Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital on Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police ...

Paul Flores was shot dead by hitmen who attacked a bus he was riding with bandmates as they left a concert outside Lima, ...

Movies, plays, exhibitions, festivals are being canceled. The reactionary and conservative right wing is increasingly ...

The residents of Lima were told to expect added security on their journeys into work after Peru's government declared a state ...

Dozens of people died in the demonstrations. Castillo was a rural school teacher with no political experience when he won ...

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima, shortly after a well-known singer was ...

The government of Peru has declared a state of emergency to address rising crime rates and a surge in violence. The ...

Peruvian lawmakers voted on Friday to oust the country's interior minister, Juan Jose Santivanez, who has faced criticism amid a spike in crime in the South American country.

That means the police and the army would be able to detain people without a judicial order. Peru has seen an increase of killings, violent extortion and attacks on public places in recent months.