Peru

The 40 cm (16 inch) reptile was first discovered in May 2022 in the jungle mountains of Otishi National Park, San Marcos National University said Wednesday.

Approximately 2,000 people reside in the affected area surrounding the volcano, facing the impact of the ongoing volcanic activity.

Following a court-issued order, Betssy Chavez, the former prime minister, was arrested at her residence located in Tacna, a city in the southern region of Peru.

Peru has declared National Emergency as dengue has killed more than 200 people, and hospitals are struggling to treat patients.

Rural and indigenous south witnessed intense violence during nationwide protests, seen as coastal elites' further neglect of their concerns.

The miners were working about 100m (330ft) below the surface when the blaze broke out.

Peru's former presidential candidate Daniel Urresti was sentenced to jail on Thursday for a journalist's murder in 1988.

At least six people have died in Peru as a powerful cyclone, Yaku, hit the country last week.

The soldiers tried to take "an alternative route" by crossing a river but were swept away by the current.

The bandaged mummy was described as "a kind of spiritual girlfriend" by the man who claimed to have been sleeping in the same room.

Castillo is charged with offenses such as organized crime, influence peddling, and being an accomplice to collusion that occurred under his watch.

AMLO does not recognize Peruvian president Dina Boluarte's government and has granted asylum to ousted President Pedro Castillo's family in Mexico.

A total of 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds have died of the H5N1 bird flu in recent weeks, the Government of Peru said.

Dina Boluarte reached the disaster zone after the death toll from a landslide that hit southern Peru rose to at least 15 on Tuesday.

The Peru government on Sunday extended a state of emergency to deal with a revolt against President Dina Boluarte that started in December 2022.

Amid a political crisis in Peru, the Peace Corps has evacuated its volunteers from the country.

Peru's Congress on Monday has voted to reconsider a proposal made by President Dina Boluarte to hold earlier elections in the country, as anti-government protests sweep the nation.

About 25 people died and several others were injured after a passenger bus fell into a ravine.

Peru President Dina Boluarte has called for a national truce as protests continue to plague the country.

Peru’s police fired tear gas at protesters who marched in Lima on Monday to demand the ouster of Dina Boluarte, who became President after Pedro Castillo's removal.

Pope Francis on Sunday has called for the peaceful resolution of the protests in Peru, calling for a dialogue between the protesters and the government.

The Peruvian police raided a public university in the capital city of Lima on Saturday, arresting hundreds of protesters staying in the area.

The tourist spot of Machu Picchu has been closed to the public and to tourists on Saturday for their protection as protests in Peru against the government continue to get violent.

The anti-government protests asking for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, among other things, descended upon Lima on Thursday as the violence against protestors continue to intensify.

A state of emergency has been declared again for the second time in two months in Peru on Friday, as President Dina Boluarte's government struggles with a protest aimed at government reform and her resignation.

Peru's attorney general announced on Tuesday that it is opening up an investigation into President Dina Boluarte and members of her Cabinet on genocide charges.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has been barred by Peru from entering the country on Monday, after his statements sympathetic to the ouster and arrest of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo.

More than 17 people died in one day in the city of Juliaca in the Southern region of Peru as protests in the country calling for the release of Pedro Castillo turn violent.

The Canadian government on Monday warned its citizens against all non-essential travel to Peru as protests in the country against the government continue to escalate further.

Protests in Peru have resumed on Wednesday after a short Christmas break, with many still looking for the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and the resignation of Dina Boluarte.