Chile combs Antarctic seas for missing military plane with 38 aboard
Searchers using planes, ships and satellites were combing Antarctic seas on Tuesday, hunting for a Chilean Air Force transport plane carrying 38 people that vanished en route to a base on the frozen continent. Seven hours after contact was cut off, the Air Force declared ...
Chilean president condemns abuses committed by police during four weeks of unrest
President Sebastian Pinera on Sunday condemned for the first time what he called abuses committed by police in dealing with four weeks of violent unrest that have rocked Chile. "There was excessive use of force. Abuses and crimes were committed, and the rights of all ...
The U.S. State Department warned on Thursday that it had seen indications of Russian "influence" on recent unrest in Chile, where two weeks of protests and riots have rocked the administration of President Sebastian Pinera. A senior State Department official said there were "clear indications" ...
U.S. wants China trade deal in 'same time frame' despite Chile's APEC summit cancellation
President Donald Trump still hopes to sign a trade deal with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in the coming weeks despite Chile's cancellation of the APEC summit where they had been scheduled to meet, the White House said Wednesday. "We look forward to finalizing Phase ...
Chile president seeks cross-party help to end street violence
President Sebastian Pinera held a meeting with leaders of some of Chile's opposition parties Tuesday, aiming to find a way to end street violence that has claimed 15 lives amid sustained protests. Three parties, including Chile's largest opposition group the Socialist Party, boycotted the meeting, ...
New clashes in Chile as two die in store-torching amid protest violence
Fresh clashes broke out in Chile's capital Santiago on Sunday after two people died when a supermarket was torched overnight as violent protests sparked by anger over economic conditions and social inequality raged into a third day. Police and the military fired tear gas and ...
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera signed into law on Thursday a bill to remove the statute of limitations on sex crimes involving children amid a sex abuse crisis that has rocked the country's Catholic Church and claimed more than 200 victims. The law, which first was ...
South Americans look to skies as total solar eclipse briefly brings back the night
Tens of thousands of tourists braced Tuesday for a rare total solar eclipse that was expected to turn day into night along a large swath of Latin America's southern cone, including much of Chile and Argentina. Total solar eclipses are rare, but what is even ...
Israeli police said Sunday they had detained and were questioning the Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs, while a source close to the official said he was arrested in his home. Palestinian minister for Jerusalem affairs Fadi al-Hadami was detained and was being questioned for "activities ...
Venezuela says it foiled 'coup' plot involving U.S., Colombia and Chile
Venezuela's socialist government said Wednesday it had derailed an attempted coup, claiming the United States, Colombia and Chile colluded in a military plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro and install a general and former defense minister in his place. Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said the ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday agreed with his Canadian and Chilean counterparts to closely cooperate in promoting free trade amid the rise of protectionism. In a meeting in the Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby, Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed ...
