The nation’s massive copper deposits are key to meeting growing global demand. A battle has emerged over who gets to mine and ...

Ever since the Upamayo Dam on Peru’s Lake Chinchaycocha was built in 1932, floods have become a frequent occurrence in the ...

Peru’s Congress has voted to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country.

In the bone-dry hills overlooking Lima, the luxury of running water is just a dream for thousands of Peruvians who get theirs ...

Soldiers were deployed to the streets of Lima, Peru, on Tuesday (March 18), a day after Peru's government declared a state of ...

Troops to patrol the capital after shooting of popular cumbia singer in extortion attack on bus provokes public outrage.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Commuters and residents in Lima were facing new security measures on Tuesday after Peru ’s government ...

The Supreme Court recently observed that once a slum area is declared as 'censused slum' i.e., the slums located on land belonging to government or municipal undertaking, than such slums are ...

“The pursuit of justice continues,” said human rights lawyer Leila De Lima, who was imprisoned and targeted by the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte for exposing human rights ...

Leila de Lima said it is now time for former President Rodrigo Duterte to face his share of raps and let the rule of law take its course. De Lima on Tuesday admitted that Duterte’s arrest ...

Hundreds of roofs in Gujarat's informal settlements have been coated with reflective white paint to combat extreme summer temperatures. The project, involving 400 households in Ahmedabad, aims to ...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court has said a survey may be needed of residents of a slum in the Okhla area facing demolition action by DDA. Refusing to stay the demolition process, HC on Friday ...