Tag: Peru
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]
Peru declares state of emergency in south
Peru has declared a 30-day state of emergency in its south after violent protests in the city of Tacna that left 20 people hurt and 35 in police custody.[MORE]
Gilmore on track for world title
Australia's Stephanie Gilmore is on target to retain the world surfing title after winning in Peru today to claim the championship lead.[MORE]
Gilmore eyes title repeat in Peru
Stephanie Gilmore is confident she can get her world surfing title defence back on track after surging into the quarter-finals of the third last event in Peru.[MORE]
Quake shakes Peru capital Lima
A quake off Peru's coast shook the capital Lima, the state geophysics institute said, but emergency services said there were no reports of damage.[MORE]
Five killed in southern Peru bus crash
A bus flipped over on a highway in southern Peru, killing five people including a German woman and injuring 32 others, authorities said.[MORE]
Peru's President appoints new PM after cabinet quits
Peru's President Alan Garcia has appointed a left-wing regional governor as his Prime Minister following the resignation of the entire cabinet over a corruption scandal regarding oil concessions.[MORE]
Amazon development laws scrapped
Thousands of Indigenous Peruvians have scored a victory over President Alan Garcia's Government when Congress repealed two laws that opened up their Amazon tribal lands to development.[MORE]
Peruvians angry over earthquake response
Thousands of Peruvians have protested against what they say has been an unsatisfactory government response to an earthquake a year ago which left over 500 people dead.[MORE]
