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Bus plunges into ravine in Peru, killing 22 A bus riding along a foggy road in Peru plunged into a ravine, killing 22 people and leaving 16 injured, a news agency reported Tuesday.

03 October 2012

Arab and LatAm leaders agree to investment bank Latin American and Arab leaders agreed to form a joint investment bank during a summit in Peru at which they also discussed the increasingly bloody civil war in Syria.

03 October 2012

Brazil cracks down on cocaine trafficking in border areas Faced with rising cocaine consumption linked to economic prosperity, Brazil is cracking down harder on trafficking along its borders with three top neighboring coca leaf producers: Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.

27 August 2012

Peru seizes 16,000 dried seahorses headed to Asia More than 16,000 dried seahorses destined for illegal export to Asia, where the animal is sought for its supposed healing properties, were seized Thursday in Peru's capital Lima, authorities.

25 August 2012

Kazakhstan sportsmen won 20 gold medals in the Jujitsu World Championship in Peru Kazakhstan fighters won 20 gold medals in the Jujitsu Worlds. The Federation is striving to get sponsor's and government support.

25 November 2011

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