Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to ...

The most violent period in Peru’s history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.

Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae ...

Peru is facing its worst public safety crisis in recent memory, with top government officials blaming transnational criminal organizations for the chaos and violence that’s also roiling neighbors ...

Gaston Medina previously told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received death threats related to his reporting.

Africa Burkina Faso bans colonial-era wigs in courtrooms Burkina Faso has prohibited judges from wearing colonial-era wigs in ...

Peru declared a state of emergency on Monday, following the detonation of explosives attacking the Public Ministry of Trujillo. Monday's incident marks the second attack in Trujillo this year.

Dubai's DP World and global miner Anglo American are looking to expand their operations in Peru, the government said on Wednesday, adding that DP World had indicated it could invest $1 billion.

A journalist who reported on Peru's extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor's office that also investigates racketeering, ...

In Peru, a murder marks a new low for what may already be the least popular legislative body in the world Detectives immediately knew they were dealing with a professional hit. The criminals had ...

When is the best time to visit Peru? Peru is a year round destination, but the best time to visit would be in the shoulder seasons of April to May, and September to November. “These months offer ...