Two servicemen killed in Mi-171 helicopter crash in Peru - Statement
MOSCOW, May 18 (Sputnik/UNI) A Peruvian Army helicopter crashed on the border with Ecuador, killing two servicemen on board, according to a press release from the Peruvian army.
17 confirmed dead in Peru bus fire
Lima, Apr 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Seventeen people were confirmed dead after a double-deck bus caught fire Sunday night in Lima, Peru's public prosecutor's office said Monday.
FROM THE FIELD: A mountain of indigenous knowledge in Peru
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Indigenous people in a remote mountain town in the Andes in Peru are being helped to boost their incomes by preserving a valuable but threatened breed of alpaca.
Canadian lynched in Peru over suspicion of killing indigenous traditional healer
Lima/Ottawa, Apr 23 (IBNS): A Canadian man has been killed in Peru over the suspicion of killing an indigenous traditional healer, media reports said.
Peru's ex-President to be tried for 1992 farmer killings
Lima, Feb 20 (IBNS): Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori will be tried for the killings of six farmers in 1992, reports said.
Peru: Road accident kills at least 36 people in Pasamayo
Lima, Jan 3 (IBNS): A fatal road accident in Peru claimed at least 36 lives on Tuesday, media reports said.
New York, Dec 29(Just Earth News): Condemning the pardoning of former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts have said that the move undermines the work of the judiciary and the international community to achieve justice.
Fujimuri pardon: Angry protesters clash with police in Lima
Lima, Dec 26 (IBNS): Christmas turned into a sour affair in Peru's national capital Lima as thousands of angry protesters clashed with police after President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his decision to pardon former President Alberto Fujimori of his crime.
Peru, at UN, calls for more inclusive globalization based on multilateralism and dialogue
New York, Sept 26(Just Earth News): Underscoring Peru’s endurance in its combat against terrorism, corruption, as well as its vulnerability to the effects of climate change, the country’s Permanent Representative to the united Nations, Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, said today that the Organization is fundamental for a “peaceful and sustainable†future in Peru, the region and beyond.
Peru will compensate woman in historic human rights abortion case: UN
New York, Jan 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly a decade after the UN Human Rights Committee agreed that a Peruvian woman’s rights were violated for having been denied an abortion – and recommended that the Government compensate her – the UN human rights office announced on Monday that Peru has said it will pay compensation for having refused her access to a legal medical procedure.
Peru: UN conference addresses poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
New York, Nov 4 (IBNS): As policymakers start putting into practice the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in September, United Nations officials and Government representatives are meeting to discuss how to continue reducing poverty and inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, despite the region's economic slowdown.