News: Peru

We have started to collect the most important news related to Peru in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Peru – overview

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• May 25th 2013 – December 8th 2012
• November 22nd 2012 – August 28th 2012
• August 24th 2012 – May 31st 2012
• May 30th 2012 – April 11th 2012
• April 10th 2012 – January 31st 2012
• January 30th 2012 – December 3rd 2011
• November 30th 2011 – July 18th 2011
• July 15th 2011 – April 11th 2011
• April 11th 2011 – October 27th 2010
• October 21st 2010 – August 20th 2010
• August 18th 2010 – April 3rd 2010
• April 2nd 2010 – October 11th 2009
• October 11th 2009 – June 7th 2009
• June 6th 2009 – March 26th 2009
• March 2nd 2009 – November 20th 2008
• November 19th 2008 – July 6th 2008
• July 2nd 2008 – January 26th 2008
• January 19th 2008 – September 14th 2007
• August 30th 2007 – June 8th 2007
• June 7th 2007 – December 18th 2006
• December 6th 2006 – June 7th 2006
• June 5th 2006 – February 22nd 2006
• January 31st 2006 – November 11th 2005

Peru: news

Peru hit by 6.3 magnitude quake

Monday, January 30th 2012, 13:14

Peru's central coast is shaken by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake and some 60 people are reported injured.
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Peru blaze prompts safety calls

Monday, January 30th 2012, 12:01

Rights groups in Peru call for better regulation of drug rehabilitation clinics after a fire at an unlicensed centre kills 27.
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VIDEO: Peru rehab centre fire kills 26

Sunday, January 29th 2012, 2:11
related places: Lima

A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima kills at least 26 people and injures 10 others, officials say.
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Peru rehab centre fire kills 26

Saturday, January 28th 2012, 22:56
related places: Lima

A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima kills at least 26 people and injures 10 others, officials say.
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Ancient Peruvians 'ate popcorn'

Thursday, January 19th 2012, 0:58

Research carried out on maize found at archaeological sites in Peru suggests it was eaten much earlier than previously thought, including in the form of popcorn.
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Dutchman jailed for Peru murder

Friday, January 13th 2012, 18:45
related countries: Netherlands

A Peruvian court sentences Dutch national Joran van der Sloot to 28 years in jail for the murder of Stephany Flores in May 2010.
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Van der Sloot admits Peru murder

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 18:19
related countries: Aruba, United States

A suspect in the disappearance of US teenager Natalee Holloway on the Caribbean island of Aruba pleads guilty to killing a young woman in Peru.
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Peru replaces drug tsar Soberon

Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 1:43

Peruvian counter-narcotics chief Ricardo Soberon is replaced after five months in office, during which he was criticised for his approach to the fight against drugs.
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VIDEO: Blaze sweeps through Peru town

Tuesday, January 10th 2012, 1:37

Firefighters in Peru are struggling to control a huge blaze that has swept through a small town in the west of the country, leaving almost 1,000 homeless.
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Peru communities seek solar boost

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 15:21

Solar energy boost for remote Peru communities
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Dutchman confesses at Peru trial

Friday, January 6th 2012, 18:31

Dutchman Joran Van der Sloot, previously arrested over the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005, pleads guilty to killing a woman in Peru.
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US parole woman returns to Peru

Friday, January 6th 2012, 7:48
related countries: United States

Lori Berenson, the American who served 15 years in prison for aiding left-wing rebels, defies predictions and returns to Peru after a parole visit to the US.
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Peru capital stages mass wedding

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 17:50
related places: Lima

Ninety-two couples tie the knot in Peru's capital, Lima, in a mass wedding to mark the year's end.
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Peru allows paroled US woman home

Tuesday, December 20th 2011, 14:07
related countries: United States

Lori Berenson, the American who served 15 years in prison in Peru for aiding left-wing rebels, arrives back in the US on a parole visit.
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Peru 'halts' parole woman's trip

Saturday, December 17th 2011, 21:08
related countries: United States

A US woman on parole in Peru after serving 15 years in prison for aiding left-wing rebels says she was stopped from leaving the country.
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Peru's Humala swears in new team

Monday, December 12th 2011, 13:58
related places: Humala

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala swears in a new cabinet led by an ex-army officer after the surprise resignation of his prime minister.
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Peru PM in surprise resignation

Saturday, December 10th 2011, 23:17

Peruvian Prime Minister Salomon Lerner resigns unexpectedly, forcing President Ollanta Humala into the first cabinet shuffle of his term.
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Peru's Shining Path admits defeat

Wednesday, December 7th 2011, 12:12

Peru's Shining Path guerrilla movement, at its height in the 1980s, has been defeated, one of its leaders says.
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VIDEO: Peru declares state of emergency

Monday, December 5th 2011, 12:04

Peru's President, Ollanta Humala, has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country's north.
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Peru state of emergency over mine

Monday, December 5th 2011, 4:52

Peru's President Ollanta Humala declares a state of emergency in a northern region affected by bitter protests against a huge gold mine project.
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VIDEO: Anger over Peru jail expansion

Saturday, December 3rd 2011, 5:04

At least one person has been killed and 20 others injured during clashes between protesters and police in Peru.
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