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 Bus crash kills 32 25 others injured when a bus skidded off a rain-slicked mountain road and tumbled into a ravine in Cajamarca region in northern Peru
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| Feb.14 |
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 Peru film wins Golden Bear The film The Milk of Sorrow has won the Festival's coveted Golden Bear award for best picture
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| Mar.3 |
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Mudslide kills 10 at gold mine  Map of Puno Peru| Ten people died and an additional 16 were missing, a day after a mudslide rolled through a mining camp in southern department of Puno | |
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| Apr.7 |
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 Fujimori found guilty of rights abuses Supreme Court found former President guilty on charges involving human rights violations, and sentenced him to 25 years in prison
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| Apr.11 |
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Rebels kill 13 soldiers Shining Path rebels made two ambushes in the south-east of the country; they had used dynamite and grenades to attack one military patrol
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| Apr.13 |
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Nine killed, 55 hurt in bridge collapse Map of Ayacucho Peru| Seven children and two teachers were killed when a bridge collapsed in southern Peru. 55 others were injured in the incident | |
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| Apr.14 |
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At least 20 killed in crash A passenger bus ran into the back of a loaded fuel truck in central Peru; 10 passengers escaped through the bus windows
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| Apr.21 |
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Chavez rival seeks asylum in Peru| Manuel Rosales, one of Venezuela's main opposition leaders, facing a corruption trial, has asked for political asylum | |
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| Apr.27 |
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Venezuela recalls envoy in Peru Venezuela has withdrawn its ambassador to Lima in response to Peru's decision to grant political asylum to an opponent of Chavez
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| Jun.5 |
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Deadly clashes in Peru's Amazon Map of Bagua Peru| 22 tribesmen and nine policemen have died in clashes in Peru between the security forces and indigenous people that protest new law | |
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| Jun.6 |
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Police captives killed 9 police officers seized by indigenous protesters have been killed during a rescue bid which freed 22 others
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| Jun.8 |
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 Peru sets curfew after deadly clashes A nervous calm settled over Peru, 3 days after clashes between indigenous citizens and national police left more than 30 dead
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| Jul.9 |
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Pregnant dying at 'scandalous' rates Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality
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| Jul.11 |
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President reshuffles cabinet Alan Garcia has overhauled his cabinet appointing a new prime minister Velasquez, and replacing seven others
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| Sep.28 |
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Fujimori pleads guilty in bribery case| Disgraced former president pleaded guilty to charges of illegal wiretapping and embezzling government money to bribe politicians | |
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| Nov.14 |
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Peru leader bolts summit over scandal President Garcia left Singapore on the eve of the APEC summit after reports that an air force officer was accused of spying for the Chile
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| Dec.24 |
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At least 40 dead in bus crash 20 more were injured early morning when a bus plunged into a ravine in a mountainous region near the town of Espinar
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