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Leftist military man Ollanta Humala declares victory in close Peru's presidential election....
Peru's government declared a state of emergency in three provinces after three people died and at least 21 suffered injuries Tuesday in a violent protest against a g...
Peru's struggle with a resurgent cocaine trade is in the spotlight as it hosts nearly 60 nations in conference on illicit drugs beginning Monday.The Andean country's...
For more than a decade, Brazil has been one of the developing world's great hopes, outpacing the growth of Western Europe and the U.S. Many even predicted it would s...
An outlaw band headed by three crafty brothers has badly shaken Peru's government by mounting hit-and-run attacks that leave little doubt: A retooled and well-discip...
The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defe...
The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defe...
The children of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori have filed a formal appeal asking the government to release him early from prison because he is suffering ...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday embarked on her first overseas trip since last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, traveling to...
The first photograph showed an ugly open sore near the tip of Alberto Fujimori's tongue. In the second, a palid Fujimori lay in bed in a white T-shirt, hair tousled,...
The Peruvian government says that on Monday it will lift a state of emergency imposed in early July for three provinces where violent protests against a gold mine pr...
Peru's Supreme Court has reduced the murder sentence of former spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos along with the sentences of 15 members of a military death squad also c...
President Ollanta Humala swore in a new prime minister and named five other Cabinet ministers on Monday in a shuffle that comes amid anti-mining protests and a drop ...
Peruvians choosing a new president Sunday were expected to favor an anti-establishment military man who vows to redistribute Peru's mineral wealth — just not with en...
An anti-establishment military man who promises to redistribute Peru's mineral was well ahead in presidential elections Sunday, exit polls showed, but a runoff was a...
A list of heads of state and government from around the world who plan to attend Friday's state funeral for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez:-Antigua and Barbuda: Prime Minis...
After becoming the first woman ever elected to run Peru's capital, Susana Villaran did what no modern predecessor had dared: She tried to bring order and transparenc...
Facing a shortage of recruits, Peru's government has reinstated selective, obligatory military service. But it can be avoided by paying a $700 fine, prompting accusa...
Some of the foreign dignitaries attending the inauguration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto:-Crown Prince Felipe of Spain.-US Vice President Joe Biden.-Presid...
A civilian was killed Wednesday and police arrested and roughed up a prominent anti-mining activist in a northern provincial capital, further inflaming tensions afte...