Tag: Peru
Peruvian Jesus born to Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary, a 20-year-old Peruvian woman, gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day and named him Jesus, Peru's state news agency said. The baby's father, Adolfo Jorge Huamani, 24, is a carpenter. Religious Peruvians compared him to Joseph the carpenter in the Bible.[MORE]
Five killed in stampede at Peru nightclub
Five people were killed and six others injured early on Thursday (local time) when revellers at a Peru nightclub panicked and caused a stampede after someone discharged a teargas canister, police said.[MORE]
FIFA lifts bans on Peru, Samoa and Kuwait
FIFA has lifted bans on the national associations of Peru, Samoa and Kuwait, soccer's world governing body said.[MORE]
Van plunges into ravine killing 15 in Peru
At least 15 people were killed on Saturday, including a child, when a van full of school teachers plunged 100 metres into a ravine in northern Peru, police said.[MORE]
Archaeologists in Peru unearth ancient city
Researchers digging at the Cerro Patapo archaeological site in northern Peru have discovered the ruins of an entire city, which may provide the "missing link" between two ancient cultures, investigators say.[MORE]
Exhausted rower reunited with wife in Newcastle
A man who was rescued after failing in his attempt to row from Peru to Sydney has been reunited with his wife.[MORE]
Man rescued off NSW coast after rowing from Peru
A man who was trying to row from Peru to Sydney has been rescued off the NSW mid-north coast.[MORE]
Peruvians dish up mammoth fish ceviche
Peruvian chefs, elbow deep in almost seven tonnes of diced fish, onions and lime, smashed the Guinness record for the world's largest ceviche, a Peruvian seafood specialty.[MORE]
Soccer ref trapped in Peruvian riot
A police car was set alight and the referee trapped in his dressing room for nearly three hours during a riot at a Peruvian second division soccer match.[MORE]
FIFA suspends Peruvian FA
Football's world governing body FIFA has suspended Peru's Football Association (FPF) with immediate effect over a row with the Government over alleged political interference.[MORE]
Global financial crisis strengthening political ties: Rudd
Kevin Rudd says the APEC summit shows the global financial crisis is forging stronger economic and political ties between countries. [MORE]
Rudd backs away from financial crisis optimism
Kevin Rudd has distanced himself from an APEC declaration that included an optimistic time frame for the end to the financial crisis.[MORE]
APEC leaders in agreement on financial crisis response
APEC leaders have pledged not to raise trade or investment barriers in the next 12 months in response to the global financial crisis.[MORE]
Australia to reopen Peruvian embassy
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says Australia will reopen its embassy in Peru to boost business and trade opportunities.[MORE]
Rudd praises Sisters of Mercy in Lima
PM Kevin Rudd takes time off from APEC summit to praise efforts of Australian nuns in the slums of Lima.[MORE]
Rudd urges APEC to echo G20 financial crisis commitments
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told the APEC leaders meeting the seizure of the financial system has damaged everyone.[MORE]
Bush, Hu discuss N Korea ahead of APEC summit
Outgoing US President George W Bush has held talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program with Chinese leader Hu Jintao, the first in a series of meetings US officials hope will lead to a renewal of six-party talks by early December.[MORE]
Rudd says world economy trapped in 'vicious cycle'
Kevin Rudd tells APEC leaders that world economy will be locked in downward spiral unless governments take urgent action.[MORE]
PM to hose down protectionist push at APEC
PM Kevin Rudd arrives in Peru for world trade talks with other APEC leaders.[MORE]
Aust joins Trans-Pac economic group
Australia has joined the United States in a plan aimed at eliminating tariffs on all trade products in the Asia-Pacific region.[MORE]
Free trade: Aust joins Asia-Pacific talks
Australia will join negotiations for a free trade agreement across the Asia-Pacific.[MORE]
APEC leaders eye trade deal in Lima
APEC foreign ministers say sealing a global trade agreement is the top priority of this weekend's summit in the Peruvian capital, Lima.[MORE]
Whaling deadlock ongoing after ministers' talks
Japan and Australia have again agreed to disagree over Japan's whaling program.[MORE]
Peru steps up security ahead of APEC
Peruvian authorities are stepping up security in Lima, where 21 heads of state will attend an APEC summit this weekend. More than 39,000 police will patrol the streets of the capital during the summit, which will be held in the confines of Peru's fortified defence ministry.[MORE]
Peru to sue Yale over missing Machu Picchu relics
Peru says it will take legal action against America's Yale University to secure the return of thousands of relics from the Incan city Machu Picchu.[MORE]
