A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday, and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people.
It's earth's most remote inhabited land, a South Pacific speck of volcanic rock so isolated the locals call it "Te Pito O Te Henua," or "The Navel of the World."
Nine survivors of a plane crash in Chile's frigid southern forests said they survived a four-day wait for rescue by huddling close together for warmth, sheltering inside the wreckage and sharing what food they had.
A helicopter crashed into a building in Panama City on Thursday, killing 11 of the 12 people aboard, including Chile's federal police chief, a Panamanian government official said.
Nearly a week after a volcano erupted in Chaiten, Chile, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating the area most affected.
Chile's Chaiten volcano spewed clouds of gray smoke, hot rocks and toxic gas on Tuesday, forcing authorities to issue an evacuation order for the more than 200 people who remained in the town of Chaiten, emergency officials said.
A court in Chile has sentenced 24 former police officers in cases of kidnapping, torture and murder that happened just after a U.S.-backed coup toppled the country's democratically elected president in 1973, the country's Judicial Authority said Wednesday.
A red stream of lava flowed down the flanks of the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday, and officials said they evacuated about a dozen people.
It's earth's most remote inhabited land, a South Pacific speck of volcanic rock so isolated the locals call it "Te Pito O Te Henua," or "The Navel of the World."
Nine survivors of a plane crash in Chile's frigid southern forests said they survived a four-day wait for rescue by huddling close together for warmth, sheltering inside the wreckage and sharing what food they had.
A helicopter crashed into a building in Panama City on Thursday, killing 11 of the 12 people aboard, including Chile's federal police chief, a Panamanian government official said.
Nearly a week after a volcano erupted in Chaiten, Chile, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating the area most affected.
Chile's Chaiten volcano spewed clouds of gray smoke, hot rocks and toxic gas on Tuesday, forcing authorities to issue an evacuation order for the more than 200 people who remained in the town of Chaiten, emergency officials said.
A court in Chile has sentenced 24 former police officers in cases of kidnapping, torture and murder that happened just after a U.S.-backed coup toppled the country's democratically elected president in 1973, the country's Judicial Authority said Wednesday.
Ever hear the one about the guy who had peachy-pink peonies imported from Chile every February? Apparently, he wanted to guarantee his sweetheart a touch of spring each morning.
Several communities in Chile remained on edge Wednesday after a volcano sent a column of gray ash into the sky and lava cascading down a snow-covered mountain.
Need an early sleeper for the 2010 World Cup? With less than a month until the beginning of South American qualifying, early signs suggest that Marcelo Bielsa's Chile squad could be the continent's biggest revelation.
Police struggled with looters and clashed with protesters at flaming barricades through the night in Chile's capital, where officials said Thursday that at least 670 people had been detained and 83 were injured.
A small explosion near the building that houses both the British and Israeli embassies in Santiago caused minor damage and no injuries, according to police.
Chilean General and former President Augusto Pinochet died Sunday at 91, without ever being tried on accusations of ordering the torture and killing of thousands of people during his 1973-1990 regime. Considered a horrendous ruler by some and a savior by others, Pinochet is credited with laying the groundwork for Chile's modern market economy. His death sparked demonstrations by supporters and opponents.
Chilean General and former President Augusto Pinochet died Sunday at 91, without ever being tried on accusations of ordering the torture and killing of thousands of people during his 1973-1990 regime. Considered a horrendous ruler by some and a savior by others, Pinochet is credited with laying the groundwork for Chile's modern market economy. His death sparked demonstrations by supporters and opponents.
Augusto Pinochet was one of Latin America's most controversial and notorious former military dictators. His death Sunday at 91 prompted violent demonstrations.
Police in Chile arrested four suspected computer hackers belonging to a group accused of breaking into thousands of government Web sites around the globe, including NASA's.
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What does it take to be an investing genius? For starters, you've got to have the guts to go against the herd. And that's a quality Ken Heebner of CGM Funds displayed as far back as college. As an ...
What does it take to be an investing genius? For starters, you've got to have the guts to go against the herd. And that's a quality Ken Heebner of CGM Funds displayed as far back as college.
The company that owned the bus involved in a crash that killed 12 American tourists in Chile was not legally cleared to operate tours, officials said Thursday.
A onetime political prisoner vying to become Chile's first female president will face a conservative airline and broadcasting tycoon in a January 15 runoff after falling short of a majority in Sunday's presidential election.
Former Chilean leader General Augusto Pinochet has been discharged from a military hospital in Santiago after suffering what was called a minor stroke, sources close to the general said.
CNN.com asked its readers to share their views on the death of Pope John Paul II, who died Saturday. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited.
Plans for a state dinner for President Bush at Chile's presidential palace were scratched Sunday after the United States insisted on security measures that Chile called unacceptable.
U.S. President George W. Bush and other leaders from Asian and Pacific countries have begun arriving in the Chilean capital of Santiago for a weekend summit focusing on trade and economic issues.
President Bush left his Texas ranch Friday for the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile --his first post-election international trip.
If you care about your retirement income, keep an eye on Chile. No, I'm not suggesting that you sell your blue chips to buy shares on Chilean markets. Chile matters for one big reason: Its pension ...
I couldn't figure out what I was hearing. It was a sort of cooing sound, almost like a mourning dove. I was trying to reach my mother's hospital room at the Clinica Santa Maria in Santiago, Chile, ...
The trade winds are blowing in Washington, and the air is full of inscrutable phrases: Most-favored-nation status. Fast track. Negotiating authority. The ghosts of Reed Smoot and Willis Hawley. But...
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