Peru

Millions of Peru's citizens have lost their jobs, and hospitals are struggling with poor working conditions and an increasing number of patients.

23 people were killed and many were injured after a passenger bus fell into a 100-meter deep ravine in southern Peru, according to BGNES.

The tragedy occurred in the Quispicanchi Province, which is part of the Cusco region, famous for tourist sites such as the ancient city of Machu Picchu.

The Bulgarian EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, was awarded Peru's highest state honors. The reason is the abolition of short-stay visas for Peruvian citizens across the EU. This was done in 2016 after the vote on the report by Mariya Gabriel as the European Parliament's rapporteur on the subject, the European Commission's representative in Sofia said.

Pope Francis is expected to defend persecuted indigenous people during a trip to Chile and Peru next week that also aims to boost a flagging local Catholic church hit by child sex scandals.

Peru’s former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori left hospital as a free man on Jan. 4, waving to supporters from a wheelchair and reigniting anger over a pardon he secured from President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Christmas Eve.

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian leader Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has pardoned former strongman Alberto Fujimori, convicted of grave human rights abuses, on dubious health grounds in an act that has provoked harsh criticism and protests.

LIMA, Peru - Joining several other countries in the region, Peru has become the latest Latin American nation to approve the use of medicinal marijuana for treating serious illnesses.

A video posted on Facebook on October 8 shows a woman being dragged on a sidewalk, then up the stairs of a building in an upscale neighbourhood of the Peruvian capital, Lima. This video was widely shared in Peru and sparked a vivid debate on the laws meant to protect women from violence, which many critics argue are insufficient.

Further clashes between police and teachers in Peru on the third month of ongoing mass protests.

A large group of protesters went out on the street for the 71th day in a row. Tensions escalated near the National Congress of Peru in downtown Lima on Thursday. Police used tear gas to disperse people and prevent them from making barricades

Peru's imprisoned ex-president Alberto Fujimori backed his son on July 19 for "building bridges" with the government of centrist President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, and issued a rare rebuke to the opposition party led by his daughter that now controls Congress.