Peru's president rises sharply in poll after quake
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President Alan Garcia's approval rating rose sharply in September after falling for months as voters gave him high marks for trying to swiftly respond to a devastating earthquake in August, according to a poll released on Sunday.
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A massive earthquake that shook Indonesia's Sumatra island last week triggered more activity in three volcanoes in the area, but all have since calmed down, the head of the country's volcanological survey said on Monday.
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By Jude Webber and Tania Mellado LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities detained aformer army major who led a three-day uprising in a southernAndean town and will storm the police station where some of his200 supporters remain unless they surrender, Prime MinisterCarlos 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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Hundreds of people in Peru require treatment after visiting what some say is a meteorite impact site.
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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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Relief officials urgently appealed for more aid Thursday for earthquake survivors along Peru's shattered southern coast. Medical help, blankets and tents top the list, along with food, water and latrines.
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Peru's president urges MPs to impose the death penalty, after an attack by suspected rebels kills eight people.
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The US island state of Hawaii has been hit by a political earthquake, turning the tropical paradise into a new battleground just days ahead of the country's presidential election.
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LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo  was personally involved with faking signatures to register his  party for elections in 2000 and paid people for the forgeries,  a woman who said she witnessed the events said on Friday.
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KABUL : Seven people including two US soldiers died in explosions in Afghanistan, officials said, as early results from historic elections gave President Hamid Karzai a strong lead over his rivals.
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President George W. Bush's approval   rating has rebounded to 44 percent, the highest level in a   year, in the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the newspaper   reported on Tuesday.
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Days before Peru&#039;s presidential runoff, the headquarters of the country&#039;s oldest and most disciplined political party is buzzing with furious campaign activity. Come election day, its old-fashioned, spread-the-wealth politics could return Alan Garcia to power.
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was en route to Peru on Saturday, one day after the Chilean Supreme Court approved his extradition to face five corruption and two human rights abuse charges.
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At least 52 people were killed by the strong earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Sumatra, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's spokesman said Wednesday, revising down an earlier toll.
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Indonesia raises its estimate of the deaths caused by last month's quake and tsunami to 220,000, a jump of 50,000.
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By Jude Webber and Tania Mellado LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities arrested aformer army major who led a three-day uprising in a southernAndean town and will storm the police station where some of his200 supporters remain unless they surrender soon, PrimeMinister Carlos Ferrero said on Tuesday.