Peru names new PM after spying scandalPeru's President Ollanta Humala named a new prime minister, moving to end a crisis sparked by spying allegations leveled at the previous premier.
Five MSF aid workers freed in SyriaFive aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) who were kidnapped in Syria in January have been freed, the medical charity said.
Peru probes killing of endangered penguinsPeruvian authorities announced an investigation Tuesday into the killing of five penguins fund slashed to death at a center for endangered species.
24 April 2014
Thousands evacuated near Peru volcanoPeruvian authorities began evacuating 4,000 people Thursday from villages near a volcano that has seen significantly increased activity, spewing smoke and ash.
18 April 2014
Peru volcano spews white hot rocks, prompts evacuationResidents have fled villages near Peru's Ubinas volcano, which this week began spitting out white hot chunks of rock, some as big as 30 centimeters (one foot) in diameter.
12 April 2014
Chile evacuates coast as 8.2 quake sparks tsunamiA powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile's Pacific coast Tuesday, triggering tsunami waves of more than two meters and warnings for people to flee to higher ground.
02 April 2014
Italian firm wins $1.2 bn Lima metro contractItalian industrial giant Finmeccanica on Friday said it had won a $1.2 billion (873 million euro) contract for building and operating unmanned metro lines in Lima.
400 dolphins dead on Peru beachesThe bodies of around 400 dolphins washed up on beaches in northern Peru last month, baffling authorities who are so far mystified as to the cause.
05 February 2014
World court awards Peru swathe of Chile's fish-rich seaLima cried victory Monday after the UN's top court handed it a wedge of sea under Chilean sovereignty, but Peruvian fishermen nevertheless said they gained nothing from the historic ruling.
28 January 2014
Species protection needed at 78 sites: studyA scientific study out Thursday identifies 78 sites worldwide in dire need of environmental protection because they harbor species that could go extinct.