The president of one of Lima's largest parent-teacher associations says at least 1,000 schools in the Peruvian capital are being extorted and that most are caving into the demands of the gangs.

Singer Katrina Velarde skipped a guest appearance at 98 Degrees' concerts last month to undergo a nose implant removal procedure.

Selva J. Wade, 85, of North Georgetown, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025 in her home. She was born March 17, 1940 in Acme, Pa., to Floyd and Beatrice (Fouts) Smalley Jr. She was a housewife and ...

Peru's government has kicked 50,565 informal miners off a temporary program that allowed them to continue operations, the minister of energy and mines said on Friday.

The 43-page report, “Congress in Cahoots: How Peru’s Legislature is Allowing Organized Crime to Thrive,” details how recent legislative actions and decisions by Congress have undermined ...

Peru Ramps up Fight Against Illegal Mining, Kicks Most Informal Miners off Permit Scheme By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government has kicked 50,565 informal miners off a temporary program ...

A new regional report highlights sharp disparities in student achievement across Latin America, driven by socioeconomic status and gender. Brazil and Peru top the list for inequality.

Peru is weighing sending what it considers highly dangerous foreign inmates to prisons in El Salvador, the prime minister said on Thursday, potentially following in the footsteps of US ...

The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and experts warn ...

A Japanese climber stranded on Mount Huascaran, Peru's highest mountain, has died, Kyodo News reported on Thursday citing a group supporting the climbers. Chiaki Inada, 40, died after she and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern Amazon filed a complaint on Friday accusing the government of failing to stop illegal gold ...

Some footage has surfaced of the earthquake near Lima, Peru, which shows plenty of landslides affecting the area.