Peru mourns three firefighters killed in Lima blaze
Three volunteer firefighters died while trying to save workers trapped inside a factory as it…
9 years ago
Protesters set fire to mining camp in southern Peru
Hundreds of protesters opposed to mining in their rural province fought police and set fire…
9 years ago
Peru to enact ‘civil-death’ law in anti-corruption package
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has announced a plan aimed at limiting corruption in government in…
9 years ago
Pollution suspected in deaths of 10,000 endangered frogs in Peru
Peru is investigating the deaths of at least 10,000 Titicaca water frogs in a river…
9 years ago
Peru police kill protester near Las Bambas copper mine
Police in Peru killed a protester on Friday while trying to clear a road near…
9 years ago
Peru reluctantly boosts ‘drawback’ subsidy for exporters
Peru has raised the tax rebate known as “drawback” for small to medium-sized companies which…
9 years ago
Peru: law prohibits members of Congress from switching parties
Peru’s Congress on Thursday passed a law which punishes legislators who resign from the political…
9 years ago
Peru investigates former President Humala for money laundering
Prosecutors in Peru have formally opened a money-laundering investigation into former President Ollanta Humala. The…
9 years ago
Peru’s new government faces first corruption scandal
A presidential adviser who tried to use his influence to plan lucrative contracts has shaken…
9 years ago
District mayor assassinated outside city hall in northern Peru
Ronald Navarro, mayor of the Paimas district in Peru’s northern city of Piura, was shot…
9 years ago