Peru

Shooting reported at the Peruvian embassy in Washington

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – A shooting was reported at the Peruvian embassy in Washington, D.C., Wednesday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to NBC News.
2022-04-20 18:39
Peru's Castillo survives impeachment vote in Congress

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – An impeachment vote in Peru on Monday failed to gather enough support to oust President Pedro Castillo.
2022-03-29 11:30
Peru PM confirms departure after four days on job

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Peruvian Prime Minister Hector Valer confirmed on Saturday that he is departing just four days after being named to the post.
2022-02-06 17:45
Seven dead as tourist plane crashes in Peru: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Five tourists and two crew died on Friday when their plane crashed on a trip to view Peru's famous Nazca lines, the transport ministry said.
2022-02-05 23:56
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Peru

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck northern Peru about 40 km (25 miles) from the town of Barranca early on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
2021-11-28 15:07
29 die in bus crash in Peru

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – At least 29 people were killed and a score of others injured when an intercity bus crashed on a mountain highway near this capital.
2021-09-01 13:44
5 soldiers lose lives in helicopter crash in Peru

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – At least five Peruvian servicemen have died in a helicopter crash in the country's Department of Cusco.
2021-04-18 16:00
Allan Wagner appointed as new Peruvian FM

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti appointed Allan Wagner as the country's new foreign minister on Monday, replacing Elizabeth Astete.
2021-02-17 13:20
COVID-19 death toll hits 599,416 worldwide

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) –The total number of global Covid-19 cases has crossed 14.1 million, while the deaths have exceeded 599,000, according to global tracking websites.
2020-07-18 09:02
Confirmed worldwide Covid-19 death toll passes 581,000

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Globally, more than 581,000 have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while the number of confirmed infections has surpassed 13.4 million and more than 7.8 million people have recovered.
2020-07-15 09:15
Confirmed worldwide Covid-19 death toll passes 552,000

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Globally, more than 552,000 have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while the number of confirmed infections has surpassed 12.1 million and more than 7 million people have recovered.
2020-07-09 09:30
Over 7.8mn confirmed with COVID-19 infection across the world

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Globally, more than 432,000 have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while the number of confirmed infections has surpassed 7.8 million and more than 4 million people have recovered.
2020-06-14 08:41
Global COVID-19 deaths cross 388,000

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Coronavirus worldwide cases have reached 6.6 million marks, with the deaths having exceeded 388,000, according to Worldometer figures.
2020-06-04 19:00
'Weightlessness' wins at experimental film festival in Peru

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Iranian feature 'Weightlessness', directed by Mehdi Fard Ghaderi, has won the best film award at the experimental film festival of Peru.
2020-03-03 10:09
VIDEO: Peru’s Ubinas volcano erupts ash

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Violent explosive volcanic activity started at Peru's Ubinas volcano on July 19, spewing smoke and ash into the air. Ubinas is a stratovolcano in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru.
2019-07-20 12:03
VIDEO: Massive earthquake strikes Peru

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – An 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Peru on Sunday, killing at least one man and causing several injuries. The quake was the most powerful to hit the earthquake-prone country in 12 years.
2019-05-28 10:46
VIDEO: Bus crash in Peru kills 8, injures dozens

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – A bus carrying passengers from northwestern Peru to the capital crashed before dawn, killing at least eight people and injuring 45 others. The accident occurred on the Pan-American Highway in Huaura, some 150 kilometers north of Lima, after the bus left its lane and crashed into the retaining wall of a bridge.
2019-04-20 12:33
VIDEO: Bus fire claims 20 lives in Peru

TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – According to reports, at least 20 people were killed and about a dozen injured in a bus fire at a Peruvian transport terminal, in Lima, on Sunday night.
2019-04-01 15:37