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Europe. Yuri Fedotov, the head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that in addition to an upsurge in cocaine trafficking, West Africa is experiencing an increase in piracy, arms and human trafficking. U.S....
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The Group operates over 2,600 points of sale in Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Panama, El Salvador and Argentina. Grupo Elektra also sells and markets its consumer finance, banking and financial products and services through Banco Azteca...
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Guatemala's President Otto Perez takes part in a ceremony of the five days of Wayeb, which marks the end of a year in the Maya calendar, at the pyramids of Tikal February 17, 2012. The five days of Wayeb are considered a time of reflection before the... View Photo »
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CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan judge overseeing the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt stepped down Tuesday, accepting a defense request. Judge Carol Patricia Flores made the announcement just before a hearing at which she was to decide...
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El Grupo opera más de 2,800 puntos de venta en México, Guatemala, Honduras, Perú, Panamá, El Salvador, Argentina y Brasil, y ofrece productos financieros y bancarios a través de las sucursales de Banco Azteca localizadas en México, Panamá, Guatemala,...
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Rios Montt ruled Guatemala in 1982-83 after a military coup. He is accused in 1,771 deaths, 1,400 human rights violations and the displacement of 29,000 indigenous Guatemalans. Galvez said the decisions that Flores already made, which as charging Rios...
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Guatemalan Internal Affairs Minister Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla speaks in San Salvador, on February 17, 2012. The security ministers of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala met report the crime situation in each respective country and to share... View Photo »
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Rios Montt ruled Guatemala in 1982-83 after a military coup. He is accused in 1,771 deaths, 1,400 human rights violations and the displacement of 29,000 indigenous Guatemalans. Galvez said the decisions that Flores already made, which as charging Rios...
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Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala (Spanish: República de Guatemala, IPA: [re'puβlika ðe ɰwate'mala]), is a country in Central America, in the south part of North America, bordering Mexico to the northwest, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Full Article
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Guatemalan Internal Affairs Minister Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla speaks in San Salvador, on February 17, 2012. The security ministers of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala met report the crime situation in each respective country and to share experiences on the measures that have...
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In this picture taken Tuesday Feb. 2, 2012, Guatemalan soldiers make a queue for their lunch meal in Sayaxche, Guatemala. President Otto P�z Molina will meet on Monday with El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes to address issues related to regional security and how to coordinate their...
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Mynor Bravo Garcia, 3, is measured at a health center in San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina is launching on Thursday a nationwide campaign against malnutrition called "Zero Hunger," run by a new ministry dedicated to social...
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A man speaks with a girl who will be weighed and measured at a health center in San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina is launching on Thursday a nationwide campaign against malnutrition called "Zero Hunger," run by a new ministry...
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France's Teddy Riner (R) competes with Guatemala's Darrel Castillo (L) during their qualifying round in the over 100kg category as part of the Paris International Judo tournament part of the Grand Slam at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (POPB), in Paris on February 5, 2012.
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France's Teddy Riner looks on after winning over Guatemala's Darrel Castillo (unseen) during their qualifying round in the over 100kg category as part of the Paris International Judo tournament part of the Grand Slam at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (POPB), in Paris on February 5,...
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France's Teddy Riner (L) looks on after winning over Guatemala's Darrel Castillo (unseen) during their qualifying round in the over 100kg category during the during the Paris International Judo tournament at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (POPB), on February 5, 2012 in Paris.
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France's Teddy Riner (R) competes against Guatemala's Darrel Castillo (L) during their qualifying round in the over 100kg category during the during the Paris International Judo tournament at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (POPB), in Paris on February 5, 2012.
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France's Teddy Riner (top) challenges Guatemala's Darrel Castillo in their +100 kg preliminary round at the Paris International Grand Slam judo tournament February 5, 2012.
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Children attend classes at a public school in San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina is launching on Thursday a nationwide campaign against malnutrition called "Zero Hunger," run by a new ministry dedicated to social development. In...
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Men gather outside a health center as children get check-ups in San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina is launching on Thursday a nationwide campaign against malnutrition called "Zero Hunger," run by a new ministry dedicated to...
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Maria Lopez Godinez carries her three-year-old daughter Marina Lopez Godinez on her back as they wait for Marina to be weighed at a health center in San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina is launching on Thursday a nationwide...
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Children walk with their mothers as a soldier patrols in San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina is launching on Thursday a nationwide campaign against malnutrition called "Zero Hunger," run by a new ministry dedicated to social...
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An oil palm plantation worker sharpens his machete that he uses to loosen fruit bunches of the African oil palm in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged foods. And according to...
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In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012, an African oil palm tree fruit grows on a plantation in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged foods. And according to National Institute...
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In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012, oil palm plantation workers are transported back to their pickup point after a day of work in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged foods.
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In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012, a worker hoists an oil palm fruit to the top of a trailer truck at a plantation in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged foods. And...
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Silhouetted African oil palm trees break the horizon as a dark cloud looms overhead at an oil palm plantation in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged foods. And according to...
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In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012, oil palm plantation workers break for lunch in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged foods. And according to National Institute for...
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In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012, fruit bunches from the African oil palm are transported from a plantation to an extraction plant, in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged...
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In this photo taken Wednesday Feb. 1, 2012, an ox pulls a cart filled with the fruit of the African oil palm, along a plantation dirt road in Sayaxche, Guatemala. The Central American country is one of the most efficient at producing palm oil; a key ingredient in half of all packaged...
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A police stands next to the body of a man lying on the sidewalk after being shot dead by unidentified attackers in northern San Salvador, El Salvador, Thursday, Feb. 16. 2012. Security ministers of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are scheduled to meet in San Salvador Friday to...
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 24: Londy Barrios #5 of Guatemala clears the ball while being challenged by Yaqueisi Nunez #10 of the Dominican Republic during second half of the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament at BC Place on January 24, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia,...
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 24: Ana Lucia Martinez #17 of Guatemala is congratulated by teammate Londy Barrios #5 after scoring against the Dominican Republic during second half of the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament at BC Place on January 24, 2012 in Vancouver, British...
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VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 24: Londy Barrios #5 of Guatemala and Yaqueisi Nunez #10 of the Dominican Republic battle for the ball during second half of the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament at BC Place on January 24, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Guatemalan Internal Affairs Minister Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla speaks in San Salvador, on February 17, 2012. The security ministers of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala met report the crime situation in each respective country and to share experiences on the measures that have...
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