1,200-year-old remains of sacrificed adults and kids unearthed in Peru - See pics
An archaeologist said the bodies, some mummified and others skeletons, were wrapped in various layers of textiles as part of the ancient pre-Hispanic ritual.
Feb 23, 2022, 09:56 AM IST
Mumbai ranks as world's most stressful city for driving, reveals survey
The cities were given an overall score of 10 out of which Mumbai and Delhi scored 7.4 and 5.9, respectively.
Sep 20, 2021, 14:22 PM IST
Artists in Lima are working to transform a hillside with rainbow homes
Artists in Lima are working to transform a hillside neighborhood in the Peruvian capital taking inspiration from pre-Incan patterns.
Sep 15, 2021, 22:06 PM IST
IAF Demonstrates Tejas fighter Jet's Flying Power at LIMA, Malaysia
For the 1st time IAF's indigenous supersonic fighter jet Tejas showcased its flying power in LIMA, Malaysia.W atch full video to know more.
Mar 29, 2019, 10:16 AM IST
LIMA 2019: Made-in-India Tejas jet gets a fan following in Malaysia
Two IAF Tejas jets had departed from Kalaikunda to participate in LIMA - a maritime and aerospace exhibition in Malaysia.
Mar 26, 2019, 07:55 AM IST
Peru bus crash: 50 bodies including 6 of children recovered
Peruvian emergency workers on Wednesday said they had recovered 50 bodies -- six of them children -- from a horrific bus crash over a cliff north of the capital Lima.
Jan 04, 2018, 07:36 AM IST
Death toll from Peru bus crash rises to 48: Emergency services
At least 48 people were killed in Peru when a bus collided with a truck and careened off a cliff along a sharply curving highway north of the capital Lima, emergency services officials said.
Jan 03, 2018, 22:23 PM IST
48 dead after bus plunges off cliff in Peru: Ministry
The bus was travelling from Huacho, 130 kilometers (81 miles) north of the capital, to Lima with 55 passengers and two crew on board when it went off the road about midday.
Jan 03, 2018, 13:40 PM IST
Asked to wait for death certificate, woman keeps dead baby in fridge
A Peruvian woman was forced to keep the body of her dead baby in a freezer after a hospital told her to keep it until she had a death certificate.
Dec 07, 2017, 12:26 PM IST
Peru beat New Zealand 2-0, reach FIFA World Cup after 35 years
Jefferson Farfan and Christian Ramos scored as Peru defeated New Zealand to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1982 on Wednesday, sealing the last ticket to Russia with a 2-0 win.
Nov 16, 2017, 10:31 AM IST
Chained to health ministry, Peruvians protest mining pollution
Dozens of residents of Simon Bolivar, a district in the city of Cerro de Pasco in the Peruvian Andes, traveled to Lima to press the government to declare a health emergency and build a regional hospital specializing in exposure to heavy metals.
Jun 23, 2017, 10:43 AM IST
10,000 endangered frogs die in Peru
The frogs live only in Lake Titicaca, South America`s largest lake, and its tributaries.
Peru president elect eyes house arrest for Fujimori
Peru's incoming president said that he would back the idea of ex-president Alberto Fujimori -serving a 25-year prison term for corruption and crimes against - humanity serving the rest of his sentence under house arrest.
Jul 26, 2016, 10:16 AM IST
Fujimori concedes defeat in Peru presidential vote
Keiko Fujimori Saturday conceded defeat to former Wall Street banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru's photo-finish presidential election, ending five days of legal wrangling that had left the result up in the air.
Jun 11, 2016, 09:58 AM IST
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski wins Peru's presidential election
After a long four-day count, Kuczynski from the Peruvians for Change (PPK) on Thursday, edged out his rival Keiko Fujimori, from Popular Force, with a wafer-thin margin, winning by 50.117 per cent to 49. 883 per cent, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jun 10, 2016, 06:35 AM IST
Peru vote count gives Kuczynski win, but court challenges loom
Ex-Wall Street banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has won the majority of votes with all ballots counted in Peru's photo-finish presidential election, officials have said, but the official result will depend on a handful of challenged ballots.
Jun 10, 2016, 04:29 AM IST
Two major earthquakes jolt Peru, neighbours
The first quake, which struck at 5:45 pm (2245 GMT), was 601 kilometers (373 miles) deep.
Nov 25, 2015, 10:31 AM IST
Peru Catholic society admits sex abuse probe against founder
A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the US has revealed under pressure that a Vatican investigator is looking into allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits.
Nov 01, 2015, 06:44 AM IST
IMF meets in hostile territory of Latin America
There is loaded history lingering in the air in Peru as IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and her team jet into Lima for the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank from Friday to Sunday.
Oct 06, 2015, 05:32 AM IST
Black world champion boxer Carlos Zambrano mistaken for laptop thief
Black boxer Carlos Zambrano, the WBA world featherweight champion, claims he was stopped by armed police investigating a laptop theft despite the fact he was pursuing the thieves himself.
Sep 24, 2015, 08:03 AM IST
