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A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of central Peru, injuring 23 people.
2024-06-28

Four Peruvian soldiers and two Shining Path militants are killed in a clash in Huanta Province, Peru, in the early morning hours.
2023-09-4

Chile announces that 115 Venezuelan migrants were repatriated to Venezuela on a humanitarian flight, after being stranded at the border with Peru, raising tensions between Peru and Chile.
2023-05-7

At least 24 people are killed when a bus plunges off a cliff in the El Alto District, Talara Province, Peru.
2023-01-28

Peru begins vaccinations for people aged 30 in Lima, Callao, and the Ica Region.
2021-09-5

People in Peru head to the polls to elect the members of the country's congress after its dissolution in September 2019.
2020-01-26

In Lima, Peru, a 36-year-old man gets on a public transport bus and sets fire to the passengers, after spraying them with gasoline, leaving 10 people injured. The most affected, a 22-year-old young woman, was seriously injured and believed to be the target of the attack.
2018-04-24

A historic drought develops in the Balkans causing severe losses to agriculture. Towns in Serbia introduce water restrictions while scorching temperatures fuel hundreds of fires. Russia stations a second fire fighting aircraft to help in Niš.
2012-08-25

Oscar Valdés is named as the new Prime Minister of Peru, after Salomón Lerner Ghitis resigned.
2011-12-10

A state of emergency is declared in parts of Bolivia and rescue efforts continue in Peru amid heavy rain and floods in the region.
2010-01-29