World Oct 26, 2020
Chile's current constitution was drafted by the dictatorship of Pinochet, and was sent to voters at a time when political parties had been banned.
National Jul 25, 2020
France charges Chilean with 2016 murder of Japanese ex-girlfriend
Zepeda, the third Chilean to be extradited to France, was charged shortly after his plane landed in Paris.
National / Crime & Legal Jul 23, 2020
Extradition of Chilean accused of murdering Japanese ex-girlfriend begins
Nicolas Zepeda's extradition will end a legal process in Chile that began in March when authorities finally accepted a request from French prosecutors to hand him over.
National Jun 25, 2020
Extradition delayed for Chilean suspected of killing Japanese woman
The extradition of a Chilean suspect to France over the alleged murder of a Japanese woman, who went missing while studying in France in December 2016, is expected to be postponed. French authorities have informed Chilean representatives that the extradition of Nicolas Zepeda Contreras, the ...
National / Crime & Legal Jun 23, 2020
Suspect in Japanese woman's murder faces July extradition to France
Chilean authorities are likely to hand over to France in early July a man suspected of killing a female Japanese student in response to an extradition request from French prosecutors, a document from Chilean prosecutors and other sources showed Monday. Four French police officials are ...
National / Crime & Legal May 19, 2020
Chilean suspect in Japanese woman's murder to be extradited to France
French prosecutors say they're happy the trial can proceed with the suspect present.
World / Science & Health Apr 15, 2020
'Isolated within isolation': Keeping the coronavirus out of Antarctica
In the frozen and desolate expanse of Antarctica, Alejandro Valenzuela Pena is used to a feeling of isolation. Now, however, that has taken on a new meaning as the only continent still free from the coronavirus looks to keep the pandemic out. The global spread ...
National / Crime & Legal Apr 3, 2020
Chilean court approves extradition of suspect in Japanese woman's murder to France
The top court of Chile granted on Thursday a request by French prosecutors to extradite a man suspected of killing a Japanese student in France, where she went missing in 2016. French authorities suspect that Nicolas Zepeda Contreras, a 29-year-old Chilean man, murdered Narumi Kurosaki, ...
World Mar 25, 2020
Passengers on stranded cruise ship off South America hold hopes of reaching land
More than 1,800 people stuck onboard a cruise ship off the Pacific coast of South America, with 42 complaining of flu-like symptoms, are desperately hoping to be allowed to dock — somewhere. "Testing times," Australian couple Dimiti and Neal Bates wrote on Facebook. "Please don't ...
World / Politics Mar 12, 2020
Violent Chilean protests marks Sebastian Pinera's two years in power
Students clashed with riot police in Chile's capital Santiago during protests that marked the second anniversary of conservative President Sebastian Pinera taking office on Wednesday. The protests coincided with the 30th anniversary of Chile's return to democracy after Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship. During a ceremony in ...
World Dec 28, 2019
Chilean President Pinera claims videos of police abuse of demonstrators are fake
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, whose government has been rocked by riots over inequality, ignited a fresh wave of anger after claiming that "many" videos on social media of police abuse of demonstrators were "fake news" and that unrest is being fomented by foreign governments. Pinera ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 27, 2019
Valparaiso wildfires that left dozens homeless were intentionally set, Chile authorities say
Chilean authorities said Thursday that forest fires in the tourist port city of Valparaiso, which left dozens of families homeless at Christmas, were started deliberately. No one died in the blazes that broke out on Tuesday and burned 150 hectares (370 acres) of forest, leaving ...