaults on police and prison guards in Guatemala continued over the weekend, with an attack on a national police patrol that killed two officers and left one wounded, authorities said....
Guatemala declares calamity as food crisis grows
Sep 9, 2009 2:58pm
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has declared a state of national calamity because so many citizens do not have food or proper nutrition....
Mexican tourist dies in rough waters
Aug 4, 2009 10:28am
One Mexican tourist died and another was missing Tuesday after a wave dragged them out into the Pacific Ocean, the state-run Notimex news agency reported....
Resignation a possibility, interim Honduran leader says
Jul 16, 2009 1:50am
Provisional Honduran President Roberto Micheletti told reporters Wednesday that he would be willing to step down as long as ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya ceases his claims to the presidency....
Deposed Honduran president vows weekend 'activities'
Jul 15, 2009 2:29pm
Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya said his followers plan to take action inside the country this weekend, ratcheting up pressure on the provisional government that has ruled for more than two weeks....
Strangers reunite dying teen with Guatemalan family
May 22, 2009 8:25pm
Eighteen-year-old Juan Gonzalez was dying alone in a hospital, thousand of miles from his Guatemalan home. He was separated from the family he had traveled to the United States to help support....
Guatemalan leader should step aside during inquiry, foe says
May 14, 2009 9:03pm
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom should leave office during the investigation into whether he was connected to three recent slayings, his 2007 presidential opponent said Thursday....
Guatemala rejects allegations of role in lawyer's death
May 13, 2009 11:16pm
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has dismissed an allegation that he was behind the death of a lawyer who left a video blaming the president if anything happened to him....
Maya nut changes lives while aiding the rain forest
Apr 17, 2009 2:12pm
In the rain forests of Central America grows the nutrient-rich Maya nut. The marble-sized seed can be prepared to taste like mashed potatoes, chocolate or coffee. To those who stumble upon the nuts on the ground, they're free for the taking....
Fireman transforms pickup paramedics
Mar 17, 2009 12:12pm
When Guatemalan laborer Faustino Morales fell from a scaffold in February, the response from volunteer firefighters was immediate. Within minutes, the "bomberos" reached the accident site with advanced rescue equipment, an ambulance and a thorough knowledge of how to treat his injuries....
20 alleged Hispanic gang members indicted in Colorado
Feb 24, 2009 9:13pm
Twenty alleged members of a Hispanic gang believed to be one of the nation's largest and most violent have been indicted in Colorado on drug and firearm charges, authorities said Tuesday....
Shy woman traces problem to childhood
Jan 16, 2009 2:24pm
A few years ago, when I complained to my latest, greatest, and now past therapist that I didn't want to go to some party I was invited to, I'd be bored, have nothing to say to people -- whom I wouldn't like and who wouldn't like me --she pinned me...
Guatemala search called off after threat of more landslides
Jan 6, 2009 2:33pm
The threat of further landslides forced Guatemalan authorities to call off search operations at a remote disaster site where 35 people were killed and another 30 remained missing, a government official said Tuesday....
More than 30 dead in Guatemala landslide
Jan 5, 2009 5:48pm
The death toll from a landslide in Guatemala grew to 33 people Monday afternoon, with up to 60 still missing, a rescue official said....
Satellites unearthing ancient Egyptian ruins
Dec 26, 2008 3:17pm
Archaeologists believe they have unearthed only a small fraction of Egypt's ancient ruins, but they're making new discoveries with help from high-tech allies -- satellites that peer into the past from the distance of space....
4 dead in market shootout in Guatemala
Dec 24, 2008 10:39pm
Four men died Wednesday in a shootout in Guatemala City's largest market, a spokesman for the national police said....
Eight bodies found in garbage bags in Mexico
Dec 24, 2008 3:03pm
The record number of killings in Mexico continues to climb, with the discovery of eight bodies stuffed in black garbage bags in the southeastern state of Chiapas, near the Guatemalan border, authorities said....
Mexican drug cartels infiltrating Guatemala
Dec 6, 2008 1:18am
Mexican narcotraffickers are gaining an increasing presence in Guatemalan territory....
300 workers arrested in raid at poultry plant
Oct 8, 2008 2:32am
Federal immigration agents arrested about 300 workers Tuesday in a raid at a poultry processing plant in Greenville, South Carolina, the Department of Justice said....
