Guatemala

Guatemala builds private city to escape crime

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan developers are building a nearly independent city for the wealthy on the outskirts of a capital marred by crime and snarled by traffic.

2013/01/08

Anti-virus software developer McAfee arrives in US

MIAMI (AP) — Anti-virus software founder John McAfee arrived in the U.S. on Wednesday night after being deported from Guatemala, where he had sought to evade police questioning in the killing of a man in neighboring Belize.

2012/12/12

Guatemala gov’t: McAfee to leave for US

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – A Guatemala Interior Ministry official says John McAfee is leaving for the U.S. on Wednesday. The official says the software company founder has received written notice of his release from detention […]

2012/12/12

McAfee hospitalized after being denied asylum

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Software company founder John McAfee was hospitalized briefly Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala.

2012/12/06

McAfee denied asylum; expected in Belize

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – A Guatemalan official says software company founder John McAfee has been arrested in Guatemala City for entering the country illegally.

2012/12/06

Ex-software mogul McAfee seeks Guatemala asylum

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Software company founder John McAfee tells The Associated Press he has formally requested asylum in Guatemala, claiming he is the victim of persecution in neighboring Belize.

2012/12/05

McAfee says he plans to seek asylum in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Surfacing in public for the first time in weeks, software company founder John McAfee says he plans to ask for asylum in Guatemala, saying he fears persecution in Belize.

2012/12/04

Damage, injuries reported after strong Guatemalan earthquake

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala Wednesday morning, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. Guatemala’s emergency management agency […]

2012/11/07

Guatemala volcano eruption draws tourists (video)

ANTIGUA, Guatemala (AP) – The eruption of the long-simmering Volcan del Fuego terrified nearby villagers but it has become a major draw for visitors in the nearby colonial city of Antigua. Tourists walking Antigua’s cobblestone […]

2012/09/14

33,000 fleeing Guatemala volcano eruption

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Guatemala’s head of emergency evacuations says more than 33,000 people are fleeing the eruption of a long-active volcano just outside one of the country’s most famous tourist attractions. Sergio Cabanas says […]

2012/09/13

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