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Wis. Air National Guard Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Grissom AFB

PERU, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) - A training flight from the Wisconsin Air National Guard was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon at Grissom Air Force Base. Full story

Inmates in Peru dance for world record

   Thousands of inmates at a prison in Lima, Peru, work out in a massive aerobics class to try and break a world record. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

Analysis: History may repeat itself for Mexico, Peru as Fed eyes exit

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico and Peru's popularity among foreign investors means they are among the emerging market economies most exposed to losses when the United States finally moves to take its foot off the monetary accelerator. Full story

Peru's leader says will not pardon jailed Fujimori

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's government on Friday rejected a pardon request from jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, saying he does not suffer from a terminal illness, in a move likely to aggravate tensions with the opposition. Full story

Exclusive: Brazil's Petrobras plans to leave Peru - sources

LIMA (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras plans to leave Peru, six high-level sources inside and outside of the company said, as the overextended state-run firm sheds assets abroad to focus on its domestic market. Full story

Owners of big copper mine fined $77,000 in Peru

Peru's environment minister says the government has fined the owners of one of the world's largest zinc and copper mines $77,000 for a toxic slurry spill last year that sickened dozens of villagers. Full story

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Canada sets new aid for Peru linked to mining

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Brazil's Odebrecht plans $20 billion spend, targets Peru as key investment

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  Parents call twins' separation surgery 'miracle' 

A set of three-month-old conjoined twins were separated by doctors in Peru who successfully split their shared liver. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Wingsuit flyers soar over Peru's Nazca lines

Two skydivers wearing wingsuits jump from a plane and soar over the mysterious and ancient geoglyphs in Peru called the Nazca lines. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Taxis light runway for plane with ill patients

Drivers in Peru volunteered for a call to use their headlights to light up a runway so that a plane with sick patients could take off. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.

  Bare bicyclists ride for safer streets in Peru

Hundreds of barely dressed and naked bicyclists rode through the streets of Lima, Peru, calling for bicycle-friendly traffic policies. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Ancient secrets buried near Peru gym

Archeologists discover pre-Incan mummies that date back to 200 AD buried by a sports club in Lima, Peru. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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Andean people protest against Newmont Mining's Conga project during a march along the Perol lake in Peru's region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013. Thousands of opponents of a $5 billion gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes on Monday, vowing to stop the company from eventually d

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Andean people set fire to areas surrounding a dam, built by Newmont Mining's Conga project near the Perol lake, during a protest in Peru's region of Cajamarca June 17, 2013. Thousands of opponents of a $5 billion gold project of Newmont Mining circled a lake high in the Andes on Monday, vowing to st

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