A United Nations panel has determined former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo's detention is "arbitrary" and called for his immediate release.

Keiko Fujimori has ‘every intention’ of ending months-long rift with Mexico over its political asylum decisions.

LIMA, Peru — A teacher in one of the poorest communities in the Andes who had never held office is now Peru’s president-elect after officials in the South American country declared him the winner of a ...

Peru’s ousted former president Pedro Castillo will remain in pretrial detention for 18 months, the country’s Supreme Court ordered on Thursday, as crowds of his supporters protested outside the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Castillo has four identities. Together, they make him a very unusual president. Castillo is a peasant farmer from a northern ...

Pedro Castillo, a former teacher, is the front-runner in Peru’s June 6 presidential election. He faces Keiko Fujimori, daughter of a former president. Martin Mejia AP If front-runner Pedro Castillo ...