Draft law sparks protests in Peru
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Thousands protest in Cuzco, Peru, against a law promoting development near ancient Inca monuments.
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Supporters of leftist President Rafael Correa armed with sticks and stones fought their way into the Congress building Tuesday, demanding lawmakers call a referendum on whether the country's constitution should be rewritten.
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Russia has been swept with a wave of protests against a new law abolishing a wide range of social benefits for the country's pensioners, veterans and disabled.
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LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities arrested a  former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern  Andean town and will storm the police station where some of his  200 supporters remain unless they surrender soon, Prime  Minister Carlos Ferrero said on Tuesday.
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LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities detained a  former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern  Andean town and will storm the police station where some of his  200 supporters remain unless they surrender, Prime Minister  Carlos Ferrero said early on Tuesday.
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Peru's president calls for critics to back off as his deputy suffers a heart attack after TV interviews.
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LIMA, Peru  - An armed group led by a radical  former soldier stormed a police station in a poor southern town  and took 10 officers hostage on Saturday to demand the  resignation of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.
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The Peruvian government bows to protests and reverses a decision to allow helicopter tours over Machu Picchu.
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The Philippine government, already under fire for a poor human rights record, is coming in for more criticism as it implements a new anti-terror law many fear could be used against political opponents.
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University students have held a week of protests against President Hugo Chavez's decision to force a popular TV station off the air, and their emergence could be the birth of a new opposition movement.
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Peru should call in the International Court of Justice to rule on its request for the extradition of former President Alberto Fujimori from Japan, state attorney Nelly Calderon said on Sunday, expressing frustration at Japan's failure to act so far.
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LIMA, Peru  - An armed group led by a radical  former soldier stormed a police station in a southern town on  Saturday and took 10 officers hostage to demand the resignation  of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.
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By Marco Aquino and Jude Webber LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian police and troops on Mondaylaunched an offensive to retake a police station in a southernAndean town and end a three-day siege by ex-soldiers demandingthe resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledo.
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Peruvian President Alan Garcia has won over skeptical business leaders and investors during his first year in office, but angry street protests show he has failed to meet the demands of the poor.
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ESPINAR, Peru  - Two years ago, 2,000 people in this small town in the Peruvian Andes stormed the offices of the Tintaya copper mine, demanding its owners spend more money on social projects and the environment.
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Prime minister faces objections from all sides over draft law to centralise ownership of reserves.
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Brazil&#39;s Olympic Committee will protest to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the assault on Vanderlei de Lima who was pushed off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon on Sunday.