Peru
In The Papers
Fashion and ethics: Five years after Bangladesh factory collapse, what's changed?
IN THE PAPERS - Tuesday, April 24: The Canadian papers react after a deliberate attack on pedestrians in Toronto. In Peru, a Canadian man is lynched by a mob for allegedly…
Peru's new president sworn in after impeachment drama
Martin Vizcarra has been sworn in as Peru's new president Friday, after the vice president was catapulted to the post when Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned to avoid impeachment.
Peruvian president resigns ahead of impeachment vote
Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation Wednesday in an address to the nation, the day before he was to face an impeachment vote in Congress.
Trump to attend Summit of the Americas meeting in Peru
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas, officials said Friday, putting him face-to-face with Western Hemisphere leaders, many of whom are…
Revisited
Video: What remains of Peru’s Shining Path guerrillas?
Peru’s central Ayacucho region was hit hard by the conflict that plagued the country from the 1980s to 2000. It was the scene of massacres by the Shining Path guerrillas and…
Peru court orders ex-leader to stand trial for murder
A Peruvian court ordered former president Alberto Fujimori on Monday to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers, arguing that he lacks immunity despite a recent pardon…
Strong quake jolts Peru, more than a dozen missing
A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead, 17 missing and several dozen injured, while causing homes and roads to…
Ex-Peruvian president Fujimori pardoned, out of hospital
Peru’s former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori left hospital as a free man on Thursday, waving to supporters from a wheelchair and reigniting anger over a pardon he secured…
Dozens killed after bus plunges off cliff in Peru
The bus tumbled down a cliff onto a rocky beach Tuesday along a narrow stretch of highway known as the "Devil's Curve," Peruvian police and fire officials said.
Thousands protest pardon for Peru's jailed former president
Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets on Monday to protest the pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori, with many calling it part of a backroom deal struck to…
Thousands protest pardoning of Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori
Thousands of Peruvians continued to protest the pardon handed to former president Alberto Fujimori by the current head of state, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, in…
Peruvians react to the pardoning of ex-president Alberto Fujimori
Thousands of Peruvians protested on Monday against the pardon of ailing ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights…