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Jul 18 2008, AP

Comedian Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, a long-running member of Howard Stern’s “Wack Pack,” died of complications from cystic fibrosis, a medical examiner ruled Friday.

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Peru’s Southern Copper Corp. on Thursday said second-quarter profit fell 24 percent from the year-ago period amid strikes and higher fuel and production costs.

 
 
Jul 24 2008 by AP0 Comments

A Peruvian model and showgirl is facing a criminal investigation for posing naked sitting atop the country’s red-and-white flag.

 
 
Jul 14 2008 by AP0 Comments

A new divorce law allowing couples to dissolve their marriages within months has gone into effect in Peru.

 
 
Jul 13 2008 by AP0 Comments

A career economist from the International Monetary Fund is taking over as Peru’s finance minister.

 
 
Jul 5 2008 by AP0 Comments

Shoppers at a tourist market in Peru’s capital could have netted greater bargains than they thought _ rare, pre-Hispanic textiles costing little more than a Machu Picchu magnet.

 
 
Jul 1 2008 by AP1 Comments

An influx of tourists to Peru’s famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.

 
 
Jun 30 2008 by AP0 Comments

A former Peruvian spymaster whose misdeeds contributed to the collapse of Alberto Fujimori’s government eight years ago told a top court Monday that the ex-president had nothing to do with two death-squad massacres that he is accused of authorizing.

 
 
Jun 29 2008 by AP0 Comments

Six months into the murder trial of Alberto Fujimori, prosecutors have produced little hard evidence that the former Peruvian president approved of a death squad to eliminate rebel collaborators. But they’re about to put a blockbuster witness on the stand in a trial that is riveting the nation.

 
 
Jun 7 2008 by AP0 Comments

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is recovering satisfactorily after having a cancerous lesion removed from his tongue, his doctor said Saturday.

 
 
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Apr 2 2008 by Arpita Mukherjee0 Comments

Since the dawn of civilization, Homo sapiens were drawn to the glitter of gold and so intense was the love of some people for gold jewelries that they preferred to be decked with the precious metal even in their tombs. Not only did the Egyptian kings...

 
 
Dec 7 2007 by Arpita Mukherjee0 Comments

Woody Harrelson seems to have brought some recourse to the troubled life of Owen Wilson as has been captured in photos of the duo in the Peruvian jungle. Woody has provided constant solace to Wilson since the actor’s failed suicide attempt in August...

 
 
Aug 18 2007 by AMIT0 Comments

After the devastating earthquake in Peru on Wednesday, aftershocks continue to shake the South American nation. Search for survivors is on.

An earthquake measuring 8.0 on Richter scale rocked Peru with its epicenter in the Pacific Ocean, about...

 
 
Aug 16 2007 by Naresh Chauhan0 Comments

If the 21st century will be remembered for some landmark achievements in almost all spheres of human existence, it would also be marked for some serious natural catastrophes that just flustered the life across the world.

Adding to the agony or...

 
 
Aug 16 2007 by Mandira0 Comments

According to the latest reports, the massive earthquake that rocked Peru on Wednesday night has killed at least 115 people, injuring more than 1000. It was not the first earthquake in Peru. Earlier in 1970, the 4th most deadly earthquake of the world...

 
 
Jul 20 2007 by Swagata0 Comments

Devastation of forests by human beings is always in cover stories. This time a different kind of news made its way to the headlines. In a real human like activity, Peru has started an ambitious drive to regrow millions of hectors (acres) of forest, which...

 
 
Jul 6 2007 by Apabrita0 Comments

In the middle of a cliff face in Northern Peru, lie the ancient dwelling of the dead. Ian Griffith gives us his perspective on what he saw during his visit to the region. Here’s a blend of my perspective and the author’s thoughts on the region....

 
 
Jun 25 2007 by Parul G0 Comments

In a real praiseworthy act the 34-year-old Charlie’s Angels actress Cameron Diaz has apologized for hurting the sentiments of Peru’s citizens.

The Golden Globe winner American actress had recently visited the Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru’s...

 
 
Jun 22 2007 by Rahul0 Comments

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has advised the Andean Nations to reconsider for the proposed free trade pact with Europe as he considered that it can spoil their economies.

Venezuela had already turned down American free trade proposal,...

 
 
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Several days ago, I read a story about how Peru’s butterfly exports had increased 43% from January-April of this year. These are the butterflies that are pinned into...
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Thursday’s vote by the European Parliament to take the Peruvian guerrilla group known as the Tupac Amaru (aka MRTA) off its terrorist list has Peru in an uproar....
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Peru’s prime minister testified Friday in the rights abuse trial of Alberto Fujimori that the former president ordered his kidnapping on the night of a...
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A patient at Larco Herrera’s psychiatric hospital, dressed as a character from Peruvian history, waits to take part in a parade in Lima, Thursday, July 24, 2008. The parade was organized ahead of Peru’s Independence Day July 28.