Thousands of buses ground to a halt in Peru's capital Lima on Thursday in an unusual protest against extortion from gangs, a racket that has become the bane of citizens' existence in Latin America.

A four-decade-old moratorium on commercial whaling will remain in force after a proposal to overturn it was withdrawn ...

A proposal to establish a sanctuary for whales and other cetacean species in the southern Atlantic Ocean was rejected at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on Thursday, ...

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When his career at the University of Idaho concludes, Mathias Bertram will not have left many cards on the table unplayed. The senior linebacker, a two-time captain, was also named to the Big Sky ...

El gobierno peruano anunció este jueves que desplegará militares para que refuercen la lucha contra la extorsión en gran parte de Lima, tras una inédita protesta de transportistas contra el chantaje ...

Pope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican ...

Peru's government has declared a 60-day state of emergency in Lima and Callao provinces to combat a spike in crime. This ...

The Vatican expelled 10 members from Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a group founded in Peru, after investigators reported ...

Thousands of buses ground to a halt in Peru's capital Lima on Thursday in an unusual protest against extortion from gangs, a racket that has become the bane of citizens' existence in Latin America.

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Peru's government on Thursday declared a 60-day state of emergency in districts around Lima to fight a rise in crime, the nation's prime minister said, as striking bus drivers strangled traffic in a ...