Peru

Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 30

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- The death toll from the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima last month has risen…

Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 15

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- The death toll from the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima has risen to 15…

Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori leaves prison in Peru

  LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru opposition leader Keiko Fujimori was released from prison Friday after spending 13 months in…

Six dead as roof collapses on Peru costume party

  LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least six people died and 40 were injured after a hailstorm caused a roof…

Priest shortage in Amazon eroding Catholic influence, warns bishops in Brazil and Peru

  by Allison Jackson, with Valeria Pacheco in Puerto Maldonado, Peru Agence France Presse ITAITUBA, Brazil (AFP) -- A shortage…

At least 17 killed as bus plunges off cliff in Peru

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 17 people were killed and some 30 injured when a passenger bus plunged off…

Peru in crisis as president dissolves Congress

by Francisco JARA LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's President Martin Vizcarra consolidated power Tuesday in a tense stand-off with the…

Peru court cuts jail time for opposition leader Keiko Fujimori

  by Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Supreme Court on Thursday halved the pre-trial…

US warns off Venezuela allies as Lima meeting opens

by Luis Jaime CISNEROS / Francisco JARA LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Washington warned China and Russia on Tuesday to avoid…

Magnitude 8 quake toll in Peru rises to two dead

  by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked…

Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Peru

by Carlos MANDUJANO LIMA, PERU (AFP) -- A powerful 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, toppling…

Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake hits Peru

A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off…

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