Guatemala is a step closer to extraditing former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face money laundering charges. Chief prosecutor Amilcar Velasquez says the Mexican government approved extradition. The OK was needed under terms of Mexico's extradition of Portillo back to Guatemala in ...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted Friday that US demand is "part of the problem" fuelling Central America's drug wars and pledged more help in fighting ruthless Mexican cartels. Visiting here two days after the arrests of two top Guatemalan police chiefs on drug trafficking and murder charges, Clinton and Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom vowed to do more ...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here Friday for talks with Central American leaders on stemming drug trafficking linked to ruthless Mexican cartels. Two days after the arrests of two top Guatemalan police chiefs on drug trafficking and murder charges, Clinton is stressing the need to fight the corruption that undermines the counter-narcotics effort. Clinton has welcomed the arrests ...