LIMA, Peru - The president of Peru was ousted by Congress Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional ...

Recently, a student at my 5-year-old’s school left, not just the school, the town, or the state of Massachusetts, but the United States. We’ll call this child “G.” I’m hazy on the details, though I’d ...

The government of Peru has issued a decree classifying transsexualism, transvestism, and other gender identities as a “mental illness.” The decree, signed on Friday, May 10, by Peruvian President Dina ...

A court in Peru sentenced former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo to more than 11 years in prison on Thursday. In a two-to-one vote, the Special Criminal Chamber of Peru’s Supreme Court found him ...

In a matter of hours, Peru impeached one of the world's most unpopular presidents, Dina Boluarte, and appointed its seventh leader in nine years. With only six months to go until the next elections, ...

An anti-government protester holds a sign in Spanish reading “Dina assassin,” in reference to President Dina Boluarte, during a demonstration in Lima, Peru, May 1, 2024 (AP photo by Martin Mejia).

In Peru, women’s rights exist in a strange paradox: on paper, we have the laws, the representation, and the international commitments that promise equality; in reality, our lives tell a different ...

LIMA (Reuters) - The Fujimori clan is at it again. Nearly two decades since Alberto Fujimori and his family occupied Peru's presidential palace and gripped the Andean nation's attention during one of ...

Peruvian soldiers patrol in an illegal gold-mining camp during a military operation to destroy illegal machinery and equipment used by wildcat miners in Madre de Dios, Peru, March 5, 2019 (pool photo ...

The Peruvian revolution in historical perspective / Stephen M. Gorman -- The return of partisan politics in Peru / Sandra L. Woy-Hazleton -- Mobilization, austerity, and voting : the legacy of the ...

It only took a few hours for lawmakers to remove Peru's Dina Boluarte from the presidency - Copyright AFP JOHN WESSELS It only took a few hours for lawmakers to ...