Uncover the challenges faced by Peru’s new president in tackling security issues including extortion and cocaine trafficking.

Amid a wave of mass protests against social inequality, Peru’s nominal opposition parties are doing everything possible to block any actions against recently installed President José Jerí.

Indigenous communities on the remote border between Peru and Brazil are alarmed over the growing presence of Brazil's Comando ...

Since January, nearly 70 bus drivers have been murdered for not paying extortion fees to organized crime groups ...

Under the state of emergency, the government can send the army to patrol the streets and restrict freedom of assembly and other rights.

Speeding over to a muddy bank of Peru's Madre de Dios river in a motorboat, Karina Garay pointed to a small wooden structure.

Peru's new government said Thursday that a state of emergency will be declared in the capital Lima, after weeks of ...

Lawmakers in Peru removed the country's immensely unpopular president Dina Boluarte from office on Friday, ending a stint in office plagued by protests, corruption probes and an unprecedented wave of ...

President Sheinbaum held her final morning press conference of the week before welcoming French President Emmanuel Macron to ...

Interpol and partners have launched a global law enforcement effort to fight illegal deforestation in tropical areas.