LIMA – A giant statue of Christ in Peru’s capital was damaged Saturday in a fire, with only few days left before Pope Francis is set to arrive in the South American nation. The 69-foot […]
LIMA – Former president Alberto Fujimori called for Peruvians on Saturday to set aside their “grudges” in order to unite against violence and crime, appealing to his right-wing political base two days after being freed […]
LIMA – Alberto Fujimori, the former authoritarian leader of Peru, left hospital in the capital Lima a free man on Thursday, days after being granted a presidential pardon. The 79-year-old waved to supporters outside the […]
LIMA – Search for 16 people missing was underway on Wednesday in Peru after a bridge they were on collapsed in a valley northwest of the mountain-top ruins of Machu Picchu. The bridge, close to […]
LIMA – LATAM Airlines Peru has inaugurated its non-stop flight between Lima and San José, Costa Rica, serving the Central American country for the first time. LATAM will operate three weekly flights between the two […]
UNITED NATIONS – Peru and five other countries have formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council “to make a difference,” the body’s president said on Wednesday. Equatorial Guinea, […]
LIMA – The death toll in a catastrophic bus crash in Peru has risen to 52, making it one of the deadliest vehicle accidents in the nation’s history. Peru’s Health Ministry announced Wednesday that all […]
LIMA – Peru’s culture minister Salvador del Solar has resigned amid continuing controversy over President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s decision to pardon the country’s former leader, Alberto Fujimori. “I thank the president of the Republic for […]
LIMA – Peru’s president has pardoned his ailing predecessor Alberto Fujimori from serving a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption. In a written statement late Sunday, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said that he decided […]
LIMA – Peru’s government has ordered the expulsion of two North Korean diplomats after declaring them persona non grata over Pyongyang’s “continued violations” of UN Security Council resolutions with its nuclear program. “The government of […]
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