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Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes Sun, May 12, 2013By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya More »
Guatemala Dictator Sentenced For Genocide Sat, May 11, 2013Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after being convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. More »
Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt convicted of genocide Sat, May 11, 2013By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty on Friday of genocide and crimes against humanity during More »
Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt found guilty of genocide Sat, May 11, 2013By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court on Friday found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity More »
Guatemalan president rejects testimony linking him to war crimes Fri, Apr 5, 2013GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Otto Perez on Friday labelled as "a lie" testimony given during the trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt that More »
Witness at ex-dictator's trial links Guatemalan president to war crimes Fri, Apr 5, 2013By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A former member of Guatemala's armed forces implicated President Otto Perez in civil war atrocities as he testified on More »
Guatemalan survivors revisit horror of war in ex-dictator's trial Wed, Mar 20, 2013By Mike McDonald MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Survivors of Guatemala's bloody civil war relived the massacre of relatives as they testified on Wednesday against former More »
Guatemala tries ex-dictator Rios Montt in landmark case Wed, Mar 20, 2013By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt's defence team rejected charges he allowed the slaughter of civilians in More »
Guatemalan trial of ex-dictator Rios Montt begins Tue, Mar 19, 2013By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity opened on More »
Guatemalan trial of ex-dictator Rios Montt to begin Tue, Mar 19, 2013By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is due to go on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity on Tuesday, More »
Apocalypse? Not Now, As World Survives Mon, Dec 24, 2012An ancient prediction that the world would end on December 21 has failed to come true. More »
End Of World: French Village Ready For Doomsday Fri, Dec 21, 2012A tiny village in the Pyrenees has been sealed off as police try to prevent an invasion by those seeking salvation from a predicted apocalypse. More »
Knife Attacks: Pupils Taught To Combat Threat Thu, Dec 20, 2012Chinese schools are teaching young students how to fight off knife-wielding attackers following a string of stabbings aimed at children. More »
Lost campsite used by Scott's Antarctic expedition found after 100 years Tue, Dec 18, 2012A campsite used by members of Captain Scott's doomed Antarctic expedition has been found - a century after Scott and his team perished on the journey to the South More »
NASA says 'Merry Christmas' with festive photo from Hubble Tue, Dec 18, 2012The swirling gas of nearby planetary nebula NGC 5189 looks like a Christmas-tree ornament with a glowing ribbon inside. More »
How the world's Mayan apocalypse believers are waiting for the end Tue, Dec 18, 2012Around the world, believers are preparing for Doomsday this Friday - and restaurants are offering 'End of the World' specials. More »
China Cracks Down On 'Doomsday Cults' Tue, Dec 18, 2012Hundreds of members of a Christianity-inspired religious sect have been arrested by Chinese authorities and accused of spreading rumours about the end of the world. More »
Mayan Apocalypse 2012: Five doomsdays that never happened Mon, Dec 17, 2012According to internet conspiracy theorists, the world will end this Friday - a prediction based on an incorrect interpretation of Mayan theology, and a strange mix More »
Apocalypse Pods To Beat The End Of The World Fri, Dec 14, 2012As people across the globe tremble in anticipation of next week's supposed Mayan-predicted apocalypse, one Chinese villager says he has just what humanity needs - More »
Nasa Video Debunks 'End Of World' Theories Thu, Dec 13, 2012Scientists at Nasa have released a video dismissing theories that the world will end on December 21. More »
NASA releases 'world didn't end' video nine days early Thu, Dec 13, 2012NASA has released a video entitled 'Why the world didn't end yesterday' - before the date of the supposed 'Mayan apocalypse' on December 21. More »
Vegas Weddings: Thousands Flock For 12/12/12 Wed, Dec 12, 2012Thousands of couples are expected to descend on Las Vegas wedding chapels today - to be married on the memorable date of 12/12/12. More »
Doomsday Cultists Flock To Serbian Mountain Wed, Dec 12, 2012Hundreds of people who are convinced the world will end on December 21 are flocking to a supposedly mystical mountain in Serbia. More »
How the 'Mayan Apocalypse' came from a New Age magic mushroom trip Mon, Dec 10, 2012The 'prophecy' does not stem from the Mayans at all. Instead, the beliefs come from two New Age books in the Seventies and Eighties, says a British academic. More »
Apocalypse: Advice Issued For End Of The World Fri, Dec 7, 2012British authorities have insisted they are prepared for the looming apocalypse and have issued advice on how to cope. More »
Gillard Warns Of 'Doomsday' In Spoof Video Thu, Dec 6, 2012Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has predicted the end of the world in a spoof video for a radio station. More »
Meet the British people preparing for Doomsday Wed, Nov 28, 2012Is Apocalypse on its way? Families across Britain are getting ready - burying supplies underground and even learning to enjoy the taste of squirrel and magpie. More »
Doomsday Cults Banned From French Village Sat, Nov 24, 2012The mayor of a sleepy village in southwest France is stepping up security because of fears of an invasion of people who think the end of the world is nigh. More »
How to survive the end of the world Thu, Nov 22, 2012If you believe the Mayan Apocalypse, the world is due to end in one month’s time. It won't, of course - but governments already offer 'official' tips on how to More »
- Most distant galaxy ever found offers glimpse of dawn over time Fri, Nov 16, 2012
The Hubble space telescope has picked out the furthest galaxy ever detected by mankind - 13.3 billion light years from Earth More »
Brian Cox steps in to dispel myths about 'rogue' planet and Mayan apocalyps … Thu, Nov 15, 2012The discovery of a ‘rogue planet’ wandering through space has reignited fears of an apocalypse, at the hands of a wandering planet called ‘Nibiru’ - and Professor More »
Modern-Day Noah Opens Doors Of Ark Creation Sun, Jul 29, 2012A faithful reproduction of Noah's ark, using the dimensions in The Bible, has just opened to the public in The Netherlands. More »
- Mayan Calendar Find Dispels Doomsday Myth Fri, May 11, 2012
The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it does not give any indication that the world is about to end, researchers More »
Mexico: Make the most of the 2012 Mayan apocalypse Mon, May 7, 2012An impending apocalypse is the last thing most people want, especially if they’re planning a big Christmas in 2012. Yet the end of the world could be but a few More »
Desmond Tutu leads demands for Britain to back down over Falklands Wed, Mar 28, 2012Desmond Tutu was among five Nobel prize laureates putting pressure on Britain to negotiate with Argentina over sovereignty of the Falklands islands last night. More »
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