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Peruvian bishops slam abortion rights bill

AFP Global Edition 22 days ago

Peru's Roman Catholic bishops slammed a bill allowing abortion in rape and fetal deformity cases, calling it a "death penalty" for embryos in a country where capital punishment is illegal. "Life is a right from its conception... any attempt to justify the ...

We were robbed - Peru blame referee for Argentine loss

AFP Global Edition 23 days ago

Peruvian media on Sunday ganged up on referee Bolivian Rene Ortube after Saturday's World Cup qualifying loss in Argentina, alleging he "robbed" them of a result. Peru, who had no chance of reaching the finals even ahead of the game, were already ...

Lung stolen from Peru cadaver exhibition returned

AP News 25 days ago

Lung stolen from human cadaver exhibition returned in Peru after anonymous phone call The manager of a traveling exhibition of human cadavers says a lung stolen from the show has been returned. Susan Hoefken said late Thursday that her Lima-based production company ...

Human lung stolen from traveling show

AFP Global Edition 26 days ago

Organizers of a traveling exhibition about the human body breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after an anonymous telephone tip off led to the recovery of a stolen lung. The caller, who did not claim the posted 2,000 dollar reward, directed ...

Maradona talks of quitting as Argentina coach

AFP Global Edition 27 days ago

Under-pressure Argentina coach Diego Maradona has announced that he might quit after must-win World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay. "After the qualifiers, I will talk to (Argentine football federation chariman) Julio (Grondona)," Maradona told reporters Tuesday. "I'll see if I carry ...

Endangered Monuments

AP Features 27 days ago

FILE- This July, 2006, file photo shows the ruins of Peru's famed Machu Picchu. The World Monuments Fund's watch list for 2010 includes 93 sites in 47 countries, ranging from Phajoding, a remote monastery in Bhutan, to the bridges along Connecticut's scenic ...

Machu Picchu, Barcelona church on threatened list

AP Features 27 days ago

Machu Picchu ruins, Frank Lloyd Wright homes, Sagrada Familia church on endangered list Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment, ...

From Kyoto to Machu Picchu: world's heritage at risk

AFP Global Edition 27 days ago

From vanishing Kyoto merchant houses to the tourist-inundated ruins of Machu Picchu, heritage sites around the world are under pressure as never before, according to a New York-based preservation group. The World Monuments Fund on Tuesday released its biannual watch list of ...

Peru's Fujimori gets six-year sentence for corruption

AFP Global Edition 34 days ago

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, already serving 25 years behind bars for human right violations, was handed a new term Wednesday this time sentenced to six years in jail for corruption. The ex-president said he would appeal the latest sentence the minute ...

Peru's Fujimori gets 6 years prison for bribes

Reuters US Online Report World News 34 days ago

LIMA (Reuters) - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for wiretapping opponents and paying bribes to lawmakers and publishers during his rule from 1990 to 2000. Fujimori, 71, is already serving a ...

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