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.

World news related to Chile – overview

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• 'Flaming debris' nearly hits jet – Chile 'Dirty War' suspects held
• Chile and China sign trade deal – Chile gets first woman president
• Chile head in landmark Cuba trip – Chile officers jailed for murder
• Chile pharmacies warned over pill – Chile sees more student clashes
• Chile seizes elderly 'drug women' – Chile's ex-police chief jailed
• Chile's Gen Pinochet dies at 91 – Chilean miners cut pay demands
• Chilean minister voted out of job – Crew missing in Chile boat fire
• Deal offered in Chile schools row – Fresh fears over Chilean volcano
• Fujimori 'to run' in Japan poll – HSBC probes Chile gold claims
• In pictures – Nadal edges Nalbandian in classic
• New Pinochet op 'not needed' – Pinochet daughter 'seeks asylum'
• Pinochet daughter bids for office – Pinochet minions
• Pinochet over the worst - doctor – Pinochet's fraud immunity lifted
• Pinochet-era 'disappeared' found – SS doctor 'still alive in Chile'
• Strong quake hits northern Chile – Women get half Chile cabinet jobs

Chile: news

'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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'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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Argentina-Uruguay row at summit

Friday, November 9th 2007, 23:10
related countries: Argentina, Uruguay

A row between Argentina and Uruguay over a paper mill erupts anew at a 22-nation summit in Chile.
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Arrests sought for Pinochet-era abuses

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 0:30

A Chilean judge orders the arrest of nearly 130 agents accused of purging critics of former ruler General Augusto Pinochet.
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Bachelet to visit torture camp

Wednesday, October 11th 2006, 4:45

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will visit the detention centre where she was tortured, she announces.
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Bachelet vow on gender equality

Tuesday, January 17th 2006, 1:01

Chilean President-elect Michelle Bachelet vows to name a cabinet with an equal number of men and women.
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Blast outside UK embassy in Chile

Monday, July 16th 2007, 9:15
related countries: United Kingdom

A small explosion takes place outside the British and Israeli embassies in Chile, but there are no reports of casualties.
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Blast outside UK embassy in Chile

Monday, July 16th 2007, 5:21
related countries: United Kingdom

An explosion has occurred outside the British Embassy in Chile, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
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Blow to Pinochet in rights case

Friday, January 20th 2006, 17:14

Chile's former military ruler is stripped of immunity from prosecution over allegations of rights abuses.
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Broken-legged smuggler wore cast made of cocaine

Friday, March 6th 2009, 13:27
related countries: Spain

A Chilean man is arrested after his broken leg is found to be clad in a cast made from cocaine, Spanish police say.
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Buenos Aires sees rare snowfall

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 9:27
related countries: Argentina, United States

A cold snap grips parts of South America, and snow falls on Argentina's capital for the first time since 1918.
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Charge over Chile singer's death

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 19:10

A judge in Chile charges a former soldier in connection with the killing, 35 years ago, of the popular singer Victor Jara.
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Chile 'Dirty War' suspects held

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 19:45

Chilean police arrest some 25 former officials for allegedly helping to purge critics of former ruler General Augusto Pinochet.
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'Flaming debris' nearly hits jet – Chile 'Dirty War' suspects heldChile and China sign trade deal – Chile gets first woman presidentChile head in landmark Cuba trip – Chile officers jailed for murderChile pharmacies warned over pill – Chile sees more student clashesChile seizes elderly 'drug women' – Chile's ex-police chief jailedChile's Gen Pinochet dies at 91 – Chilean miners cut pay demandsChilean minister voted out of job – Crew missing in Chile boat fireDeal offered in Chile schools row – Fresh fears over Chilean volcanoFujimori 'to run' in Japan poll – HSBC probes Chile gold claimsIn pictures – Nadal edges Nalbandian in classicNew Pinochet op 'not needed' – Pinochet daughter 'seeks asylum'Pinochet daughter bids for office – Pinochet minionsPinochet over the worst - doctor – Pinochet's fraud immunity liftedPinochet-era 'disappeared' found – SS doctor 'still alive in Chile'Strong quake hits northern Chile – Women get half Chile cabinet jobs