Peru
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Shakira cancelled her concert in Peru’s capital after being hospitalized with abdominal pain
Feb 18, 2025Shakira has cancelled her concert in Peru’s capital on Sunday after being hospitalized with abdominal pain, a setback that comes days after she launched her first worldwide tour in seven years. The 48-year-old Colombian star posted... -
Retired Peruvian soldiers sentenced for raping rural women and girls in 1980s
Jun 20, 2024Ten retired soldiers were sentenced to up to 12 years in jail by a Peruvian court on Wednesday for sexually assaulting nine rural women and girls during the 1980s while the army was battling Maoist militants... -
At least 25 people died in Peru after bus plunged into ravine
Apr 30, 2024Local authorities said on Monday that a bus in northern Peru had crashed into a ravine from a mountain route, resulting in at least 25 fatalities and over a dozen injuries. The tragedy occurred late on... -
Peru prime minister resigns amid influence-peddling claims
Mar 7, 2024Strong-willed Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned on Tuesday in the face of accusations that he used his position of power to influence a young woman he is claimed to have spoken to tenderly in recordings... -
Nine dead in attack on Peru gold mine: ministry
Dec 3, 2023Nine people were killed and nearly a dozen injured in an attack on a gold mine, according to authorities in northern Peru on Saturday. A group of “armed criminals” invaded the Poderosa mine in the Pataz... -
Peruvian and Japanese archaeologists unearthed a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in northern Peru
Sep 5, 2023A team of Peruvian and Japanese archaeologists has unearthed a pre-Hispanic archaeological site in northern Peru dedicated to ancestor worship, with burial chambers, human remains and ceramic offerings. “We have discovered an archaeological site of the... -
Peru rescues 23 Afghans from migrant traffickers
Jul 10, 2023The attorney general’s office reported that on Sunday, Peruvian authorities freed 23 Afghans from migrant traffickers along the Brazilian border. Prosecutors claimed that the migrants, who were seeking to reach Ecuador, paid people smugglers for transportation... -
More than 3,400 women go missing in Peru in four months
Jun 12, 2023According to a study released on Saturday by the Ombudsman’s Office, more than 3,400 women were reported missing in Peru between January and April of this year. 3,406 complaints of missing women were made in the... -
At least 27 dead in Peru gold mine fire tragedy
May 8, 2023Authorities confirmed on Sunday that at least 27 miners were killed in a fire at a gold mine in a remote part of southern Peru, making it one of the country’s worst mining tragedies in recent... -
Over a diplomatic dispute, Peru recalls its envoy to Mexico
Feb 25, 2023On Friday, President Dina Boluarte announced the “definitive recall” of Peru’s envoy to Mexico, citing Mexico’s continued support of ousted leader Pedro Castillo. Boluarte has been the target of weeks of anti-government protests across the Andean...