Lima: A Peru-based court on Tuesday sentenced former President Olanta Humala and his wife to 15 years in jail, which was associated with the globe-spanning corruption scam, in which Brazilian construction group Odbrect bribed politicians. The court found 62 -year -old and his wife Nadin Hardia guilty of money laundering for getting illegal contribution from … Read more
Paita, Peru: A Peruvian fisherman who spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean, eating roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive, is returning home to his family. Maximo Napa had set off for a fishing trip from Marcona, a town on the southern Peruvian coast, on December 7. He packed food for a two … Read more
Huaraz (Peru): In the high Andes of northern Peru, the morning sun rises over glaciers in the Cordillera Blanca mountains that loom above the city of Huaraz, an awe-inspiring sight tainted by fears of a growing threat of meltwater floods. The glaciers are at the centre of a landmark global case that will test the … Read more
An apparently drunken man somehow survived after being struck Saturday by a cargo train while sleeping along train tracks in Peru, local authorities said. “The train knocked him over but through some miracle did not kill him,” General Javier Avalos, a security official for the town of Ate in Lima province, told AFP. “He apparently … Read more
In a bizarre Valentine’s Day surprise, a police officer in Peru’s capital Lima, carried out a drug raid while wearing a capybara costume, as per a BBC report. Video footage going viral on social media shows the officer, dressed up as the giant rodent, zeroing in on the suspected drug trafficker. The officer can be … Read more