Cocaine smugglers turn to submarines, feds say
Sep 22, 2008 12:43pm
The capture of two cocaine-laden semi-submarines in the past week has highlighted the increasing use of the vessels, which now transport one-third of illicit drugs in the eastern Pacific, a major route between Colombia and the United States, U.S. authorities said Friday....
Coast Guard seizes $8.4 million worth of cocaine
Sep 14, 2008 11:54pm
The U.S. Coast Guard seized seven tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of $8.4 million in what one officer called "the most dangerous operation of my career."...
Soccer America: U.S. spins its 1-0 win over Cuba as 'good result'
Sep 8, 2008 5:46pm
HAVANA -- The most impressive performance from the U.S. after Saturday's 1-0 win over Cuba came after the game, when Landon Donovan kept a straight face as he said, "I thought we played very well."...
Mics, cameras found in Guatemalan presidential palace
Sep 6, 2008 12:01am
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace....
Soccer America: U.S. is motivated by Saturday's historic Cuba clash in Havana
Sep 5, 2008 1:32pm
On Thursday evening, the U.S. national team arrived at the Hotel Melia Cohiba, two blocks from Havana's charming Malecón, the four-mile waterfront walkway. Before heading for the team dinner, coach Bob Bradley discussed the significance of Saturday's Cuba-U.S. game (8 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic and Galavision), which will most likely...
Guatemala crash victims came from Utah group
Aug 25, 2008 8:23pm
Nine of the 11 people killed in a weekend plane crash in Guatemala were members of a Utah-based antipoverty group, the organization announced Monday....
10 killed in Guatemalan plane crash
Aug 25, 2008 9:10am
A plane crash in eastern Guatemala on Sunday killed 10 people, including eight Americans, a Guatemalan official told CNN....
Building affordable solar water heaters
Aug 5, 2008 10:42am
In spring 2007, University of California Berkeley Energy and Resources Group professor Ashok Gadgil challenged students in his Design for Sustainable Communities class to come up with an affordable and efficient solar water heater that could be used in low-income households....
Teen fears disputed adoption could lead to deportation
Jul 17, 2008 2:52pm
Allie Mulvihill may seem like your typical American teenager, but she has something weighing on her mind that most 15-year-olds do not: deportation....
Feds took too much of dishwasher's cash, judge says
Jun 25, 2008 6:03pm
An illegal immigrant dishwasher who lost $49,000 to the U.S. government as he tried to take it home to Guatemala will get some of the money back, his attorney said Wednesday....
26 Gang Members Indicted in Drug Ring
Jun 24, 2008 6:00pm
A federal grand jury indicted 26 reputed members of the international gang, MS-13, accused of running a cross-border drug ring...
'Disaster Fatigue,' Fewer Donations
May 19, 2008 4:25pm
The numbers are almost too large to fathom, so many Americans stop trying. As bodies pile up in disaster after global disaster, even the most sympathetic souls can turn away...
Honduras detains hundreds in crime crackdown
Mar 18, 2008 8:38am
More than 5,000 soldiers and police have fanned out across Honduras to fight a wave of violent crime that also has swept across El Salvador and Guatemala....
An Honest Look at Illegal Immigration
Mar 11, 2008 8:00pm
The new film Paraiso Travel from Colombia shows the painful journeys of undocumented aliens with haunting authenticity...
Bus crash kills 57 in Guatemala
Mar 1, 2008 8:36am
A double decker bus careened off a major highway and crashed into a ditch near Guatemala City Friday night, killing at least 57 people and injuring another 40, according to emergency officials....
CNN Heroes: Peanut farmers get a big hand from simple device
Feb 28, 2008 10:06pm
It was a woman's raw, bleeding hands that led Jock Brandis to make a promise....
Guatemala's Colom takes office
Jan 15, 2008 4:48am
Guatemala's first leftist president in 50 years, Alvaro Colom, took office Monday with a pledge to help the poor....
Center-left wins presidential elections in Guatemala
Nov 5, 2007 8:05pm
Alvaro Colom of the center-left National Union of Hope party was declared Monday the official victor in Sunday's presidential election....
Violence Haunts Guatemala's Election
Nov 3, 2007 3:00pm
Battered by rising crime, many voters are turning again to the get-tough promise of a military man...
Thousands flee flooding in Mexico
Nov 2, 2007 4:19am
Heavy rains and flooding have forced hundreds of thousands of people from homes in southern Mexico's state of Tabasco over the past four days, with nearly as many trapped by the rising waters, state officials said Thursday....
