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Peruvian President Alan Garcia denied Thursday that his government invented a tale about murderous fat-thieves to distract from allegations of police death squad killings, saying the claim was fundamentally true even if it became exaggerated.
Peruvian President Alan Garcia accused Chile of assaulting Peru's sovereignty, throwing his weight behind allegations that Chile paid a Peruvian military officer to spy.
President Alan Garcia shuffled his Cabinet on Saturday following months of protests, replacing seven of 16 ministers and naming a new chief — the third person to hold the post in nine months.
A poll in Peru says President Alan Garcia's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level in 18 months, hurt by a June 5 clash between security forces and Amazonian Indian protesters that killed at least 33 people.
Riot police used tear gas to turn student protesters away from Peru's Congress on Thursday as thousands marched to back Amazon Indians resisting oil and natural gas exploration on their land.
After enduring weeks of criticism, President Alan Garcia reversed course Tuesday and accepted a donation from Germany for a museum honoring those killed in Peru's 20-year armed conflict with Maoist Shining Path guerrillas.
Mexican traffickers are invading Peru's cocaine trade, so President Alan Garcia said Thursday he is inviting Mexican police to come and help battle them.
Pacific Rim nations assured the world Sunday that the global financial crisis can be quelled in 18 months, but provided few details of how they expect that to happen — or how their governments can help.
President Alan Garcia announced Saturday that he has appointed a leftist governor to become Peru's chief Cabinet minister, a day after the minister's predecessor resigned along with 16 colleagues amid a brewing oil-kickbacks scandal.
Tens of thousands of union workers took to the streets across Peru on Wednesday to protest rising food and fuel prices they blame on the free market policies of President Alan Garcia.
Peru's Cabinet chief testified Friday at the trial of former President Alberto Fujimori that security forces attempted to assassinate two-time President Alan Garcia in 1992, when Fujimori was running the country and Garcia was out of office.
President Alan Garcia on Tuesday suggested an unorthodox use for the coca leaf, the raw material for cocaine: Why not toss it in a salad?
Cover-up claim after Peru clashesThese indigenous groups are on the frontline of the struggle to protect our earth...
Land rights in Peru | Whose jungle is it? THE San Martín region in northern Peru is a large swathe of tropical land the size of Costa Rica where the eastern foothills of the Andes merge with the Amazon jungle.
Peru's unloved president: Pursued by the ghosts of the pastTHE economy is heading for growth of 9% this year, the fastest rate in Latin America. Poverty, though widespread, is falling fast. Inflation reached 6.2% in September, but that is one of the lowest figures in the region.
Oil row brings down Peru cabinet The Peruvian government has stepped down over a continuing scandal about the allocation of oil concessions. President Alan Garcia said he was accepting the resignation of the full cabinet offered on Thursday by Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo.
So much can be learned from those who are different from us, don't you think?
Queen halts celebrity magazine dealsThe Queen is to veto celebrity magazine photograph deals involving senior members of the Royal Family after a furore over the £500,000 payment to her grandson Peter Phillips and his Canadian bride.
Peru Opening Up Indigenous Land to Foreign InvestorsPeruvian President Alan García plans to introduce in Congress a draft law that would facilitate the purchase by foreign investors of communally owned land in rural indigenous villages.
Profiting from Misfortune in PeruFederal, provincial and municipal authorities in Peru benefited from the disaster caused by the Aug. 15 earthquake, lining their pockets with public funds and misusing humanitarian aid sent by foreign and local donors.
Alberto Fujimori's return: a political timebombThe former Peruvian president's extradition from Chile is ostensibly a victory for justice. But it presents its current leader Alan García with some awkward problems
Peru Rattled By AftershocksA magnitude six aftershock has disrupted Peruvian rescuers as they continued their search for the survivors of a massive earthquake which claimed hundreds of lives, the US Geological Survey said.
Peru's President Apologises To PoorIn his speech, broadcast on national television, Garcia said that not enough had been done. "We apologise for this," he said. "I would have loved to do a lot more." Currently 44 per cent of Peruvians live poverty.
Escalating Conflicts Put Peru's García on the SpotThree people dead, several injured, and fire at an airport: the results of a wave of protests in Peru, regarded as the worst social crisis since Alan García became president nearly one year ago.
Dilemmas of Power in PeruA rising arc of regional and social protest faces Alan García's government with tough political choices, leading to a strategy of divide and rule.
Peru's President Looking for Trouble in Coca LandsGarcia threatens to bomb jungle drug labs and fields.
Peru Gov't Puts Renewed Emphasis on Forced Coca EradicationThe fight against coca crops in Peru increasingly involves the forced destruction of crops, and has shown little success in terms of alternative development plans, while resistance among coca producers is growing.
Peruvian Govt and Growers Talk CocaThe government of Peru said on Tuesday that it will dialogue with coca growers from Tocache, in the northern Peruvian jungle, where demonstrations have taken place to protest the eradication of coca crops.
Peru: Human Rights Violators Find Ready EmploymentGoverning party supporters accused of committing human rights violations during the first administration (1985-1990) of Peruvian President Alan García, who was voted back into office in 2006, today hold high-level public posts, despite criticism from the opposition.
It is 11pm on Sunday evening as I start to write this. I am feeling a sort of post-election trauma, and I'm sure millions of Peruvians share this sentiment, for we have done something we thought we would never do again... ...we voted for Alan Garcia.
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