Peru set to extradite FIFA executive to US
Police in Peru have detained former Peruvian Soccer Federation (FPF) chief Manuel Burga in anticipation…
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Peru implements martial law to fight crime in Lima port district
President Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency in Lima’s port district of Callao…
9 years ago
Former head of Peru soccer indicted in US probe of FIFA
U.S. prosecutors have charged 16 soccer officials including former Peruvian Soccer Federation (FPF) president Manuel…
9 years ago
Peru to allow retirees to dissolve private pension accounts
Peru’s Congress approved a law which would allow private pension account holders to withdraw over…
9 years ago
Peru jungle state suspends protests for government talks
Leaders in Madre de Dios have announced a temporary suspension of an indefinite strike for…
9 years ago
Peru: murder highlights corruption in Lima port district
The murder in broad daylight of a public security guard brings scrutiny on the political…
9 years ago
First El Niño rains strike Peru’s jungle, northern coast
Heavy rains and flooding destroyed thousands of homes this week in Peru’s San Martin and Ancash…
9 years ago
Indigenous Peru dance recognized as UNESCO world heritage
UNESCO has included the indigenous Wititi dance from Peru’s southern state of Arequipa in its…
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Peru’s ruling party candidate to quit campaign
Peru’s former housing minister Milton von Hesse is going to end his presidential campaign in…
9 years ago
Peru’s candidates court media, business leaders at summit
Peru’s leading presidential candidates will present their proposals at the annual CADE summit to be…
9 years ago
Municipal whistleblower murdered outside Lima
Wilbur Castillo, a municipal employee in Callao who exposed a wiretapping scandal in 2012, was…
9 years ago
American citizen convicted of terrorism to leave Peru
Lori Berenson will leave Peru today after serving 15 years in prison and five years…
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Peru region short on food as strike enters second week
Peru’s Madre de Dios state faces product shortages as talks between regional leaders and government…
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Peru’s historic conservative party at risk of imploding
An internal battle for control threatens to destroy Peru’s historic right-wing political party, the Popular…
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Peru bullfighting rests hopes on young matador
Peru’s bullfighting fans watched Andres Roca Rey win the Escapulario de Oro award for the…
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