District mayor assassinated outside city hall in northern Peru
Ronald Navarro, mayor of the Paimas district in Peru’s northern city of Piura, was shot and killed…
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District mayor assassinated in northern Peru
A district mayor in Peru’s northern state of Ancash was murdered along with his lawyer yesterday.…
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Congress approves 90-day decree powers for Humala’s government
Last night Peru’s congress voted to give President Ollanta Humala special powers to rule by decree…
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Squatter gangs battle at Morro Solar in Chorrillos
Competing squatter gangs fought for land near a historic battle memorial in the south of Lima last…
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Lima police clash with squatters over cultural heritage site
Police fought with 400 squatters looking to settle land in a 50,000-acre archaeological site south of…
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