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Guatemalan authorities raid newspaper offices and detain journalist José Rubén Zamora

By Kiarinna Parisi, David von Blohn, Karol Suarez, and Ana Cucalon, CNN Police in Guatemala City arrested prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín on Friday, drawing criticism by human rights and press freedom advocacy groups. Authorities say that Zamora, who is the director of the newspaper El Periódico, is suspected of involvement in a money

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Who is Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer known as the ‘Merchant of Death’, touted for US prisoner swap?

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The future of two American citizens detained in Russia could hinge on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers, whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. Viktor Bout, a former Soviet military officer, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence in the

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