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Lima: Several hundred protesters have attacked a police station, a military base and a courthouse in southeast Peru, injuring at least 27 people, including seven civilians, the Peruvian Defense Ministry and the Ministry of the Interior said on Sunday. more
Two airports in Peru suspend operation due to ongoing protests in country: Ministry

Mexico City: The Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications said on Thursday that the operation of the airports in the cities of Cusco and Arequipa was suspended amid ongoing prote ...

Peru’s food crisis grows amid soaring prices and poverty: FAO

New York: Peru has become the most food-insecure country in South America, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO.

Peru: Lethal force by police officers must be barred from peaceful demonstrations

New York: Peru has failed to protect the rights of two fleeing demonstrators who were shot dead when police opened fire on a non-violent march in February 2008, the UN Human Rights Commit ...

Pedro Castillo declared president-elect of Peru, rival Fujimori accepts defeat

Lima: Pedro Castillo has been announced president-elect of Peru, after emerging the winner in a popular vote in a tightly-contested run-off election.

Peru: UN rights office decries excessive use of force in November protests

New York: Police in Peru used unnecessary and excessive force during protests in the capital last November challenging the legitimacy of the interim President, a report published on Tuesd ...

Peru's ex-President to be tried for 1992 farmer killings

Lima: Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori will be tried for the killings of six farmers in 1992, reports said.

Peru: Road accident kills at least 36 people in Pasamayo

Lima, Jan 3 (JEN): A fatal road accident in Peru claimed at least 36 lives on Tuesday, media reports said.