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At least 27 workers killed in Peruvian gold mine fire

A fire in a gold mine in southern Peru has killed at least 27 workers, according to the mining company. The Yanaquihua mining company said...

Peru president gives in to protesters’ demands and proposes to move up elections

Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte gave in to protesters’ demands early on Monday, announcing in a nationally televised address that she will send Congress...

Peru’s president dissolves Congress ahead of third bid to remove him

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has dissolved the nation’s Congress and called for new legislative elections, beating legislators to the punch as they prepared to...

Pressure mounts on Peru’s president after two die in protests

Pressure was mounting on Peru’s interim president to resign after a night of protests in which two people were killed and the country’s political...

13 die in Peru disco stampede after police lockdown raid

Thirteen people have died in a stampede at a disco in Peru after a police raid to enforce the country’s lockdown during the coronavirus...

UK tourists stranded in Bolivia and Ecuador to be brought home on special flight

A flight has been chartered by the Government to repatriate UK travellers stranded in South America. The special flight will pick up tourists in La...

Peru in turmoil as parliament dissolved

Peru stands on the brink of a new period of political uncertainty on Tuesday after President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the opposition-controlled congress and called...

Trump freezes Venezuela government assets

The Trump administration has frozen all Venezuelan government assets in a dramatic escalation of tensions with socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, who has stubbornly clung...

Peru’s ex-president dead after shooting himself amid corruption probe

Latest: Former Peruvian president Alan Garcia has died after shooting himself moments after police attempted to detain him amid corruption allegations. President Martin Vizcarra announced...

Drug smuggler Melissa Reid set to return to UK from Peru

A British woman jailed in Peru for drug smuggling is expected to be released later. Melissa Reid, 22, from Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, and Michaella McCollum,...

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