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Gaza: The conflict heard round the world

News DeskNovember 20, 2012 13:32
BOSTON — As divided Israelis and Palestinians are, the world is equally split. But where do those divisions lie and what do they mean for the ongoing conflict, now in its seventh day? Reported by GlobalPost correspondents around the planet, here's a look at how people and governments are reacting to the most recent unrest in the Middle East.

For Peru's rebels, terror didn't work, now for politics

November 19, 2012 07:00
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LIMA — Two decades after the capture of its messianic leader precipitated the Shining Path’s rapid military decline, supporters of the Maoist insurgents who once bathed Peru in blood are attempting a comeback. Pushing the group’s fundamentalist agenda and calling for the release of those convicted of terrorism, the Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights is winning adherents among a new generation with no memories of the horrors of the 1980s and early 1990s.

The Petraeus affair: heard around the world

November 14, 2012 14:11
BOSTON — Some commend David Petraeus for resigning, others scratch their heads over the fuss his affair has made, but America's usual observers — the rest of the world — have plenty to say about the unfolding scandal involving the ex-CIA chief and a four-star general, a biographer and an apparently email-happy socialite.

Machu Picchu artifacts returned by Yale to Peru

November 13, 2012 10:28
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More than 35,000 pottery fragments and other pieces were flown from Yale University to the city of Cusco.
November 7, 2012 14:02
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Trafficked mummy is returned to Peru (VIDEO)

Corpse was intercepted in Bolivia and returned to Peru; believed to be body of 2-year-old child dating from 700 years ago
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Human trafficking makes the news almost daily, but what about mummy trafficking?That's the story of a mummified 2-year-old child who was smuggled out of Peru, intercepted in Bolivia, and finally returned to her native land after a very strange journey.
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Peru creates 3 new protected areas in Amazon

October 28, 2012 11:22
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The areas — the Güeppi-Sekime National Park, the Huimeki Communal Reserve and the Airo Pai Communal Reserve — are located in Maynas province, bordering Ecuador and Colombia.

Peru market clashes: 2 more dead, 27 injured

October 28, 2012 09:50
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"One was gunned down and the other was apparently stabbed," said director of the Dos de Mayo Hospital José Roca.

Lima market clashes kill 2, injure 100

October 27, 2012 10:44
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The clashes initially broke out after police blockaded wholesale produce market La Parada, where the sellers generally dispose of their produce.

Chimu offerings discovered at Machu Picchu

October 24, 2012 15:30
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The artifacts include a ceremonial pot, carved stones, anthropomorphic clay jugs, 10 malachite beads, and a bronze clamp measuring 1.5 to 3 centimeters.

Helicopters burned by Peru rebels at jungle airfield

October 8, 2012 15:04
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The left-wing rebels carried out the attack in central Cusco, the same region where they kidnapped a group of gas workers in April.
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