NEW YORK – The United Nations will send a special mission to investigate human rights abuses in Chile, where a general strike went into its second day following a week of street protests that left […]
SANTIAGO – As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera announced an ambitious raft of measures on Tuesday, aiming to quell protests against his government with a guaranteed minimum wage, a hike in the state pension offering and the […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s government has extended a state of emergency to cities in its north and south after at least eight people died amid violent clashes and arson attacks over the weekend, the interior minister […]
LA PAZ – Bolivian President Evo Morales will face a run-off vote for the first time after failing to secure a fourth consecutive term at an election. Morales had 45% of the vote to 38% […]
SANTIAGO – Three people have been confirmed dead during a second night of violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Chile. Mayor Karla Rubilar told reporters in capital Santiago on Saturday that two people […]
SANTIAGO – The Chilean government established on Friday night a state of national emergency in the capital Santiago and surrounding areas following extensive arson, rioting and looting in the city by students protesting transport fares, […]
SANTIAGO – Uranium One Group, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom, may buy a controlling stake in a lithium project in Chile’s Atacama salt flat from Wealth Minerals Ltd, the Canada-listed company said […]
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