One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves
Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday,…
Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets 20 years for corruption
AFP A Peruvian court on Monday sentenced former president Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years in prison for accepting multimillion-dollar bribes from scandal-hit Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht. The Superior…
Peru mourns divisive former strongman Fujimori
Police deployed a security cordon around the house where he died in Lima, as dozens of supporters waited for his coffin to be carried out to a waiting hearse. AFP…
Maduro declared Venezuela election winner, opposition reject result
Peru announced it had recalled its ambassador for consultation over the results AFP Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday but the opposition and key regional…
At least 21 dead in Peru after bus falls into ravine
AFP A bus plummeted into a ravine in southern Peru Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding another 20, said police in the Andean country plagued by deadly road…