Peru's famed hostage raid investigated
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LIMA, Peru – Peruvians traumatized by years of guerrilla violence cheered in 1997 when government troops raided the Japanese ambassador's residence to rescue hostages held for 126 days by leftist rebels. The dramatic rescue, begun with a blast in a ...

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Peru Yields Post Biggest Weekly Rise in Seven Months on Europe
Bloomberg
Peru's dollar-denominated bond yields posted their biggest weekly increase since September as European fiscal and political turmoil discouraged demand for emerging- market assets. Yields on the nation's benchmark 6.55 percent dollar bonds due in March ...

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Peru's Main Stock Index Ends Lower; Sol Weakens Slightly
Wall Street Journal
LIMA (Dow Jones)--Peru's main stock market indexes ended lower Friday, as a selloff of shares continues. Weaker mineral prices hit mining companies. The Lima Stock Exchange's General Index fell 0.58% to end at 20501.81. The blue-chip Selective Index ...
Peru Stocks: Candente, Credicorp, BBVA Banco ContinentalBloomberg

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Peru's Famed Hostage Raid Investigated
TIME
Although Peru accepts the court's jurisdiction as a party to the convention that established it, President Ollanta Humala, a former army lieutenant colonel, has accused the commission of improper meddling, and has promised "to defend our commandos.
Regional rights court probes case of rebels killed in famed Peruvian hostage ...Washington Post

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Colombia completes squad for World Cup q
FOXSports.com
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman completed his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Ecuador. Pekerman named 15 players earlier in the week, and added 10 more on Saturday, including 19-year-old midfielder Juan Fernando Quintero of ...

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Police: Wash. man ran synthetic drug ring
San Francisco Chronicle
Ryan Scott, 31, had shipments of merchandise from Peru labeled as incense, "burial powder" or insecticide, all of which government agents seized in February 2011 and said were actually a synthetic drug that imitates the high of cocaine and Ecstasy, ...

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Peru: army, cabinet shake-up in fallout from Amazon hostage crisis
World War 4 Report
A month after the jungle hostage crisis in Peru—when 36 pipeline construction workers were briefly abducted by Shining Path rebels—facts are starting to emerge about the murky affair, and the revelations have prompted the resignation of two cabinet ...

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Peru Stocks: Buenaventura, Credicorp, Rio Alto Mining
Bloomberg
The following companies had unusual price changes in Peru trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of the close of trade in Lima. The Lima General Index (IGBVL) fell for a fifth session, dropping 1 percent to 20643.88.
Peru's Main Stock Index Ends Lower; Sol StrengthensWall Street Journal
Peru Stocks: Buenaventura, Maple, Relapasa, Rio AltoBusinessWeek

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Malpartida defends tonight in Peru
fightnews.com
By Francisco Salazar Kina Malpaltida does her best to not let the pounding waves knock her down from her surfboard when she surfs at local beaches in Southern California and Peru. The same could be when she laces up the gloves, attempting to bob and ...



Peru Prison: From Pot Smoke To Pottery Class
Huffington Post
(ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP/Getty Images) LIMA, Peru — Salsa blares from the cells and the pungent smell of cannabis smoke hangs in the air. In the crowded, dingy corridors, prisoners cook lunch on tiny electric stoves, play cards and shoot the breeze.

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