A high-security prison planned on El Frontón Island, off the coast of Lima, Peru, would interfere with the movement of threatened marine species, experts say. The project is part of a larger ...

In this Feb. 27, 2015 photo, elderly inmates stand in line for their breakfast against a wall decorated with religious icons and art work created by the inmates at Lurigancho men’s prison in Lima, ...

Presidential hopeful Carlos Álvarez warned he could withdraw from the race amid allegations surrounding the misuse of public electoral funds, injecting fresh tension into Peru’s already polarised ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes while serving as governor of a southern state ...