Harsh winter kills over 100 throughout southern Peru At least 105 have died and thousands of children have suffered respiratory illnesses in the harshest winter... July 22, 2016
Progressive mayor may face recall in upscale Lima district Opposition politicians have organized a petition to recall San Isidro district mayor Manuel Velarde via... July 20, 2016
Seven killed after cruise ship explosion in Peru’s Amazon An explosion and the subsequent sinking of a cruise ship in Iquitos on Saturday left at least seven dead and... July 18, 2016
Peru President-elect Kuczynski’s new Cabinet ministers President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski unveiled the 19 Cabinet ministers who will lead his government on... July 17, 2016
Collectors coin honors indigenous culture from Peru’s Amazon Peru’s central bank has issued a new sol coin which features pottery and architecture from the... July 14, 2016
Peru declares Zika emergency in 11 states Peru’s government has declared a health emergency in 11 states in the north and eastern jungle regions due... July 13, 2016
Peru’s defense minister faces censure for journalist intimidation Peru’s Congress will vote whether to impeach defense minister Jakke Valakivi two weeks from the end of his... July 12, 2016
Peru: Kuczynski picks former finance minister for Cabinet chief President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has selected Fernando Zavala, an economist with experience in the... July 11, 2016
Peru: Kuczynski calls for protest to save mining company President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has called for mineworkers at Doe Run’s smelter in La Oroya, Junin to... July 9, 2016
Lima political boss gets five years for corruption Former Callao governor and Chim Pum Callao party leader Alex Kouri has been sentenced to five years in prison... July 1, 2016
State firm confirms another oil spill in Peru’s Amazon The Petroperu-operated Northern Peruvian Pipeline has suffered the third spill this year in an Amazon jungle... June 26, 2016
Fugitive governor extradited to Peru from Ecuador Former Tumbes governor Gerardo Viñas was extradited from Ecuador to face more than 30 corruption charges in... June 24, 2016
Peru: Kuczynski signals a more neoliberal foreign policy President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has spoken out against both Venezuela’s government and U.S.... June 22, 2016
Peru: 8 million seahorses seized in Lima port Authorities in Peru have seized more than 8 million specimens of dried seahorses destined for China from a... June 20, 2016
First lady barred from leaving Peru in corruption case A judge in Peru has prohibited first lady Nadine Heredia from leaving the country during her trial for money... June 18, 2016
Peru’s Congress ousts President Dina Boluarte amid crime crisis, swears in José Jerí as new head of state
