We have started to collect the most important news related to Peru in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Peru's El Comercio newspaper deletes two articles by Lima's archbishop and says it will not publish his work again, following allegations of plagiarism.
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The Peruvian government announces the capture of two leaders of the Maoist guerrilla group, Shining Path.
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Peruvian Defence Minister Jakke Valakivi says the Shining Path rebel group has has been weakened but not exterminated.
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The Peruvian Army says it has rescued 39 people - most of them children - from a farm where Shining Path rebels kept them as slave workers.
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Police in the Peruvian capital, Lima, investigate a grenade explosion during a circus performance which wounded 11 people.
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Dozens of illegal mining camps have been destroyed by authorities in Peru.
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Eduardo Vargas scores twice as hosts Chile beat 10-man Peru to move into their first Copa America final since 1987.
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Paolo Guerrero scores a hat-trick as Peru beat Bolivia 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Copa America.
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The bodies of 17 people believed to be victims of Peru's civil conflict are discovered in a mass grave high in the Andes.
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Douglas Costa strikes an injury-time winner as Brazil defeat Peru in their opening game of the 2015 Copa America.
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Peru's Shining Path Maoist rebel group is designated a "significant foreign narcotics trafficker" by the US Treasury.
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A Chinese scheme to build a railway across South America, crossing the Amazon rain forest, moves a step closer as Peru agrees to study the plan.
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Peru's Attorney General Carlos Ramos Heredia is sacked over allegations he derailed an investigation into a regional governor accused of corruption.
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Peruvian soldiers are deployed near the Tia Maria copper mine project following the deaths of a protester and a policeman.
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The Peruvian government sends indigenous culture specialists to help a community in the Amazon rainforest after a man was killed by a member of an isolated tribe.
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Thousands of people in Peru have attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the largest cajon ensemble.
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A charity in Peru is tackling high rates of multi-drug resistant TB with the help of a shipping container.
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Peruvian Prime Minister Ana Jara is sacked by Congress over allegations that the country's spy agency gathered information on thousands of Peruvians.
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A state of emergency is declared in the Peruvian town of Chosica after it was engulfed by mud and rocks during heavy rain on Monday.
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At least 36 people are killed and 70 injured in Peru as a bus careers into the wrong lane and is hit by three oncoming vehicles.
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The Peruvian government recalls its ambassador to Chile after accusing its southern neighbour of military espionage.
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An ex-minister in Peru is charged with involvement in the killing of a journalist during the Shining Path rebel insurgency in the 1980s.
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An Argentine oil company says it is withdrawing from an area of the Peruvian Amazon after four days of protests against environmental damage.
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Large parts of the Peruvian Amazon are under water after torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks, affecting more than 3,000 families
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Doctors in Peru are testing a portable device that can treat women at risk of cervical cancer - before the cancer develops.
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A remote Peruvian community is to be evacuated after members of an Amazon tribe looking for food raided homes and killed domestic animals
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