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Canada sets new aid for Peru linked to mining

Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American country.Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced aid Wednesday that his government's website says amounts to $53 million and includes strengthening the effectiveness of environmental impact assessments of mining and energy projects.That is nearly double Canada's 2011-12 aid to Peru and includes spending on education and agriculture.Harper met with President Ollanta Humala and told reporters that "responsible development" is vital to creating jobs and economic growth in Peru.Canadian mining companies have some major investments in Peru, some of which have drawn protests. One $1.5 billion copper exploration project by Candente Copper was suspended last week following protests....

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  1. Peru police: Van der Sloot tells Peruvian police he knows location of Holloway body

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Dutch murder suspect Joran van der Sloot told police investigators that he knows the location of the body of missing U.S. teen Natalee Holloway , t...

  2. Helicopter with 13 aboard crashes in Peru jungle

    Officials say a helicopter chartered by French oil company Perenco with 13 people on board has gone down in Peru's remote northeastern jungle.Perenco said in a state...

  3. New Yorker Lori Berenson freed after 15 years in Peruvian prison for aiding leftist rebels

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — New Yorker Lori Berenson walked out of a Peruvian prison with a smile on her face Thursday, then pushed through mobs of reporters before settling i...

  4. Peruvian mountain police recover body of freeskier Arne Backstrom, killed in steep fall

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian mountain rescue police brought the body of acclaimed freeskier Arne Backstrom down off 5,752-meter (18,780-foot) Pisco mountain Saturday, ...

  5. Peruvian judge grants house arrest for Lori Berenson after 15 years in jail for aiding rebels

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian judge grants house arrest for Lori Berenson after 15 years in jail for aiding rebels.

  6. Crime scene visit planned for Van der Sloot, who Peru police say confessed to woman's murder

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police plan to take Joran van der Sloot , who they say has confessed to last week's killing of a 21-year-old business student in his Lima ...

  7. Crime scene visit planned for Van der Sloot, who Peru police say confessed to woman's murder

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police plan to take Joran van der Sloot , who they say has confessed to last week's killing of a 21-year-old business student in his Lima ...

  8. Citing threats, Peruvian defense lawyer for Van der Sloot quits

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — The recently hired Peruvian defense attorney for accused murderer Joran van der Sloot said Tuesday that he's quitting after receiving death threats...

  9. Peru's Cabinet soon considers whether to expel paroled New Yorker convicted of aiding rebels

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian Cabinet ministers will discuss whether to deport a paroled New Yorker who served 15 years in prison for aiding leftist rebels.Cabinet chie...

  10. Police chief charged with homicide in Indian clash named to Peru's human rights commission

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian police chief facing homicide charges over a deadly clash with Indian protesters has been named to a government commission responsible fo...

  11. New York woman freed from Peruvian prison after serving 15 years for aiding rebels

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — New York woman freed from Peruvian prison after serving 15 years for aiding rebels.

  12. California couple feared missing in Peru reportedly spotted in remote village

    A California couple that vanished on a biking trip in Peru and were feared to be kidnapped have reportedly been spotted in a remote village. Garrett Hand and Jamie N...

  1. 4-nation Pacific Alliance trade bloc forges ahead

    The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the Europea...

  2. Colombia: 9 soldiers killed by in rebel attack

    At least nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said Wednesday.Th...

  3. Angry with Peru , Maduro calls home ambassador

    President Nicolas Maduro has responded angrily to a call by Peru's foreign minister for tolerance and dialogue in Venezuela, saying he will recall his ambassador for...

  4. Peru : Husband of Peruvian journalist in US-Russia spy ring could face fraud charges

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian journalist whom the U.S. deported to Russia this month in a spy swap is free to return home but her Russian husband could be charged wit...

  5. Peru authorities say Peruvian journalist deported in US-Russia spy swap falsified documents

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian journalist deported by the U.S. to Russia in a spy swap was accused on Friday of falsifying documents in Peru, and a prosecutor said she...

  6. Peru seeks to save a little fish with big impact

    The ocean off Peru boasts the world's richest fishing grounds, but Taurino Querevalu is returning to port empty again after a hunt for Peruvian anchovy, cursing his ...

  7. Peruvian judge orders Joran van der Sloot held on murder charges in death of Lima student

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian judge orders Joran van der Sloot held on murder charges in death of Lima student.

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