Vice President Hamid Ansari arrives in Peru

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 16:45

Seeking to take India`s ties with resource-rich Latin American countries to a higher plane, Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived in Peru on Sunday.

Archeologists discover pre-Incan tomb in Peru

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 09:41

Peruvian archeologists Thursday announced to have discovered an undisturbed pre-Incan tomb containing two wrapped corpses and dating to the year 1000 AD, media reported.

Hamid Ansari on three-nation visit from Friday

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 00:02

Vice President Hamid Ansari will pay an official visit to Peru, Cuba and the UK from Friday.

Peru declares state of emergency for quake-hit areas

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11:43

Peru declared a 60-day state of emergency in various areas on Friday, two days after a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the country`s southern coast.

Major quake brings down buildings in Peru

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 10:17

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake brought down buildings in the southern region of Peru`s Arequipa province Wednesday, authorities said. No casualty has been reported.

Colin Firth to give voice for Paddington Bear

Last Updated: Saturday, September 14, 2013, 08:34

Actor Colin Firth will give voice for Paddington Bear, a fictional character in a new film based on the English author Michael Bond`s book.

Fujimori house arrest bid a non-starter

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 13:04

Lima: Peru Justice Minister Eduardo Figallo ruled out ex-president Alberto Fujimori`s bid to have his prison term switched to house arrest. <br><br> Figallo said yesterday that the request was "baseless" because there was no constitutional provision for tweaking the sentence.

Archaeologists use drones in Peru to map and protect sites

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 11:55

Archaeologists in Peru are turning to drones to speed up sluggish survey work and protect sites from squatters, builders and miners.

Snowstorm leaves 12,000 families stranded in Peru

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 09:38

Peru`s high-altitude communities, such as Carabaya, are struggling through a harsh winter season that has seen several deaths due to respiratory ailments.

Peru judge remands British, Irish pair in custody

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 11:37

A Peruvian judge has ordered that two young women from Britain and Ireland be remanded in custody pending trial on drug trafficking charges.

Long isolated Mashco-Piro Indians appear in Peru

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 10:42

A tribe of Indians that lives in voluntary isolation in Peru`s southeastern Amazon has made a tense attempt at contact.

Peru says Shining Path number two killed in clash

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 08:58

The number two leader of Peru`s Shining Path is believed to have been killed with two other guerrillas in a battle with government forces, President Ollanta Humala said.