Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes
A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s.
Hundreds of people are missing as the death toll from Chile's wildfires reaches 123
Volunteers in central Chile are trying to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris in neighborhoods destroyed by forest fires that have killed at least 123 people in densely populated areas over the past three days.
'We absolutely need to act immediately,' says UN chief during visit to Antarctica ahead of COP28
Ahead of international climate talks, U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice thatโs been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused climate change, sending the message that โwe absolutely need to act immediately.โ.
Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship
The opening ceremony of Chileโs first Pan American Games was not only a celebration of athletes, Indigenous peoples and poetry, but laid bare the politically divided countryโs scars from the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet from 1973 until 1990.
TV equipment stolen from Pan Am Games' opening ceremony site in Chile, boosting security concerns
Television crews at the Pan American Games had equipment stolen this week from the compound of the National Stadium, the site of Fridayโs opening ceremony, heightening concerns about crime at the tournament hosting over 6,800 athletes.
Chileans resoundingly reject new progressive constitution
Chileans have resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would usher in a progressive era.
Ex-protester, far-right lawmaker to meet in Chilean runoff
A conservative lawmaker with a history of defending Chileโs military dictatorship and a former student protest leader are headed to a polarizing presidential runoff after failing to garner enough votes to win the countryโs election outright.
Far-right lawmaker, ex-protester to meet in Chilean runoff
Two onetime outsiders hailing from opposite extremes of the political spectrum have received the most votes in Chileโs presidential election but have failed to garner enough support for an outright win, setting up whatโs likely to be polarizing runoff in the regionโs most advanced economy.