LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers ...

Troops to patrol the capital after shooting of popular cumbia singer in extortion attack on bus provokes public outrage.

Peru announced a state of emergency late Sunday in the capital Lima over a wave of killings linked to extortion. The move ...

According to an indictment by Peru’s public prosecutor’s office, Álvarez extorted, threatened and ordered the assassination of political adversaries while in office between 2007 and 2014. Álvarez, who ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital on Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread ...