Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

FILE - In this Friday, May 10, 2013 file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City. Guatemala's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's and or…

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

FILE - In this Friday, May 10, 2013 file photo, Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City. Guatemala's top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's and or…

Prison for ex-dictator soothes Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt sits in the courtroom before the judge enters to read the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to …

Prison for ex-dictator soothes Guatemala

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate winner Rigoberta Menchu, right, hugs the relative of a victim of the country's civil before the verdict is announced in the genocide trial for Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted…

Prison for ex-dictator soothes Guatemala

La foto del viernes 10 de mayo de 2013 muestra al ex dictador guatemalteco Efraín Ríos Montt en un tribunal antes de que entre el juez para anunciar el veredicto de su juicio por genocidio en ciudad de Guatemala. La corte encontró culpable a Ríos Montt por cargos de genocidio y crímenes cont…

Prison for ex-dictator soothes Guatemala

Varias personas celebran luego que el juez anunció el fallo de culpabilidad contra el ex dictador guatemalteco Efraín Ríos Montt, durante su juicio por genocidio en ciudad de Guatemala, el viernes 10 de mayo de 2013. La corte declaró a Ríos Montt culpable de cargos de genocidio y crímenes co…

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in prison. …

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Efrain Rios Montt is escorted by police out of court after the verdict was announced in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 y…

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt stands in court before the judge enters to announce the verdict for his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in …

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

People celebrate the judge's guilty verdict for Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt during his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in pr…

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

An Ixil Indian woman, the relative of a civil war victim, uses earphones to hear translations between Spanish and the Ixil language during the genocide trial of former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 86-year-old ex-general says he never ordered a…

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in prison. …

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt sits in the courtroom before the judge enters to read the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to …

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Efrain Rios Montt is escorted by police out of court after the verdict was announced in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 y…

Ex-dictator convicted of genocide in Guatemala

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt wears headphones as he listens to the verdict in his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Friday, May 10, 2013. The Guatemalan court convicted Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to 80 years in prison. …

Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom

El ex dictador guatemalteco José Efraín Ríos Montt declara durante una audiencia del juicio en su contra en la ciudad de Guatemala, el jueves 9 de mayo de 2013. El tribunal que juzga a Ríos Montt citó a las partes para la tarde del viernes 10 de mayo para escuchar el veredicto del proceso co…

Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2003 file photo, retired general Efrain Rios Montt speaks to supporters during a presidential campaign rally in Ipala, Guatemala City. Rios Montt first tried to become president in 1974, later in 1982 and 2003. But he finished far behind in third place, hurt partly by …

Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom

An Ixil Indian woman, the relative of a civil war victim, uses earphones to hear translations between Spanish and the Ixil language during the genocide trial of former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 86-year-old ex-general says he never ordered a…

Ex-dictator denies he ordered Guatemala genocide

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt speaks during his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 86-year-old ex-general says he never ordered attacks against "a race,"denying he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas. Prosecutors say that while in power, Rio…

Ex-dictator denies he ordered Guatemala genocide

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt walks away after having his opportunity to speak at his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 86-year-old ex-general says he never ordered attacks against "a race,"denying he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas. Pr…

Ex-dictator denies he ordered Guatemala genocide

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt speaks during his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 86-year-old ex-general says he never ordered attacks against "a race,"denying he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas. Prosecutors say that while in power, Rio…

Ex-dictator denies he ordered Guatemala genocide

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt speaks during his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 86-year-old ex-general says he never ordered attacks against "a race,"denying he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas. Prosecutors say that while in power, Rio…

Ex-dictator denies he ordered Guatemala genocide

Guatemala's former dictator Jose Efrain Rios Montt speaks during his genocide trial in Guatemala City, Thursday, May 9, 2013. The 86-year-old ex-general says he never ordered attacks against "a race,"denying he ordered the extermination of Ixil Mayas. Prosecutors say that while in power, Rio…

'Our fates are tied with your success,' Obama tells Latin leaders

President Obama meets with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla at the economic development forum in San Jose.

Focus on drug violence follows president

President Obama and Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla visit with students upon his arrival to the foreign ministry in San Jose, Costa Rica.

International Women's Day observances

Women perform during an International Women's Day rally in Guatemala City, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

International Women's Day observances

Activists represent through a performance the violence against women during a rally on International Women's Day in front of the Supreme Court at Guatemala City, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

International Women's Day observances

Activists represent through a performance violence against women during a rally on International Women's Day in front of the Supreme Court at Guatemala City, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

International Women's Day observances

A woman performs during an International Women's Day rally in Guatemala City, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

El Salvador's stolen, abused kids

Gregoria Contreras, 35, with her husband and children in Guatemala City. She was seized by soldiers as a 4-year-old.

