News: Chile

We have started to collect the most important news related to Chile in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• January 24th 2012 – November 29th 2011
• November 26th 2011 – September 28th 2011
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• February 28th 2010 – November 12th 2009
• October 19th 2009 – September 4th 2008
• July 29th 2008 – November 25th 2007
• November 24th 2007 – July 11th 2007
• July 10th 2007 – December 6th 2006
• December 5th 2006 – August 17th 2006
• August 14th 2006 – April 7th 2006
• April 6th 2006 – December 12th 2005
• December 8th 2005 – November 15th 2005

Chile: news

Pinochet daughter bids for office

Tuesday, July 29th 2008, 9:30

The eldest daughter of Chile's late leader Gen Augusto Pinochet says she will run as a local councillor in October's elections.
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SS doctor 'still alive in Chile'

Tuesday, July 15th 2008, 2:06
related countries: United States

Former Nazi doctor Aribert Heim is still likely to be alive in Chile, says Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff at the end of a Latin American visit.
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Chilean 'protest stripper' arrested outside presidential palace

Friday, July 11th 2008, 0:28
related places: Santiago

A stripper in Chile is arrested attempting to remove her clothes outside the presidential palace in the capital, Santiago.
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Most-wanted Nazi sought in Chile

Wednesday, July 9th 2008, 21:07

Israel's top Nazi hunter flies to Chile, following new information as to the possible whereabouts of a fugitive known as Dr Death.
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Peace pledges as whale meet opens

Monday, June 23rd 2008, 4:47

Delegates pledge to look for common ground as the International Whaling Commission convenes in Chile.
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Nine survive Chilean plane crash

Wednesday, June 11th 2008, 23:05

A plane that crashed four days ago in southern Chile is found with all nine passengers alive, officials say.
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Pinochet minions

Monday, June 9th 2008, 23:27

How far should Chile go in the pursuit of justice?
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New probe into Victor Jara murder

Wednesday, June 4th 2008, 10:28

A judge in Chile re-opens an investigation into the death of folk singer Victor Jara under the Pinochet government.
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Crash kills Chile's police chief

Friday, May 30th 2008, 13:51
related countries: Panama

Chile's national police chief is killed along with 10 others when their helicopter crashes in Panama.
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Pinochet suspects arrests ordered

Monday, May 26th 2008, 22:02

A Chilean judge orders the arrest of nearly 100 former soldiers and secret police over Pinochet-era rights abuses.
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Floods wreak havoc across Chile

Saturday, May 24th 2008, 5:10

At least five people die and thousands are left homeless after torrential rains cause severe flooding in Chile.
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Hacker leaks 6m Chileans' records

Monday, May 12th 2008, 0:04

A computer hacker in Chile posts confidential data belonging to six million people on the internet.
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Fresh fears over Chilean volcano

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 16:17
related places: Chaiten

More activity is detected in Chile's Chaiten volcano as almost all residents leave the area after Friday's eruption.
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Chile eruption spurs evacuations

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 20:35
related places: Chaiten

The erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile begins spewing out ash and forcing more people from their homes.
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Chile volcano sparks evacuation

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 18:04
related places: Chaiten

The Chaiten volcano erupts in southern Chile, forcing more than 4,000 people to leave their homes.
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Chilean minister voted out of job

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 5:06

Chile's education minister is impeached by parliament and suspended for alleged corruption.
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Earthquake strikes northern Chile

Monday, March 24th 2008, 22:05
related countries: Bolivia, United States

A 6.1-magnitude quake hits northern Chile close to the border with Bolivia, the US Geological Survey says.
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Eight killed in Chile air crash

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 14:52
related places: Santiago

At least eight people die after a small police plane crashes in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
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Chile-born tenor jailed for rape

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 17:51
related countries: Sweden

Chilean opera singer Ernesto Beltran is sentenced by a Swedish court to two years in jail for rape.
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S America to host Dakar Rally

Monday, February 11th 2008, 15:32
related countries: Argentina, Senegal

The 2009 Dakar Rally will take place in Argentina and Chile after this year's race was cancelled because of safety concerns.
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Chile-Peru spat over sea border

Thursday, January 17th 2008, 18:53
related countries: Peru

Chile summons its envoy to Peru for consultation, as tensions rise over a disputed maritime border.
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Chile volcano forces evacuations

Wednesday, January 2nd 2008, 22:48

A volcano erupts in southern Chile, leading to hundreds of residents and tourists being evacuated from the area.
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S American highway agreed

Monday, December 17th 2007, 14:19
related countries: Bolivia, United States

The leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile agree to build a road from coast to coast across South America.
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Chile completes shipwreck airlift

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 18:00
related countries: Antarctica

The last of the passengers and crew rescued from a shipwreck in Antarctica are flown back to mainland Chile.
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Shipwreck tourists flown to Chile

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 11:14

The first group of tourists who were shipwrecked in the Antarctic arrive in Chile on a military plane.
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