Chile on Wednesday reopened a national park scorched by a major wildfire that broke out last week, the country's president said.
A dark chapter in Chile's history was revisited this week when the Valech Commission, which carried out the most thorough investigation on persecution during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, revised upward the number of abuse victims from that era.
Vehicles burned and tear gas flew in Chile's capital Tuesday as tens of thousands of demonstrators protested education policies in the South American nation.
The aftermath of clashes between protesters and police in Chile this week over educational reforms included nearly 900 people arrested and 90 police officers injured, a government spokesman said Friday.
Virtually all of the miners who were trapped for 69 days in a Chilean mine last year have filed a lawsuit against the government, seeking more than half a million dollars each in damages.
The job is done, and 33 Chilean miners are safe with their loved ones. Take a look back at an unforgettable 24 hours.
Chilean authorities arrested dozens of people Thursday, as thousands of students protested the country's education policies, police said.
Chileans gathered in a candlelight vigil early Sunday morning to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that killed 521 people and left thousands homeless in the South American nation.
There have been no reports of major damage or injuries in the wake of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Chile, according to the country's leader.
Congressman Gabriel Ascencio said Monday he will formally ask for investigation into the unexpected landing of Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's helicopter in the middle of a town road nearly 270 kilometers (168 miles) south of Santiago.
CNN's Anderson Cooper sits down with the rescuers of the Chilean miners to discuss the historic rescue effort.
The incredible fall of the most successful leadership in Chilean football in the past half century took place last week. Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the chairman of the National Football Association (AFNC) was voted out; in his place the Spanish businessman, Jorge Segovia, owner of a football club now stands. Marcelo Bielsa, the Argentine manager they call "El Loco," who had set hearts alights with his romantic vision of soccer, quit his post as national manager, having already forewarned that he "could not and would not work with Mr. Segovia."
They traded in their coveralls for suits, but many of the 33 miners who were trapped for 69 days in a gold and copper mine still sported their protective sunglasses when they appeared at the Chilean presidential palace Monday to accept awards for their ordeal.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera tells Becky Anderson how he felt the moment he heard the miners were alive.
Sporting a burnished image after the rescue of 33 trapped miners, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is arriving in England on Saturday.
All but two of the 33 miners rescued this week in Chile after more than two months underground have been released from the Copiapo Regional Hospital, officials there told reporters Friday.
Several of the 33 freed miners have left the hospital and are now back with their families. CNN's Gary Tuchman reports.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera visits the 33 freed miners at Copiapo regional hospital.
After a final day together, in the relative comfort of the regional hospital here, three of the 33 miners who lived trapped together for more than two months were discharged Thursday night, CNN Chile reported.
A note, written in red and recovered on August 22, filled a nation with hope.
The last miner to be rescued tells the Chilean president he hopes a situation like this never happens again.
Some gave a thumbs-up, waved Chilean flags, and hugged their loved ones. One dropped to his knees and prayed, while another asked about his dog. One led the crowd in a cheer for Chile. And then they were all wheeled away on stretchers.
Isolated in a dark, underground world for more than two months, the first seven miners to emerge from the San Jose mine savored the fresh air amid eruptions of applause. Here's how each man spent his first moments above ground:
31-year-old Florencio Avalos is the first of 33 trapped miners to surface after 68 days trapped underground.
Bad guys, you know, do exist: the owners of the mine of San José, where 33 workers have been trapped for so long. San Esteban Mining Company has obvious problems with the law, has flouted safety regulations and, of course, cannot explain the drama their greed has caused. But in spite of this, they were shameless enough to declare that they were not willing to pay the salaries of these 33 workers, claiming bankruptcy.
Jubilation may have met the first man pulled from the collapsed Chilean mine shaft, but it was the second man rescued whose image was splashed across news websites.
CNN's Chad Myers explains the danger the Chilean trapped miners face during the rescue process.
Officials say it could be up to 10 days before the trapped miners in Chile can be brought up to the surface.
Family and friends of trapped miners in Chile cheered and hugged each other as the drill reached their loved ones.
CNN's Karl Penhaul reports that 33 trapped Chilean miners could be reached in a matter of days.
Officials working to free 33 trapped miners in northern Chile denied Thursday they are under political orders to rescue the men ahead of President Sebastian Pinera's planned mid-month trip to Europe.
Some of the families camped outside the San Jose mine, waiting for rescuers to reach 33 workers trapped underground, fear Chilean President Sebastian Pinera may be playing politics with the rescue operation in an effort to boost his popularity.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera visits the rescue site where 33 miners remain trapped. CNN's Karl Penhaul reports.
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Sunday paid a visit to a Chilean mine where 33 miners have spent more than a month about 700 meters (2,300 feet) underground following a mine collapse.
Half a mile underground, the hollow echo of the Chilean national anthem rings out. And slowly, the red, white and blue Chilean flag is hoisted up a makeshift metal flagpole.
A bore hole reached 33 trapped Chilean miners Friday, officials said, but it must be widened before the miners can squeeze through -- a process that should take a few weeks.
Communications and supplies are flowing efficiently between rescuers and 33 trapped miners in Chile, according to authorities.
CNN's Karl Penhaul has the latest on 33 miners trapped in Chile.
Now that 33 miners who have been trapped in the earth for 19 days have been found alive, the focus is shifting to their physical and mental health as they face a potentially long period before being rescued.
The 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile survived for more than 17 days by sharing small amounts of tuna and mackerel that were in a shelter, along with water, President Sebastian Pinera told CNN en Español on Monday.
Thirty-three miners trapped underground in Chile sent a note on Sunday saying they are alive, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly three weeks since the mine collapsed, but officials cautioned it could take months to rescue the workers.
Rescuers will use machines Sunday to try to reach 33 workers trapped in a caved-in mine, emergency officials said.
Sebastian Pinera was sworn in Thursday as president of Chile, taking over a country battered by a recent earthquake but with a strong economy and stable social institutions.
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as Chile's next president.
Strong aftershocks rock Chile as the country swears in a new president. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
Three strong earthquakes rocked Chile on Thursday, causing significant damage in at least one city, the country's newly inaugurated president said Thursday.
One street in Constitucion, Chile, tells the story of the town after a devastating quake. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived Friday in earthquake-damaged Chile, which endured two more strong aftershocks while working to recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Images of destroyed homes, people sleeping in the streets and broken freeways reveal the recent tragedy of Chile. Who would think that after the horror of Port-au-Prince, restless geological plates would so quickly wreak havoc in another nation? The Earth seems at war with itself.
CNN's Karl Penhaul reports from a Chilean seaside town that was shaken by the quake and slammed by a tsunami.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived Tuesday morning in Chile, bringing with her more than two dozen satellite phones and a pledge of U.S. commitment to the earthquake-damaged nation.
A day after winning Chile's runoff election for president by a narrow margin, conservative businessman Sebastian Pinera congratulated his countrymen and vowed to carry out their mandate for change.
A conservative billionaire businessman and a former center-left president will face off in a runoff election in Chile's presidential race, based on official early results released Sunday.
Former Chilean President Eduardo Frei has captured his coalition party's nomination ahead of Chile's presidential elections in December, according to the party's polling body.
Chilean voters have elected their first female president, one-time political prisoner and socialist Michelle Bachelet.
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.
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