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Guatemalan survivors revisit horror of war in ex-dictator’s trial

March 20, 2013
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Survivors of Guatemala's bloody civil war relived the massacre of relatives as they testified on Wednesday against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is accused of overseeing genocide during the 36-year conflict.

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Pope Francis cracks up cardinals

March 17, 2013
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Pope Francis cracks up cardinals

People pray after learning of the newly elected Pope Francis at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 13. The former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina has made history as the first pontiff from Latin America.Catholics take part in a Mass in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday, March…

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New iPad hits South Korea and 11 more countries on Friday, 9 more next week

April 16, 2012
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Apple this morning announced that the third generation of its tablet computer, the ‘new iPad’ as they call it, will hit 12 new countries next Friday. On April 20, the new iPad (here’s what it looks like under a microscope) will go on sale in South Korea, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,…

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Ex-Guatemalan soldier gets 6,060 years

March 14, 2012
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6,060 years in prison for former Guatemalan soldierFrom Nelson Quinones, CNNMarch 14, 2012 -- Updated 0032 GMT (0832 HKT)Pedro Pimentel Rios says, "Now a group of liars are graduating, and this trial is the exam."STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Survivor: "Justice is being done. ... It was an atrocity, what they did" NEW: Pedro Pimentel Rios denies he…

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Guatemalan soldier jailed for 6,060 years

March 13, 2012
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Guatemalan soldier jailed for 6,060 years

6,060 years in prison for former Guatemalan soldierFrom Nelson Quinones, CNNMarch 13, 2012 -- Updated 1148 GMT (1948 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSPedro Pimentel Rios is the fifth soldier convicted in the 1982 massacre at Dos Erres He was convicted and sentenced Monday Some 250 people were killed in the massacre (CNN) -- A Guatemalan court convicted a…

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Guatemalan gets 6,060-year sentence in massacre

March 13, 2012
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Pedro Pimentel Rios, a former member of an elite Guatemalan military force known as the "kaibiles," greets relatives during his trial at a court in Guatemala City, Monday March 12, 2012. Pimentel is suspected of helping carry out a massacre at the village of Dos Erres in 1982 that left more than 150 people dead…

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Ex-Guatemalan dictator denied amnesty

March 1, 2012
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Ex-Guatemalan dictator denied amnesty

Judge denies former Guatemalan dictator amnestyBy the CNN Wire StaffMarch 1, 2012 -- Updated 1923 GMT (0323 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSEfrain Rios Montt will face a genocide trial as planned He had asked the court for amnesty During his rule, there were massacres in provinces with heavy indigenous populations Guatemala City, Guatemala (CNN) -- A Guatemalan judge…

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Napolitano: Drug war ‘not a failure’

February 27, 2012
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Napolitano: Mexican drug war 'not a failure'By Rafael Romo, CNN Senior Latin American Affairs EditorFebruary 27, 2012 -- Updated 2310 GMT (0710 HKT)U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks at a press conference on Monday in Mexico City.STORY HIGHLIGHTSHomeland security secretary is on a 5-day tour that started in Mexico She also will go…

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U.S.: Mexican drug war ‘not a failure’

February 27, 2012
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Napolitano: Mexican drug war 'not a failure'By Rafael Romo, CNN Senior Latin American Affairs EditorFebruary 27, 2012 -- Updated 2310 GMT (0710 HKT)U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks at a press conference on Monday in Mexico City.STORY HIGHLIGHTSHomeland security secretary is on a 5-day tour that started in Mexico She also will go…

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