Ollanta Humala

Ollanta Humala

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  Peru justice minister: Fujimori not pardoned

  President Ollanta Humala has decided not to grant a humanitarian pardon for jailed former leader Alberto Fujimori, the nation's justice minister said ... 

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  Guatemalan mine dispute militarizes region

  The neighbors of the San Rafael silver mine no longer come out of their homes for fear of the machine-gun toting troops and police who man checkpoints ... 

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  Venezuela crackdown deemed worst in years

  National Guard troops beat dozens of opposition supporters inside a barracks for refusing to accept the government-certified electoral victory of Hugo ... 

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  Peru criticized for 'avoidable' military draft

  Facing a shortage of recruits, Peru's government has reinstated selective, obligatory military service. But it can be avoided by paying a $700 fine, ... 

• Peru declares Amazon oil contamination emergency

  Peru's government declared an environmental state of emergency on Monday in a remote Amazon jungle region it says has been affected by years of ... 

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  Lima's reformist mayor battles to stay in office

  After becoming the first woman ever elected to run Peru's capital, Susana Villaran did what no modern predecessor had dared: She tried to bring order ... 

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  Venezuela: Chavez is responding to treatment

  Thousands of supporters of Venezuela's cancer-stricken president held rallies across the nation Sunday, hours before the government announced that ... 

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  Venezuela's VP in Havana to see Chavez, family

  Venezuela's vice president flew to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also ...