Roughly two-fifths of those polled either declined to choose a candidate or do not plan on voting in the first place, a Datum Internacional...

At least five people are in serious condition, an official said. Three minors - a 16-year-old and two 17-year-olds - are among the wounded.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay family of woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation.

Celia Ramos was only 34 when she died, leaving behind three daughters in her Andean village

Peruvian authorities say intense rains in the south have triggered deadly mudslides and major damage in the city of Arequipa

José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations ju...

Peru’s Congress has elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s new interim president.

Por CNN en EspañolEl parlamentario José Balcázar fue elegido este miércoles presidente del Congreso del Perú y asumirá también presidente...

The new president will serve on an interim basis until a new executive is sworn in after April's general election.

The Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large tr...

Peru’s Congress has ousted President Jose Jeri just four months into his term over multiple corruption allegations.

Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to oust the country’s interim President José Jerí just four months after he took office following a scandal...

In a brief tenure marked by controversy, Jose Jeri has become the latest Peruvian leader to be ousted by Congress, joining a turbulent polit...

Por CNN en EspañolEl Congreso de Perú aprobó este martes una moción de censura contra el presidente interino, José Jerí, cuatro meses des...

Washington has sought to push Chinese competition out of Latin America and assert dominance in the Western Hemisphere...