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A global day of lighthearted doom-themed celebration and superstitious scare-mongering culminated Friday at the temples of the Mayan people, whose calendar sparked fears of apocalypse.

• 22 декабря 2012, 11:31

Diehard doomsayers will be scurrying to the nearest shelter in fear of a Mayan prophecy of the world's end Friday, but many more from Delhi to Sydney will ring in the date by partying like there's no tomorrow.

• 19 декабря 2012, 10:51

Computer software pioneer John McAfee was back on American soil Wednesday after being expelled from Guatemala, escaping immediate deportation to Belize for questioning over his neighbor's murder.

• 13 декабря 2012, 13:10

US anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee said Sunday that he has filed legal motions with the Guatemalan government to avoid extradition to Belize, in hopes of being sent instead to the United States.

• 11 декабря 2012, 11:17

US Internet security guru John McAfee was discharged from a Guatemala police hospital Thursday after being admitted with what his lawyer called "heart problems," a hospital official said.

• 08 декабря 2012, 10:50

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Sunday, just days after a tremor in the same area left 42 people dead.

• 12 ноября 2012, 13:00

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southwestern Guatemala on Wednesday, killing 48 people and injuring another 150 while more were missing as homes crumbled.

• 08 ноября 2012, 12:00

Guatemala's Mayan people accused the government and tour groups on Wednesday of perpetuating the myth that their calendar foresees the imminent end of the world for monetary gain.

• 27 октября 2012, 10:43

A series of powerful eruptions of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire blanketed villages in dense clouds of ash, and prompted evacuation orders for over 33,000 people.

• 14 сентября 2012, 14:08

Kazakhstan weight-lifter Zhazira Zhaparkul won the Junior World Weightlifting Championship that was held in Guatemala.

• 17 мая 2012, 19:16

Bilateral negotiations with Guatemala on Kazakhstan's entering the WTO finished in Geneva.

• 17 декабря 2011, 12:07