Guatemalan Congress approves controversial state of siege declaration

Guatemala's Congress voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to approve a temporary state of siege in six northeastern provinces, a measure designed to tighten security after several soldiers were killed by suspected drug traffickers.The initiative passed by a vote of 88 lawmakers in favor and nine opposed in the Central American country's unicameral legislature.The 30-day state of siege imposes a night-time curfew in the northeastern provinces of Alta Verapaz, El Progreso, Izabal, Peten, Zacapa and Ba