Peru

Peru bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 24

At least 24 people died in northern Peru after a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged… Read More

Thousands march on Peru’s capital as unrest spreads, building set ablaze

Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country's heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima,… Read More

Peru extends state of emergency in protest-hit cities

LIMA: Peru has extended a state of emergency for another month in the capital city… Read More

Peru declares state of emergency in Lima over protests

Peru's government late Saturday declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima and three… Read More

Peru president insists ‘I will not resign’ as protests continue

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte insisted Friday she will not step down, after another day of… Read More

Thousands march in Peru capital demanding president step down

Thousands took to the streets of Peru's capital Lima on Thursday in a peaceful protest… Read More

Peru launches inquiry into president, ministers after deadly protests

Peru's top prosecutor's office on Tuesday said it has launched an inquiry into new President… Read More

At least 17 dead in Peru clashes

At least 17 people died Monday in Peru as protesters trying to storm an airport… Read More

Peru President pledges early elections after protests

Peru's new President Dina Boluarte said early on Monday she would submit a bill to… Read More

Two firefighters killed in Peru as plane hits airport fire truck

Two firefighters were killed Friday at Lima's airport when a passenger plane hit their fire… Read More

Four tourists die in bus crash

Two of the dead tourists were Colombians, while the other two have yet to be… Read More

Spanish energy giant agrees to compensate thousands over oil spill

LIMA: Peru on Friday announced an agreement with Spanish energy giant Repsol to compensate thousands… Read More

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes northern Peru – EMSC

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck Northern Peru on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)… Read More

WATCH: Archaeologists find 800-year old mummy in Peru

A team of experts has found a mummy estimated to be at least 800 years… Read More

Mexico, Peru each top half a million coronavirus cases

Mexico has 505,293 cases overall after registering 7,371 new infections in 24 hours, the Ministry… Read More

Peru passes 13,000 coronavirus deaths

An additional 189 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the toll to… Read More

Peru votes in legislative elections key to anti-corruption reforms

Peruvians headed to the polls Sunday for legislative elections that President Martin Vizcarra hopes will put… Read More

Fast food chain fined after workers’ deaths

Two workers, an 18-year-old man and a woman, died on December 15 while cleaning the… Read More

Archeologists find remains of 227 sacrificed children

Archeologists in Peru say the 227 bodies they have unearthed from a site used by… Read More

Venezuelan migrants to get regional vaccination cards under 10-nation pact

Colombia is home to some 1.4 million Venezuelans. Hundreds of thousands of others reside in… Read More