Lima - Peru's onet

Lima - The court's decision on the human rights case against former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori for 25 killings and two kidnappings is set to be made public
Tuesday, court president Cesar San Martin said Friday.

Fujimori, 70, who ruled Peru from 1990-2000 before faxing in his resignation from Japan, has stressed that he is innocent and recounted the difficult context in which he
governed the South American country as he combatted an internal terrorist threat.

Lima  - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori's self- defence effort as he stands trial for 25 killings and two kidnappings generated widespread criticism Thursday in Peru, with claims he used the legal platform to deliver political discourse.

Lima  - A nightmare is coming true for many macho motorists in the Peruvian capital as the entire traffic police force will soon be female.

Since surveys show female officers in Lima to be far stricter and - more importantly - less bribable than males, they will be given complete control of the chaotic streets in the city of some 8 million inhabitants, the municipal traffic police announced recently.

Their 500 male colleagues are to be transferred to other departments. Meanwhile, General Arturo Davila, a man, will remain head of Lima's traffic police.

Lima  - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was taken out of jail and to hospital in the early hours of Friday, following a week of colic and diarrhea.

Fujimori, 70, was to remain at the National Institute of Neoplastic Illnesses (INEN) in Lima, for doctors to determine the cause of his troubles.

In nearly 18 months in prison, the former Peruvian president has been admitted to the INEN several times, including one for removal of a carcinogenic tumour in his tongue and another to remove a benign cyst from his pancreas.

Lima  - A 90-year-old woman was arrested in Lima for taking part in a burglary, police said Tuesday.

The woman, who looked like a sweet grandmother, arrived with two other women at a house that was for sale in the neighbourhood of Los Olivos in the Peruvian capital. The elderly woman distracted the owner of the house with a pretend negotiation, while the other two stole valuable objects.

When they were found out, the three women fled for a taxi that was waiting for them. The elderly woman, however, did not make it fast enough and had to run off. She was arrested just two blocks away.