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Peru’s new president pledges to lift up nation’s poor

By Frank Bajak - Associated Press

Peru celebrates Machu Picchuamid concern over tourists

By Carla Salazar - Associated Press

Briefly: Americas

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, a former military officer, waves after casting his ballot in the general elections in Lima, Peru, on Sunday.

Leftist wins the most presidential votes, but runoff is required in Peruvian race

By Frank Bajak - Associated Press

Sting arrives for a press conference to promote his upcoming concert in Lima, Peru, Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011. Sting will perform live in concert on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Sting troubled by violence, repression in Libya

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Sting arrives for a press conference to promote his upcoming concert in Lima, Peru, Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011. Sting will perform live in concert on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Sting troubled by violence, repression in Libya

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Clearing up Camisea misconceptions

The Washington Times

World Scene

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Giant penguins with no tux? Fossil feathers say so

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press

Colombia drug trade knows no borders

By Kelly Hearn - The Washington Times

U.S. activist Lori Berenson attends her hearing at court in Lima, Peru, Monday Aug. 16, 2010. On Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, a court revoked her parole and ordered her to serve the rest of her sentence. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru court revokes parole for U.S. activist Berenson

Associated Press

Dutchman Joran van der Sloot has confessed to killing a young woman in his Lima hotel room last week, Peruvian police said. (Associated Press)

Report: Van der Sloot mentally ill, mother says

By Toby Sterling - Associated Press

Traumatized into music

Aftershocks hamper search in Peru

Death toll at 355 in Peru quake

Quake hits coast, kills at least 17