Peterhansel takes 10th Dakar Rally title

France's Stephane Peterhansel won an unprecedented 10th Dakar Rally title after the 14th and final stage, won by American Robby Gordon.

Fujimori's wife blasts Lima ruling as 'witch trial'

The wife of Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori accused a Lima court on Wednesday of conducting a medieval-style "witch trial".

Bush hounded till bitter end

US President George W Bush may be a lame duck, but protesters and aspiring US rivals are still dogging him with a passion on his last foreign trip.

Ex-president Fujimori back in Peru for trial

Disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori arrived in Peru for the first time in seven years under armed guard on Saturday -- a day after Chile's Supreme Court authorised his extradition -- to face charges of abusing human rights and stealing public money during his decade-long rule in the 1990s.

Powerful earthquake strikes Peru

A powerful, 7,9-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to rock Peru in decades, killed at least 115 people and injured nearly 1 000 others on Wednesday, with many more casualties feared. The quake, which lasted for almost two minutes, sent people fleeing into the streets and prompted tsunami warnings.

Inca ruins cede to gastro-tourism in Peru

Throughout their history of poverty and political turmoil, Peruvians have been fiercely proud of their elaborate, spicy food and new superstar chefs are now a magnet for culinary tourists. Lima used to be no more than a one-night stopover for international tourists -- many of them backpackers and budget travellers.

Donkey jawbones, laptops mix up Peru's new music

As a Quechua Indian quintet plays a solemn Andean muleteer's march on harp, clarinet and violin, their notes spring up as wave forms on a computer screen in an ultra-modern recording studio. In a dark and smoky rehearsal room across town, a sound engineer tweaks a console, weaving electronic beats and bleeps between the thumps and slaps of a sweating conga player.

Peru's Garcia works to erase painful legacy from past

In only 100 days, President Alan Garcia has made Peruvians forget the food shortages, four-digit inflation and guerrilla violence that marred his first government in the 1980s. The once-reviled leader has an approval rating near 60% from preaching responsible, thrifty government and increased spending on social programmes.

Peru's 'death buses': The road to Russian roulette

The notorious "death buses" taking Peruvians and tourists up the Andean nation's snaky mountain roads have killed 68 people in road accidents so far this year. Travelling in Peru, whose Inca ruins attract tourists from around the world, has become the road version of Russian roulette as many buses are built out of old truck chassis.

Peru plays down diplomatic rift with Venezuela

Peru's government on Sunday sought to play down a diplomatic rift with Venezuela after announcing the withdrawal of its ambassador from Caracas amid accusations of interference in Lima's domestic affairs. "I'm confident that an attitude of equanimity will persist," Peruvian Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua said.

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