Former president Alberto Fujimori seen leaving hospital a free man following controversial pardon

Former president Alberto Fujimori has now left hospital following a presidential pardon which has been met...

January 8, 2018

Nearly 50 dead after bus plunges down 100m cliff face on notoriously dangerous Peruvian road

At least 48 people have died after a bus plunged 100 metres off a cliff and onto a beach in one of the worst...

January 8, 2018

Fierce protests in Lima continue following pardoning of former president Fujimori

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Lima on Thursday to protest the president’s pardoning of...

January 2, 2018

Former Peruvian Football Chief cleared of corruption

Manuel Burga, a former top Peruvian football official, has been cleared of corruption in New York. Mr Burga,...

December 28, 2017

Peru’s president dodges impeachment after lengthy congress debate over alleged corruption

Peru’s president has dodged impeachment after a lengthy debate in congress over whether he was fit to be...

December 23, 2017

Indigenous communities in Peru use smartphones to fight back at pollution

Indigenous communities in Peru are turning to smartphones and drones to save the Amazon from pollution. ...

December 18, 2017

Venezuela launches its own version of Bitcoin – but it presents more questions than answers

Venezuela’s president has announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency in a bid to save the economy - an...

December 12, 2017

Armed police clash with drug traffickers in 205-kilo VRAEM cocaine lab raid

Armed police in Peru clashed with drug traffickers this week while raiding a cocaine factory in the south of...

December 3, 2017