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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Chile: news

Crew missing in Chile boat fire

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 23:39

At least one person dies and eight are missing after a fire breaks out on a boat west of the coast of Chile.
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Transport protests flare in Chile

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 0:58
related places: Santiago

Police in Chile's capital, Santiago, arrest about 100 in a fresh protest against a new public transport system.
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Chile riots lead to 800 arrests

Friday, March 30th 2007, 16:13

Chilean officials say more than 800 people, many of them of school age, were arrested after riots on Thursday.
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Chile police clash with protesters

Friday, March 30th 2007, 10:52
related places: Santiago

Chilean police use tear gas and water cannon as clashes erupt at an annual left-wing protest in Santiago.
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'Flaming debris' nearly hits jet

Wednesday, March 28th 2007, 21:29

Pilots on a Chilean passenger jet report flaming debris falling past their plane as it approached Auckland airport.
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Purge amid Chile transport chaos

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 9:07

Chile's President sacks four ministers, as protests over a new transport system continue to grip the capital.
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Chile probes deadly fires

Monday, February 5th 2007, 14:27

Inquiries begin in Chile after a fire in a historic port kills at least three people and a hotel fire leaves 10 tourists dead.
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Chile hotel fire kills tourists

Saturday, February 3rd 2007, 16:10
related places: Punta Arenas

A fire at a hotel in the southern Chilean town of Punta Arenas kills 10 foreign tourists, officials say.
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Emergency pill for Chilean girls

Tuesday, January 30th 2007, 11:31

Chile's president signs a decree allowing 14-year olds to be given the morning-after pill without parental consent.
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Ex-Chilean leader 'was murdered'

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 0:03

The family of ex-Chilean President Eduardo Frei Montalva say he was killed under the Pinochet regime.
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Pinochet family fraud case ended

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007, 22:18

Fraud charges are dropped against the widow of Chile's Gen Pinochet, his daughter and daughter-in-law.
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Chile MPs urge Pinochet monument

Tuesday, December 19th 2006, 22:21

A group of right-wing politicians in Chile proposes building monuments to former leader Augusto Pinochet.
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Tributes paid at Pinochet funeral

Tuesday, December 12th 2006, 22:39
related places: Santiago

The family and supporters of Chile's ex-military ruler pay their last tributes to his presidency at his funeral.
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Pinochet supporters pay respects

Monday, December 11th 2006, 16:14
related places: Santiago

Supporters of late Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet file past his coffin a day after his death in Santiago.
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Clashes follow death of Pinochet

Monday, December 11th 2006, 7:54

Supporters and foes of Chile's General Pinochet gather after his death, as some opponents clash with police.
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Chile's Gen Pinochet dies at 91

Monday, December 11th 2006, 0:53

Chile's former military ruler General Augusto Pinochet dies at the age of 91 - a week after suffering a heart attack.
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Pinochet illness 'not overplayed'

Wednesday, December 6th 2006, 9:08

Doctors reject claims that Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet has exaggerated his illness to avoid prosecution.
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Pinochet over the worst - doctor

Tuesday, December 5th 2006, 15:07

Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet is over the worst stage after his heart attack on Sunday, his doctor says.
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Pinochet shows slight improvement

Monday, December 4th 2006, 22:00

Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet improves somewhat but remains seriously ill after a heart attack.
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Pinochet still serious but stable

Monday, December 4th 2006, 15:21

Former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet is in a serious but stable condition after a heart attack.
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New Pinochet op 'not needed'

Sunday, December 3rd 2006, 23:48

Doctors treating Chile's ex-military leader Augusto Pinochet say they think they can avoid a second operation.
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Chile's Pinochet has heart attack

Sunday, December 3rd 2006, 18:22

Chile's former military leader Augusto Pinochet is in a serious condition after a heart attack, doctors say.
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Pinochet put under house arrest

Monday, November 27th 2006, 20:49

Chile's ex-military leader is placed under house arrest over the 1974 kidnap of two political opponents.
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Pinochet 'takes responsibility'

Saturday, November 25th 2006, 22:49

Chile's ex-military leader, Augusto Pinochet, admits "political responsibility" for what occurred under his rule.
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'Spider Girl' gang held in Chile

Friday, November 10th 2006, 22:16

Members of a teenage female burglary gang known as the Spider Girls are arrested by Chilean police.
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House arrest for Chile's Pinochet

Monday, October 30th 2006, 17:06

Chile's ex-military leader, Augusto Pinochet, is given house arrest for crimes at a 1970s detention centre.
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Judge 'orders arrest of Pinochet'

Friday, October 27th 2006, 17:42

A judge reportedly orders the arrest of Chile's ex-military ruler over crimes at a detention centre.
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Pinochet gold papers 'are fake'

Friday, October 27th 2006, 11:56
related countries: Hong Kong

Papers linking Chilean ex-ruler Augusto Pinochet to alleged gold deposits in Hong Kong are fake, the HSBC bank says.
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HSBC probes Chile gold claims

Wednesday, October 25th 2006, 17:43
related countries: Hong Kong

HSBC probes Chilean reports that gold belonging to Gen Pinochet has been found in a Hong Kong bank account.
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Chilean police and students clash

Wednesday, October 18th 2006, 22:19
related places: Santiago

Chilean police clash with high school students protesting in the capital, Santiago, over education reform.
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Chile head revisits torture site

Sunday, October 15th 2006, 7:10

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet visits the detention centre where she was tortured in 1975.
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Pinochet faces chemist case trial

Friday, October 13th 2006, 0:52

Chile's former military ruler Gen Pinochet is to face trial in the case of a murdered chemist and police agent.
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