96 reported injured in Peru quake

Civil defense officials reported nearly 100 injuries after a strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday.

Argentina To Try Those From Ex Military Dictatorship Next Month

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 30 (BERNAMA-NNN-PRENSA LATINA) -- Argentina will try this year more than 50 ex military, ex policemen and physicians accused of committing crimes against humanity like murder, child abduction, torture, illegal jailing and rape under the military dictatorship (1976-1983).

Peru hit by 6.3 magnitude quake

The coast of central Peru is hit by a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, with reports so far of more than a dozen people injured.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Peru

The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck on the coast of central Peru.

6.3 earthquake shakes Peru but no injuries or damage reported

LIMA (Reuters) - A earthquake of 6.3 magnitude rattled the coast of Peru early on Monday, the U.S.

No reports of damages as coastal Peru hit by quake

A strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday, the U.S.

Peru urged to probe drug centres after deadly fire

Social groups pressed Peru's government Sunday to investigate the safety and licensing of more than 200 drug treatment centers. -AFP

Hugo Chavez warns Venezuela banks

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warns he could nationalise banks that refuse to fund agricultural development projects backed by his government.

Chavez threatens Venezuela banks

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatens to nationalise banks that refuse to finance agricultural development projects backed by his government.

Argentina's 'Disappeared', the mothers and the money

Few opposed Argentina's military dictatorship as effectively as the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, with their lonely, dignified vigils in Buenos Aires' main square for their children "disappeared" by the junta. But now the group, whose moral authority in the country was previously akin to that of Nelson Mandela or the Dalai Lama, has become embroiled in a huge corruption scandal that threatens to ...