Anger mounted in Peru after police admitted gunning down a protester, just hours after President José Jerí survived a vote to oust him less than a week since he took power.

Peru has evacuated around 1,600 tourists from a train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after a local protest escalated into clashes with police. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, the ancient fortified complex receives around ...

In leading the fight against inequality, young people in developing countries are following a well-trodden path. Youth-led protests in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have both toppled governments in recent years. These movements seem to have encouraged others across the globe to empower themselves and demand more from entrenched elites.

Thousands of people in Lima took to the streets to protest against the brand new administration of President José Jerí on Wednesday, October 15, just one day after he presented his cabinet. Police used tear gas to disperse the anti-government demonstrators.