Alberto Fujimori requests court overturn prison sentence
Former President Alberto Fujimori has requested Peru’s supreme court to overturn a guilty verdict for…
10 years ago
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Tia Maria: police request extension of emergency
Police in Arequipa have requested an extension of the emergency status which implemented martial law…
10 years ago
Avalanche buries six miners in southern Peru
An avalanche killed six miners in an informal gold mine in Puno as heavy snows…
10 years ago
Peru allocates $79 million to weather El Niño
Peru has declared a state of emergency in districts spanning 14 states and earmarked $78.7 million…
10 years ago
Breña: massive fire destroys market near Hospital del Niño
A fire destroyed a large informal shopping center located next to a children’s hospital in…
10 years ago
Peru beats Paraguay 2-0 to finish third in Copa America
Goals from Andre Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero led Peru past Paraguay 2-1 at the Ester…
10 years ago
Pacific Alliance further integrates capital markets, infrastructure
Officials from Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico have agreed to increased integration in capital markets,…
10 years ago
Shootout between rival unions kills one in Huaral
Assassins opened fire on a group of five construction workers union members in Huaral yesterday,…
10 years ago
Bus falls 2,300 feet into Ancash ravine, killing 15
A passenger bus fell into a ravine from a rural highway in Ancash, killing 15…
10 years ago
Tia Maria: government considers lifting state of emergency
Peru’s government is considering an early end to martial law implemented last month in Arequipa amid…
10 years ago
Peru out of Copa America finals after tough loss to Chile
Chile defeated Peru 2-1 in the Copa America semifinals match last night to advance to…
10 years ago
IACHR: Peru violated executed rebel’s human rights
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Peru denied due process to a rebel…
10 years ago
1,000 special police to combat illegal logging
Peru’s national government has created a special police force of over 1,000 officers dedicated exclusively…
10 years ago
Police foil assassination plot against Orellana prosecutor
Peruvian police have disrupted a plot to assassinate the prosecutor developing money laundering, racketeering and…
10 years ago
Tia Maria: anti-mining mayor removed from office
A key opposition leader to the Tia Maria copper project in Arequipa was removed from…
10 years ago