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Peru: news

Peru suspends coca eradication

Thursday, August 18th 2011, 0:36

Peru halts the eradication of coca plants while it re-assesses its tactics against the illicit crop, less than a month since President Humala took office.
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Peru's Ollanta Humala is sworn in

Thursday, July 28th 2011, 20:10

Former Peruvian army officer Ollanta Humala is sworn in as president, vowing to tackle poverty and social exclusion in the country.
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Shining Path 'kills two soldiers' in Peru

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 6:27

The Peruvian military says remnants of the Shining Path guerrilla group have attacked troops patrolling a coca-producing region, killing two soldiers.
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Peru leader-elect in family plea

Monday, July 18th 2011, 22:43
related countries: Russia

Peru's President-elect Ollanta Humala asks his family not to take advantage of his position, after a brother's controversial trip to Russia.
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Peru massacre suspect flown home

Friday, July 15th 2011, 11:25
related countries: United States

The US extradites Peruvian former army officer Telmo Hurtado, accused of killing dozens of civilians while fighting Maoist guerrillas in 1985.
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Five die in Peru anti-mine clash

Saturday, June 25th 2011, 7:00

At least five people are shot dead and dozens injured in clashes between police and anti-mining protesters in southern Peru, hospital officials say.
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VIDEO: On the front line of Peru's drugs war

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 22:44

Peru is battling increasingly productive cocaine producers based in its isolated jungles.
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VIDEO: University protests lead to deaths in Peru

Thursday, June 23rd 2011, 6:14
related places: Huancavelica

Students and police in Peru have clashed during demonstrations against the building of a private university in the central town of Huancavelica.
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Deadly clashes over Peru college

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011, 14:44

Three people are killed in clashes between students and police over plans for a new university in central Peru, officials say.
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Vargas Llosa slates dictatorships

Wednesday, June 15th 2011, 11:52
related countries: China

Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa criticises authoritarian governments while on an academic tour of China.
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VIDEO: Peru's Humala to seek closer US ties

Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 11:52
related countries: United States
related places: Humala

The left wing president-elect of Peru, Ollanta Humala, has told reporters that he views the United States as a strategic partner.
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Peru's Humala sets out priorities

Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 9:28
related countries: United States
related places: Humala

Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala says he wants to deepen Latin American integration and sees the US as a "strategic partner".
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VIDEO: Markets fall after Peru election

Tuesday, June 7th 2011, 14:38

The leftist former army officer, Ollanta Humala, has won the presidential election in Peru after his rival accepted defeat.
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Peru's Humala celebrates poll win

Tuesday, June 7th 2011, 6:45
related places: Humala

Leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala is confirmed as Peru's next leader, after his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori admits defeat in the presidential election.
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Peru poll prompts shares plunge

Monday, June 6th 2011, 22:11

News of the likely victory of leftist Ollanta Humala in Peru's presidential election sparked a record fall on the country's share market.
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VIDEO: Peru's Humala claims election victory

Monday, June 6th 2011, 2:07
related places: Humala

Peru's Ollanta Humala has declared victory over rival Keiko Fujimori in the presidential election run-off.
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VIDEO: Peru prepares for presidential poll

Sunday, June 5th 2011, 9:45

Voters in Peru are set to cast their ballots on Sunday in a closely fought presidential second-round run-off.
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VIDEO: Is this the woman to lead Peru?

Friday, June 3rd 2011, 21:18

Keiko Fujimori could become Peru's first woman president as voters prepare to head to the polls on Sunday.
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Peru candidates trade poll barbs

Monday, May 30th 2011, 9:24

Peru presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori and Ollanta Humala square off in a heated TV debate a week before the second round.
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Peru protests engulf border city

Friday, May 27th 2011, 23:59
related places: Puno

Unrest flares in the south-eastern Peruvian city of Puno, with indigenous protesters demanding an end to foreign mining on their land.
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Peruvian author wins book prize

Friday, May 27th 2011, 10:09
related countries: Chile

Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo wins the 2011 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his third novel, Red April.
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Llama legacy

Sunday, May 22nd 2011, 1:36

Peru's famous Machu Picchu site built on droppings
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Guatemalan 'drug lord' captured

Wednesday, April 27th 2011, 9:15
related countries: Guatemala, Mexico, United States
related places: Sinaloa

Guatemalan police detain Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, wanted by the US for his alleged ties to Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel.
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Peru candidates court moderates

Wednesday, April 13th 2011, 0:54

The winners of the first round of Peru's presidential election try to win over moderate voters ahead of the run-off on 5 June.
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Peru election heads for run-off

Monday, April 11th 2011, 15:53

Peru's presidential election will go to a second round on 5 June, pitting former army officer Ollanta Humala against Keiko Fujimori, daughter of disgraced ex-leader Alberto Fujimori.
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VIDEO: Second round likely in Peru poll

Monday, April 11th 2011, 7:14

With no clear winner emerging from Peruvian elections, the battle is on for a place in the second round.
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