Peru declares state of emergency after protests

18 July 2008, 2:02 pm

Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days in Madre de Dios province, in southeastern Peru, where the regional government offices were set on fire during a national ...... read more

Shell may invest up to US$300 million in Peru

17 July 2008, 1:43 pm

LIMA, Peru : A company official says that Royal Dutch Shell may invest up to US$300 million in oil and natural gas exploration in northern Peru.... read more

Olivia Newton-John - Newton-John Insisted on Private Weddings

17 July 2008, 1:33 am

Caption: Olivia Newton-John World Premiere of 'Sordid Lives: The Series' at the New World Stages New York City, USA .... Click for the OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN Gallery Singer OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN kept her recent double ...... read more

Bolivia's Cocaine Trade: A Bitter Leaf

16 July 2008, 5:15 pm

In Bolivia, Evo Morales has tried to deliver on a populist revolution. But as impoverished peasants increasingly turn to the cocaine trade, will any hope of a better life be blown away? For a related photo ...... read more

Law speeding up divorce takes effect in Peru

16 July 2008, 9:02 am

LIMA, Peru _ A new divorce law allowing couples to dissolve their marriages within months has gone into effect in Peru.The divorce process in this mostly Catholic country used to take up to two years and was ...... read more

Explorer | The Other Peru: Out of the Desert and Into the Rain Forest

15 July 2008, 8:48 am

THIS is not how one thinks of Peru. I opened my eyes without moving on the soft desert floor.... read more

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