News about Peru
Peru labor minister quits for mistreating airport worker
Peru's labor minister resigned Sunday amid an uproar for allegedly roughing up an airport worker as he rushed to catch a departing plane.
11 December 2012 13:42
Clinton to boost women's entrepreneurship in Peru
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Peru on Monday to push for greater access for women to capital and know-how to start their own businesses and become a motor for economic growth.
16 October 2012 13:32
US defense chief blasts Karzai over troop deaths
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has voiced frustration with Afghan President Hamid Karzai preferring to "criticize" American troops, rather than acknowledging the sacrifices they have made.
06 October 2012 15:48
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 18:21
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 12:54
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 11:46
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 10:00
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 10:32