Guatemala seeks to slow exodus of babies to U.S.
Oct 4, 2007 4:03pm
For many years, Guatemala has been a place of relatively uncomplicated adoptions for American parents. The small country's government estimates as many as 17 babies leave each day for adoptive parents in the United States....
Sanchez: Day laborers offer negotiating tips
Oct 2, 2007 4:41pm
For four hours Friday morning, I joined about 200 immigrants -- legal and illegal -- at a day-laborer site at the corner of East Columbia Avenue and Broad Avenue in downtown Palisades Park, New Jersey....
CNN Student News Learning Activity: Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct 1, 2007 10:56pm
Students will investigate the contributions of Hispanic Americans to U.S. culture, and what it means to be an Hispanic in America today....
Mistake costs dishwasher $59,000
Oct 1, 2007 12:27pm
For 11 years, Pedro Zapeta, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, lived his version of the American dream in Stuart, Florida: washing dishes and living frugally to bring money back to his home country....
Anita Roddick, the Queen of Green
Sep 11, 2007 6:00pm
Appreciation: Long before it became popular, The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick made us feel good about doing good...
A dozen people drown in Guatemalan river
Sep 2, 2007 11:49pm
Twelve people, including five children, were killed in Guatemala when a pickup truck was washed away in a river swollen by heavy rains....
Cleaning Up International Adoptions
Aug 29, 2007 3:00pm
Under pressure from both the U.S. and its own citizens, Guatemala is trying to crack down on its corrupt adoption business...
Some babies hospitalized after Guatemala raid on adoption home
Aug 21, 2007 5:14am
Nine of 46 babies taken into custody by Guatemalan authorities after police raided an adoption home catering to Americans have been hospitalized with respiratory problems, officials said Tuesday....
Tonight's facts
Aug 2, 2007 2:48am
Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. DANGEROUS IMPORTS New USDA regulations would allow poultry raised and processed in the US to be shipped to China, processed further and packaged for resale in the U.S. (applies to "cooked" poultry only -- not raw product). Chicken...
6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off Guatemalan coast
Jun 13, 2007 5:35pm
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday just off the Pacific coast of Guatemala, according to the U.S. Geological Survey....
Russians trail in 2014 Games race
Jun 4, 2007 5:44am
The Austrian city of Salzburg and South Korea's Pyeongchang look to have edged ahead in a tight three-way race for the 2014 Winter Games after the International Olympic Committee said their concepts were "excellent"....
McCain and Romney's War of Words
May 25, 2007 5:50pm
Their immigration bill debate shows the candidates' different characters: hard-nosed dealmaker vs. smooth operator...
The selling of Brazil
Feb 6, 2007 4:08pm
In Europe, the streets are full of people wandering around in Brazilian national-team jerseys. On the streets of Rio de Janeiro, you see more and more people wearing jerseys of European club teams....
Review: 'The Fountain' spurts hot air
Nov 22, 2006 1:34pm
Some time ago my wife and I made a jungle safari at the Mayan site Tikal, in Guatemala. Unfortunately, any hopes of seeing wildlife were dashed by an early morning rainfall, despite the guide's repeated injunction to "transcend the trees" -- behind which, presumably, all manner of fauna lurked....
Delhi Forum
Nov 16, 2006 9:57am
What's your favorite Nandita movie? Where's the best food in Delhi? What do you make of the Indian capital? Send us your ideas and comments and we'll publish them below....
12 tips to stay safe while abroad on business
Jul 25, 2006 7:32am
From Indonesia to Iraq, developing countries can mean big new markets. But foreign locales can also be risky - as in physical danger. Whether it's a mugging, flu outbreak, anti-American backlash, o......
Man jailed for torturing rabbits
Jul 3, 2006 9:03am
A Sydney financier who tortured to death 17 rabbits and a guinea pig was imprisoned Monday for at least 12 months....
Blanco is left out of Mexico squad
Apr 3, 2006 3:59am
Mexico's gifted but volatile forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco will miss this summer's World Cup finals....
Wal-Mart takes on Central America
Sep 20, 2005 6:55am
Wal-Mart Stores on Tuesday said it was making its first foray into Central American retailing, buying a stake in the region's top retailer from Dutch retailer Royal Ahold ....
Brazil striker Fred signs for Lyon
Aug 30, 2005 10:47am
Brazil striker Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred, has joined Olympique Lyon from Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte on a four-year contract....
