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Dozens wounded in Peru as protesters and police clash amid political crisis

A Peruvian judge banned ousted president Martin Vizcarra from leaving the country days after his dismissal by Congress as the country's political crisis continues.

Eta's rains and flooding wreak devastation in Central America

Families waded through the flooded streets of the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, while cars sat almost submerged in parts of the central Guatemalan city of San Pedro Carcha, television footage and images posted on social media showed.

Covid-19 cases top 1.5 million worldwide – latest updates

The virus has infected more than 1,5 million people and killed over 88,000 by spreading to 209 countries and territories. Here are the latest updates for April 8:

Puerto Rico protests continue - The last 24 hours in pictures

From US President Donald Trump signing a bill to benefit 9/11 victims to flooding in Pakistan, here are some of the top images making the news on July 29 and July 30, 2019.

Cartoonist of the tuber noses Guillermo Mordillo dies aged 86

He was world-famous for his figures with the thick bulbous noses: The Argentine draughtsman Mordillo died at the age of 86 on Spanish island Majorca. In the 1970s he was regarded as one of the most frequently published draughtsmen.

Colombia, Peru face worst migrant crisis - Colombian president

Colombian President Ivan Duque arrived in Lima during a state visit to Peru amid discussions on migration. Duque was greeted by an honour guard upon his arrival at the presidential palace.

Peru's ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself to avoid arrest

Police attempted to detain Alan Garcia amid corruption allegations in Latin America's largest graft probe.

At least 20 dead in Peru bus fire

The fire erupted at the Fiori terminal in Lima's populous northern San Martin de Porres district injuring at least eight people.

Archaeologists discover Incan tomb in Peru

Peruvian archaeologists discovered the tomb in the north of the country where an elite member of the pre-Columbian empire is buried and believe it belonged to a noble Inca.

Venezuela says Lima Group encouraging US-ordered 'coup d'etat'

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza says "nothing or nobody will be able to prevent" the swearing in of President Nicolas Maduro on January 10, after the 14-member group, without Mexico, said it won't recognise Maduro's new government.

Peruvians back anti-corruption reforms in referendum

President Martin Vizcarra has succeeded in channeling public outrage as he pushes Sunday's vote as an essential decree to "end the plague of corruption."

In pictures: Peruvians march to seek justice for female victims of abuse

Campaign "#WomenForJustice" demands reproductive rights and a reform to the justice system for women who are victims of violence and murders in Peru.