Emergency teams supplied oxygen and liquids to nine workers trapped in an illegal gold and copper mine in southern Peru on Saturday. Rescuers worked to free them from the mine, which collapsed on Thursday.
Rising global temperatures mean drought is increasingly commonplace across the world. Farmers are seeing crop yields diminish as once-fertile lands dry up. This week we’re out exploring innovative water-saving techniques in France, Israel and Peru.
Is it the end of the road for Peru’s once-powerful Shining Path rebel group? The country has arrested one of the group's most notorious criminals. In Venezuela, it certainly won’t be easy to topple Hugo Chavez, but Henrique Capriles Radonski is taking on the task. Finally, two years after the explosion of its underwater oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is expected to pay out between 20 and 25 billion dollars to the US government in compensation.
A fire burned through a drug rehabilitation centre in an impoverished neighbourhood of Peru's capital Lima on Saturday, killing at least 26 people. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
France enjoyed a double coup at the Dakar Rally Sunday, with Cyril Despres winning the motorbikes section and Stéphane Peterhansel emerging victorious in the cars category, the latter marking his 10th Dakar crown.
France looked poised for a French double celebration Saturday as Stephane Peterhansel was on the brink of a 10th Dakar Rally title and Cyril Despres looked certain to win the motorcycling division. The event is due to end Sunday.
It's a close call between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich as the race hots up in the US for the Republican Party nomination. Meanwhile, a former army man takes the reigns of power in Peru amid ongoing social unrest. Finally, hoards of Spaniards bid adios to the financial crisis as they seek to make a new life thanks to Brazil's booming economy.
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala on Sunday declared a 60-day state of emergency in a northern region that has been paralysed for nearly two weeks by violent protests against a mining project, leaving dozens injured.
We head to the bay of Morlaix in Brittany, where a new festival is showcasing beautiful old sailing ships. Then, we travel to Peru to discover the origins of surfing, with two French surfers.
Peru’s leftist President Ollanta Humala (pictured) pledged to spread the wealth of the country’s mineral boom to the poor, but also to govern as a moderate in an appeal to the business community at his inauguration Thursday.
