Chile’s president among thousands honoring Victor Jara, beloved folk singer and coup victim
Chile honors famous folk singer killed in coup Strong earthquake strikes northern Chile; no major damage reported
Earthquake shakes northern Chile SANTIAGO, Chile — A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early Friday, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said. US Geological Survey reports 6.5-magnitude quake strikes in northern Chile
USGS: 6.5-magnitude quake hits northern Chile 450,000 Chilean public employees launch strikeSANTIAGO - Close to 450,000 Chilean public employees went on strike Tuesday demanding an across-the-board wage hike of eight percent. In Chile, “moment has come” for ex-soldiers to reveal secrets of Pinochet dictatorship
Ex-soldiers want to reveal Chile dirty war secrets Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture
Indian political awakening stirs Latin America Chile: Soldiers could help locate the disappeared during the dictatorship, but fear jail
Chile: Old soldiers ready to tell secrets of coup Chile’s president backs legislation to end jurisdiction of military courts over civilians
Chile president proposes limiting military courts Regulate tourism, say Easter Island residentsSANTIAGO - Easter Island residents approved by a resounding 96.3 percent majority a constitutional reform to control tourism in that tiny territory. Chilean thief crushed to death by ATM he stoleSANTIAGO - A thief died and two others were seriously injured when they were crushed by an automatic teller machine they had stolen from a petrol pump, Chilean police said. Dominican rape victims keep mum, fear husbands will leave themSANTIAGO - Over two dozen victims of a serial rapist arrested in this northern Dominican city are refusing to file complaints against him as they are afraid their husbands will leave them if they learn they were raped, police said. Retired Chilean officers get prison for murder of colonel who testified in Croatian arms dealSANTIAGO, Chile — Four former top army officials were sentenced to prison Monday in the murder of a colonel shortly after he testified about an illegal deal to smuggle weapons to Croatia. Chilean judge questions son of late dictator Pinochet in probe of family’s overseas fortuneSANTIAGO, Chile — A judge is questioning the eldest son of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in an investigation into his father’s secret overseas bank accounts. Chile’s president presses ahead with Indian Affairs ministry _ over indigenous objectionsSANTIAGO, Chile — President Michelle Bachelet proposed Tuesday to create a Ministry for Indigenous Affairs to place more weight on policies affecting Chile’s Indian communities, many of which are mired in poverty and demanding political autonomy. Chilean air force invites Peru to witness military air maneuvers that has caused frictionSANTIAGO, Chile — The Chilean air force said Tuesday it has invited its Peruvian counterpart to send observers to military maneuvers that Peru has interpreted as threatening and wants canceled. With military motorcade, flowers revolutionary hero Almeida Bosque buried in eastern CubaHAVANA — A military motorcade carried the remains of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque through the streets of the eastern city of Santiago on Tuesday, while thousands of mourners lined the route, some clutching flowers and wiping away tears. Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque to be buried in eastern CubaHAVANA — The remains of Cuban revolutionary hero Juan Almeida Bosque will be buried in a mausoleum for rebel fighters in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, the government announced Monday. 1 person killed in amid clashes between police, protesters on anniversary of Chile’s 1973 coupSANTIAGO, Chile — Police and hooded protesters clashed Friday in Chile’s capital on the anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled elected President Salvador Allende. State television reported one death amid the disturbances. Judge places value on dead dictator’s secret overseas fortune: $25.9 millionSANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean judge says he has determined the exact value of the secret overseas fortune amassed by late dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet. Chilean judge orders arrest of 129 ex-secret police in ‘dirty war’ case from Pinochet eraSANTIAGO, Chile — A Chilean judge on Tuesday ordered the arrests of 129 former security officers on charges tied to the disappearance of leftists and the slaying of the communist party leadership during the Pinochet dictatorship. At least 200 sea lions found dead along Chilean coast; hunger of pollution suspectedSANTIAGO, Chile — At least 200 sea lions have been found dead along Chile’s northern coast. Chile confirms swine flu in turkeys, alerts WHO to possibly dangerous developmentSANTIAGO, Chile — Chile said Friday that tests show swine flu has jumped to birds, opening a new chapter in the global epidemic. Mapuche Indians in Chile announce new alliance to pursue their fight for land and autonomySANTIAGO, Chile — Dozens of Indian communities agreed to form the Mapuche Territorial Alliance to fight for political autonomy, a leader said Saturday after several days of violence over land seizures in southern Chile. Chile’s Mapuche Indians seize land as riot police kill activistSANTIAGO, Chile — Mapuche Indians vowed Thursday to keep seizing land in southern Chile despite the death of an activist who resisted an eviction by riot police. Woman accused of confining children to hotel bathroom writes of enduring ‘a thousand beatings’DALLAS — In letters to her mother from jail, a woman accused of starving three of her children in a hotel bathroom for at least nine months says she felt so hopeless and ineffective that she was willing to endure “a thousand beatings.” Family members of starving children found in Dallas hotel bathroom say they want custodyDALLAS — The aunt of three emaciated children forced to spend day and night in a hotel bathroom in Texas for at least nine months said Thursday that she and their grandmother want custody of the youngsters, who were placed in foster care together. 3 emaciated children kept in hotel bathroom for about a year; mother, boyfriend face chargesDALLAS — Three children were kept in a hotel bathroom for about a year and were “horribly emaciated” when police found them earlier this month, authorities said. One claimed to have been repeatedly sexually assaulted. Drizzle, wind damage houses, cause blackout in one of earth’s driest regionsSANTIAGO, Chile — In one of the driest regions on earth, even a drizzle can cause an emergency. Six kilometers of caves discovered in Easter IslandSANTIAGO - A team of experts has discovered a six-kilometer-long lava cave system on Easter Island thought to have been used as a refuge by the island’s inhabitants during the 16th century. Michael Jackson’s dermatologist says he never gave star powerful sedatives to useLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use. |
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