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Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres will meet with U.S. officials in Washington on Thursday, her party said, ahead of a run-off vote next month that has raised international concerns over alleged interference by authorities. Torres' National Unity of Hope (UNE) party said the former first lady of Guatemala is slated to discuss migration, trade and security with U.S. State Department representatives. The State Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the meetin

The head of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, said he would visit Guatemala on Monday, following escalating concerns over the country's presidential vote scheduled for August. Speaking at an OAS session on the situation in the Central American country, Almagro added he had been invited by Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei. The visit will take place after a Guatemalan court this month suspended the center-left Semilla party, whose candidate Bernardo Arevalo had won

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department added nearly 40 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, including former presidents and judges, to a list published on Wednesday of

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department added nearly 40 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, including former presidents and judges, to a list published on Wednesday of "corrupt and undemocratic actors."

The U.S. State Department added nearly 40 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, including former presidents and judges, to a list published on Wednesday of "corrupt and undemocratic actors." Two former Salvadoran presidents - Mauricio Funes, who served from 2009 to 2014, and his successor Salvador Sanchez, whom Washington links to corruption, money laundering and embezzlement of public funds - were added to the list.