Crime
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo sentenced to 20 years for corruption linked to Odebrecht construction
The verdict marks the first high profile Peruvian conviction related to Brazil’s continent wide Operation Car Wash investigation
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Peruvian villagers claim they were attacked by 7 foot-tall 'armored aliens,' urge authorities to help
The community leader said he has come face-to-face with one of the aliens, which he described as having long heads with yellowish eyes and are always wearing a mask.
Culture
Ancient whale fossils found in Peru could be remains of heaviest animal in history
The Perucetus colossus is a long manatee-like animal that measured about 66 feet (20 meters) long and weighed up to 340 metric tons—about 749,572 pounds
Climate
Peru to declare emergency over increased activity of Ubinas volcano
Over the past few days, the volcano has been shooting ash that has reached as far as 1,700 meters above the summit of the volcano
Politics
Peru's former prime minister detained and charged with conspiracy
The former prime minister and other former ministers are being investigated as co-conspirators of former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo's coup
Health
Peru sees record-breaking dengue outbreak, intensified by El Niño
According to health authorities, the number of cases this year significantly increased due to the natural climate phenomenon, El Niño
Business
Peru's worst mining accident in decades leaves 27 dead
This weekend’s fire is thought to be one of the worst mining disasters the country has seen in years
Crime
VIDEO: 42-year-old man accused of disguising himself as a girl to record students in the bathrooms
A Peruvian man was arrested for entering a female school disguised as one of the students, with the aim of recording and abusing the minors
Politics
U.S. extradites former Peruvian president to face corruption charges
He surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday after a court of appeals denied his stay on his extradition
Culture
Archaeologists discover 500-year-old Inca bath in Peru
The bath was found in the Huanuco Pampa archaeological site in central Peru, near the archaeological complex of the “House of the Inca"
Human Rights
Peruvian politician arrested over 1988 journalist's murder
While Bustios was riding a motorbike, he was ambushed and shot at with machine guns by a group of plain-clothes soldiers
