Peruvian officials contacted German authorities and found out that the passports had been stolen from three German nationals: Matthias Becker, Meike Barth and Diego Amson.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Iraqi-American smuggling ring in Peru

Meike Escherich, principal analyst at Gartner, attributes the overall performance to economic uncertainty in the region, as well as lackluster demand in the wait for Windows 8 machines.

ENGADGET: Gartner reports Western Europe desktop shipments down, portable PCs up in Q2 2012