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2007
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| May.19 |
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Homemade bomb kills 6 during celebration A backpack containing dynamite and nails exploded during a celebration in a market, 830 kilometers southeast of Lima
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| Jun.6 |
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Andean nations object to FIFA ban
| Jun.8 |
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Fujimori under house arrest A Chilean prosecutor recommended former Peruvian President be extradited to Peru to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption
| Jun.27 |
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Ex-Peruvian leader to run in Japan race Disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori has decided to run in the election for Japan's upper house of parliament in July
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| Jul.11 |
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Judge blocks Fujimori extradition A Chilean judge has ruled that Peru's former President should not be extradited to Peru
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| Aug.13 |
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Chile and Peru in sea border row Chile called home its ambassador in Peru, as a dispute flared over disputed maritime territory between the neighbors
| Aug.15 |
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Deadly earthquake strikes A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru, killing 17 people and leaving 70 hurt
| Aug.16 |
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337 killed in earthquake Map of Ica Peru All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
The earthquake struck at 18.4 and lasted for several minutes. In Lima, buildings shook violently, prompting residents to take to the streets
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Peruvians mourn earthquake dead Peru will hold 3 days of mourning for the victims of a devastating quake that has left hundreds dead
| Aug.17 |
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Dead scattered in streets Map of ca Peru Residents of the city of Ica said the ground shook again as they slept outside, their homes destroyed by 8.0-magnitude earthquake
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Calm urged for quake victims Peru's leaders have called for calm amid reports of desperate crowds looting aid trucks and fighting over food after huge quake
| Aug.18 |
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Looting disrupts quake rescue bid Map of Pisco Peru Rescuers have recovered 127 bodies from a church in Pisco which was almost totally destroyed in massive earthquake
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More troops for quake zone Hundreds of extra soldiers have been ordered into areas devastated by massive earthquake to stem the rise in looting and unrest
| Aug.19 |
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Reports: Baby found in quake ruins A 10-month-old boy was pulled from the ruins of a collapsed church 7 hours after an earthquake leveled the city of Pisco
| Aug.20 |
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Rescuers: 'No hope' of finding survivors 148 bodies had been removed from the debris of the church that came crashing down during the quake
| Aug.30 |
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Agencies seek more Peru quake aid Relief officials urgently appealed for more aid for survivors along shattered southern coast
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| Sep.13 |
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Blood banks face HIV crisis Dozens of blood banks in Peru have been closed after at least 4 people were infected with the virus through contaminated transfusions
| Sep.17 |
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Yale to return Peruvian artefacts The University has agreed to return to Peru thousands of Inca relics that were excavated at Machu Picchu by a history professor, Hiram Bingh...
| Sep.18 |
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Scores ill in 'meteor crash' Some 600 people have required treatment after an object from space plummeted to Earth in a remote area | |
| Sep.21 |
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Chile court extradites Fujimori  Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru | |
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Fujimori begins flight home A few hours after Justice Chaigneau of the Supreme Court made the announcement on TV, Fujimori was in a helicopter beginning the journey home
| Sep.22 |
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Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges  Former President landed in Peru, a day after the Chile approved his extradition to face 5 corruption and two human rights abuse charges | |
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| Dec.11 |
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Fujimori gets 6 years in prison A Peruvian Supreme Court judge convicted former President of abuse of authority. Fujimori faces human rights and corruption charges
Alberto Fujimori fined $92,000
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| Dec.12 |
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Fujimori denies death squad link Former President denied in a second trial that he was aware of a military death squad even though he lived at army headquarters
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