Sources: BBC
A court in Lima, Peru, sentences former president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia to 15 years in prison for laundering funds from Brazilian company Odebrecht to finance his 2006 and 2011 presidential campaigns. 2025-04-15
Hundreds of protesters march in Lima, Peru, to demand the reversal of a new law that describes transgender people as having a mental illness. 2024-05-18
Thousands of protesters march in Lima demanding the resignation of president Dina Boluarte as the number of deaths from clashes between demonstrators and police exceeds 50. 2023-01-19
At least seven people are killed and four others are injured in a road accident in Lima, Peru. 2022-10-21
President Pedro Castillo imposes a curfew in Lima amid protests against inflation caused by rising fuel and fertiliser costs. 2022-04-5
At least 13 people are killed after police raid a nightclub in Lima for breaching restrictions that were imposed in response to the pandemic. Police report that a stampede occurred as patrons tried to escape, resulting in casualties, while others were killed due to asphyxiation. 2020-08-22
A fire destroys almost all of the approximately 710 commercial premises of an important market in Lima, Peru. The fire is exacerbated by flammable products stored in many of the stores. One person was injured and also there were allegations of looting. 2018-05-11
A 22-year-old student is found dead inside the National University of San Marcos, of Lima, and the most important and oldest of Peru. Everything seems to indicate that he had been killed. Authorities have identified a possible suspect, who is also a student at the university. 2017-12-12
Archaeologists discover four prehistoric Ichma culture tombs in the centre of the Peruvian capital Lima. 2015-11-27
Shining Path leaders Abimael Guzmán and Elena Iparraguirre marry at a maximum-security prison near Lima; they fought for their right to marry by going on hunger strike earlier this year. 2010-08-20