Guatemala prison riots kill dozens
Aug 15, 2005 10:37pm
Inmates from rival gangs clashed in three Guatemalan prisons Monday, leaving at least 31 prisoners dead before police restored order, the country's interior minister said....
Borgetti closes in on Bolton move
Jul 15, 2005 4:25pm
Mexico's joint all-time record goalscorer Jared Borgetti is on the point of signing for English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers from Pachuca....
Striker Wilson dies after accident
May 18, 2005 5:09pm
Costa Rica striker Whayne Wilson has dies, four days after being involved in a car accident....
Pacific storm threatens Central America
May 18, 2005 12:25pm
An unusual-moving Pacific tropical storm threatened Guatemala and El Salvador on Wednesday, and forecasters said it may reach hurricane strength before landfall....
Amber Alert girl found
Mar 3, 2005 3:38pm
Police in Stockton, California, on Thursday night said a 12-year-old Guatemalan girl, who was the subject of an Amber Alert, has been found in nearby Tracy, California....
Birmingham to stage U.S. cup match
Dec 21, 2004 4:53am
The United States will open the home portion of the final round of World Cup qualifying with a home game against Guatemala in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 30....
Google: What should I pay for this?
Jun 7, 2004 6:20pm
First it was just another way to search the Web. Then it became a verb. Now Google is set to become the hottest initial public offering in years....
China denounces U.S. stopover
May 27, 2004 10:34pm
China has denounced plans for Taiwan's vice president to touch down on U.S. soil, saying the trip could hurt Sino-American ties....
Mayan discovery points to sophisticated society
May 4, 2004 9:32pm
Excavations at a little-known Mayan ruin in Guatemala indicate it was once one of the largest and most sophisticated cities in the preclassic Mayan world....
Dollar Diplomacy
Apr 1, 2001 1:01am
Earlier this year, El Salvador adopted the U.S. dollar as its official currency, joining a growing band of Latin American nations that are "dollarizing" to fight inflation and attract foreign inves......
INVESTING FOR A LONG-RANGE OBJECTIVE A MIX OF MOSTLY U.S. AND FOREIGN STOCKS CAN PROVIDE THE GROWTH TO PAY FOR COLLEGE.
Aug 1, 1997 1:01am
Their third child was born three months ago, but Cesar and Penelope Lara of Palm Harbor, Fla., both 37, are already planning for when baby Zoe and her brothers Julian, 7, and Marcus, 4, toddle off ......
WISE UP Facts about high-priced coffee Wake up and smell the $5 French roast
Nov 1, 1994 2:01am
Your 50 cents cuppa Joe has now turned so chic, it's perked a lingo all its own. Coast to coast, java-hungry hordes are bellying up to coffee bars, ordering things like, "A short-shot latte, double......
BOOK EARLY FOR CRUISE DISCOUNTS
Nov 1, 1993 2:01am
With more than 100,000 berths to be filled in 1994, cruise lines are offering discounts of up to 30% to vacationers who book early. "Demand is strong," reports Larry Fishkin of the Cruise Line, a M......
BEING PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY At a Los Angeles high school, Arco's president met with gangs and teacher comp
May 28, 1990 1:01am
ON THIS OVERCAST April morning, Marvin Starer, 58, the regular principal of Manual Arts High School in gritty south central Los Angeles, is wearing thick, sky-blue socks and rubber-soled walking sh......
SECRETS OF A CHAMPION INVESTOR Peter Lynch, builder of the superstar Magellan fund, has written one of the most readable -- and
Feb 27, 1989 2:01am
Every time you glance out the window, more trucks are rolling in and out of the Marvin Mannequin plant across the street from your office. Suddenly the investing bulb flashes on: ''Marvin is sellin......
NIFTY NINETIES NINE PEOPLE FOR THE 1990s
Oct 12, 1988 1:01am
SMART MOVES FOR THE 1990s IDEAS While the Nine People for the 1990s profiled here and on subsequent pages are already in sync with the trends that will shape the next decade, the string of 41 ideas......
A $10 MILLION TURNAROUND BASED ON A POT FULL OF COFFEE NERVE
Nov 1, 1986 2:01am
''I drink 20 cups of coffee a day,'' boasts Phil Johnson, 43. Maybe it's all that caffeine that has been stimulating his string of entrepreneurial ideas. The first of them came to him in 1980 when ......
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