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Peru plans first large deportation of Venezuelan migrants

6:28pm, 29th April, 2019

Peru plans first large deportation of Venezuelan migrants

Peru plans to deport about 50 Venezuelan migrants for concealing that they had criminal records, the interior ministry said on Monday, in the first large expulsion since hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans fled to the Andean nation last year to esca...

Peru ex-president Kuczynski ordered into pre-trial house arrest

6:23am, 28th April, 2019

Peru ex-president Kuczynski ordered into pre-trial house arrest

Former Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is to spend three years under house arrest while corruption charges are prepared against him for allegedly taking bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, the government said on Saturday.

Peru to sign MoU to join China's Belt and Road club in coming days: Chinese ambassador

9:49pm, 24th April, 2019

Peru to sign MoU to join China's Belt and Road club in coming days: Chinese ambassador

Peru will sign a memorandum of understanding to join China's ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure initiative in coming days, China's ambassador said on Wednesday.

Peru ex-president leaves cadaver as sign of 'contempt' for his enemies: suicide note

5:03pm, 19th April, 2019

Peru ex-president leaves cadaver as sign of 'contempt' for his enemies: suicide note

Peruvian ex-president Alan Garcia wrote in an alleged suicide note read by family members at a wake on Friday that he had killed himself in order to avoid humiliation at the hands of his political enemies.

Peru's ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself to avoid arrest

12:27pm, 17th April, 2019

Peru's ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself to avoid arrest

Peru's former president Alan Garcia died in a hospital in Lima on Wednesday, hours after shooting himself in the head to avoid arrest in connection with a bribery probe, authorities said on Wednesday.

Peru ex-president Garcia shoots himself as police try to arrest him

10:23am, 17th April, 2019

Peru ex-president Garcia shoots himself as police try to arrest him

Peru's former president Alan Garcia shot himself in the head early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, the interior ministry said.

Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru: local media

12:22am, 2nd April, 2019

Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru: local media

Eight men suffocated in an unauthorized gold mine in Peru after a tunnel they dug began spewing noxious fumes, local media reported on Sunday.

Peru ex-president Garcia asked for asylum in Uruguay: foreign ministry

4:02pm, 18th November, 2018

Peru ex-president Garcia asked for asylum in Uruguay: foreign ministry

Former Peruvian President Alan Garcia entered the Uruguayan embassy and applied for asylum, hours after being banned from leaving the country while under investigation for corruption, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

Peru opposition vows to halt clashes as leader faces jailtime

9:41pm, 25th October, 2018

Peru opposition vows to halt clashes as leader faces jailtime

Peru's most powerful conservative party vowed on Thursday to stop engaging in disputes with other political groups, a dramatic opposition shift that could help President Martin Vizcarra pass legislation.

Peru opposition leader detained, cries 'political persecution'

6:36pm, 10th October, 2018

Peru opposition leader detained, cries 'political persecution'

Peruvian opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former autocrat Alberto Fujimori, was arrested on Wednesday as part of a far-reaching campaign financing probe, striking a fresh blow to the country's most powerful conservative movement...

Peru president confident Congress to back him in high-stakes vote

10:27am, 19th September, 2018

Peru president confident Congress to back him in high-stakes vote

Peru's centrist President Martin Vizcarra said on Wednesday he was confident lawmakers would renew their confidence in his Cabinet and avert a situation that could lead to the dissolution of his Cabinet and Congress.

Peru says repatriated Venezuelans a tiny fraction of daily influx

5:59pm, 14th September, 2018

Peru says repatriated Venezuelans a tiny fraction of daily influx

Venezuela would have to dramatically step up efforts to fly its citizens home under its new "repatriation plan" in order to come anywhere close to offsetting the 1,300 Venezuelans who enter Peru every day, Peru's top immigration official said on...

Soccer fans, evangelicals clash at Peru stadium over land dispute

3:01pm, 10th September, 2018

Soccer fans, evangelicals clash at Peru stadium over land dispute

A soccer stadium in Peru was the site of pitched battle on Monday, but not between two sports teams.

Peru declares emergency at border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home

6:28pm, 28th August, 2018

Peru declares emergency at border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home

Peru on Tuesday declared a health emergency at its northern border as thousands of Venezuelans, fleeing economic crisis and hunger at home, continued to stream into the country despite tightening entry requirements.

Venezuelans entering Ecuador illegally receive help to reach Peru

8:03pm, 22nd August, 2018

Venezuelans entering Ecuador illegally receive help to reach Peru

Some 250 Venezuelans who illegally entered Ecuador to join tens of thousands fleeing a crisis at home have won safe passage to the Peruvian border, a few days before Peru's government tightens its migration requirements.

Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells

11:39pm, 16th August, 2018

Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells

Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity cards, the Ecuadorean government and Peruvian official sources said on Thursday, amid concerns over an influx of economic migrants.

Four planes make emergency landings in Chile and Peru after bomb threats: authorities

8:33pm, 16th August, 2018

Four planes make emergency landings in Chile and Peru after bomb threats: authorities

Four planes were forced to make emergency landings in Chile and Peru on Thursday due to bomb threats issued to the Chilean Civil Aviation Authority, it said in a statement.

Peru president proposes referendum on political, judicial reform

3:13pm, 28th July, 2018

Peru president proposes referendum on political, judicial reform

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Saturday proposed a referendum to gauge support for banning the private financing of political campaigns, ending the re-election of lawmakers and creating a second chamber in Congress.