Missed chance

U.S. Omar Gonzalez reacts after missing a chance to score during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game against Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Honduras won 2-1. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Arnold Peralta, Jermaine Jones

Honduras' Arnold Peralta, front, and U.S. Jermaine Jones fight for the ball during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Game-ending anguish

U.S. players react at the end of a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game against Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Honduras won 2-1. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Juan Carlos Garcia vs. Graham Zusi

Honduras' Juan Carlos Garcia, right, and America's Graham Zusi, left, fight for the ball during a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer game in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013. Honduras won 2-1. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

The apocalypse? Not now

Thousands gathered Friday around a sacred fire at the Mayan archeological site of Iximche in Guatemala.

Doomsday is here and so still are we

Indians gather for a ceremony at the Iximche archeological site in Tecpan, Guatemala, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. While the Mayan calendar cycle has prompted a wave of doomsday speculation across the globe, few in the Mayan heartland believe the world will end on Friday. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Doomsday is here and so still are we

People gather around a sacred fire at the Mayan archeological site of Iximche during a ceremony marking the end of the 13th Oxlajuj B'aktun in Tecpan, Guatemala, early Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The end of the 13th Oxlajuj B'aktun marks a new period in the Mayan calendar, an event only comparabl…

Doomsday is here and so still are we

People gather around a sacred fire during a ceremony at the Iximche archeological site to mark the end of the 13th Oxlajuj B'aktun in Tecpan, Guatemala, early Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The end of the 13th Oxlajuj B'aktun marks a new period in the Mayan calendar, an event only comparable in rece…

Doomsday is here and so still are we

People watch in a ceremony at the Iximche archeological site to mark the end of the 13th Oxlajuj B'aktun in Tecpan, Guatemala, as the sun rises on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The end of the 13th Oxlajuj B'aktun marks a new period in the Mayan calendar, an event only comparable in recent times wit…

McAfee appeals denial of asylum by Guatemala, is hospitalized

Software company founder John McAfee is transferred by ambulance from an immigration detention center to a hospital in Guatemala City.

McAfee, surfacing in Guatemala, says he plans to seek asylum

Software company founder called "extremely paranoid" by Belize's prime minister.

Earthquake hits Guatemala, killing 48

The town of San Marcos bore the brunt of the quake's wrath. The mountain village, some 80 miles from the epicenter, is near the border with Mexico. The earth trembled as far away as Mexico City, 600 miles to the northwest.

Day of the Dead

A woman shares food with family next to the tomb of a relative at a cemetery in San Antonio Aguascalientes, Guatemala, where many converge to honor friends and family who have passed, marking the Day of the Dead holiday, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the deceased on Nov. 1, coin…

Day of the Dead

A woman arranges candles on a relative's grave at the cemetery in San Antonio Aguascalientes, Guatemala, where many converge to honor friends and family who have passed, marking the Day of the Dead holiday, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the deceased on Nov. 1, coinciding with Al…

Day of the Dead

Villagers visit the cemetery in San Antonio Aguascalientes, Guatemala, where many converge to honor friends and family who have passed, marking the Day of the Dead holiday, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The holiday honors the deceased on Nov. 1, coinciding with All Saints Day and All Souls' Day on…

Guatemalan soldiers' arrests mark shift

Detained soldiers wait to testify at their court hearing after the killing of eight indigenous Indian protesters and the wounding of 34 in Guatemala earlier this month.

Guatemala Volcano

Two children evacuated from Morelia community, near the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, receiving bread distributed by volunteers at shelter in Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, south of Guatemala City, late Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerfu…

Guatemala Volcano

A car drives through the cobblestones streets of Antigua Guatemala, backdropped by the Volcan de Fuego or Volcano of Fire, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. The volcano spewed rivers of bright orange lava down its flanks on Thursday. Authorities ordered more than 33,000 people from nearby communities …

Guatemala Volcano

Lava flows from the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, as seen from the town of Palin, south of Guatemala City, late Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala's most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, hur…

Guatemala Volcano

Volunteers distribute food to evacuated from communities near the Volcan de Fuego, or Volcano of Fire, at shelter in Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, south of Guatemala City, late Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guate…