Sources: BBC
Police raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting votes from the recent general election. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-americas-peruvian-police-raids-property-former-electoral-chief-amid-irregularities-2026-04-24- (Reuters)]2026 Peruvian post-electoral crisis2026-04-24
Peruvian authorities arrest three people following a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department, that injured 44 people. 2026-03-8
Peruvian president Dina Boluarte signs into law a congressional bill granting amnesty to all military, police, and other self-defense personnel accused of human rights violations committed between 1980 and 2000. 2025-08-13
Nine people are killed and twelve others are injured when a bus plunges into a ravine near Tarma, Junín, Peru, after the driver swerves to avoid a collision. 2024-07-22
A coach transiting the Pan-American Highway plunges off the road in Arequipa, Peru, killing 44 people. 2018-02-21
Heavy flooding in Peru kills at least 67 people and forces thousands to abandon their homes. 2017-03-17
A judge in Peru issues an arrest warrant for former President Alejandro Toledo for allegedly receiving US$20 million in bribes from Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction company, in exchange for a contract deal to build a transoceanic highway between Brazil and the Peruvian coast. Toledo denies any wrongdoing. 2017-02-10
An estimated 180,000 alpacas are dead due to frigid temperatures and drought in Peru. 2017-01-14
A bus crashes into traffic near Huarmey in northern Peru, leaving at least thirty-seven people dead and dozens injured. 2015-03-23
Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, is extradited from Chile to Peru to face charges in the killing of a Peruvian woman. 2010-06-4