Many Peruvians still revere Fujimori for pulling the country out of a severe economic crisis in the 1990s and defeating the ...

The state funeral of Peru's divisive ex-president Alberto Fujimori, a major figure in Latin American politics, began Saturday ...

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from ...

A 4,000-year-old temple and theater unearthed in Peru sheds light on ancient Andean religious practices and social ...

In Peru, wildfires have left at least 15 people dead since July and 22 of the nation's 24 regions have active outbreaks. Peru ...

Thousands of people in Peru have been paying their respects to the late President, Alberto Fujimori, who died at the age of ...

During his decade in power, he revived the economy and crushed two violent leftist insurgencies. But he was forced out in a ...

Fujimori was born July 28, 1938, Peruvian Independence Day, and his immigrant parents picked cotton until they could open a tailor’s shop in downtown Lima.

which was draped in the Peruvian flag. Outside, hundreds of people, many carrying Fujimori dolls and pictures, followed the proceedings on a giant screen. After the funeral his coffin was received ...

Getty Images Alberto Fujimori departed the Barbadillo ... She is the leader of Peru's conservative People's Force party and has tried to follow in her father's footstep by running for president ...

While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted of gross human ...