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Chile Earthquake Kills More Than 140

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2010 An earthquake in central Chile has killed more than 140, authorities say, and triggered both a tsunami and a declaration of a "state of catastrophe." Chilean President Michelle Bachelet warned that there would probably be more deaths and more aftershocks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Billionaire Expected to Lead Chilean Vote

Staff / Truthdig Dec 13, 2009 Sebastian Piñera, considered the clear front-runner in Chile's presidential race, is a billionaire who owns a media outlet, a stake in an airline and even part of the esteemed Colo-Colo soccer club. If he's elected, he will end nearly 20 years of leftist rule in the South American nation, but he will need more than 50 percent of Sunday's vote to avoid a runoff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Chilean Icon Is Reburied

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2009 Victor Jara, acclaimed Chilean singer, was tortured and killed in 1973 during the U.S.-directed coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power. He was to be reburied in Santiago Friday after hundreds of people paid their final respects. The body had been exhumed in June to clarify how he died. He had been shot more than 30 times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Investigating Bhutto Murder

Staff / Truthdig Jul 2, 2009 It's been a year and a half since the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and although her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, is now Pakistan's president, local investigations haven't produced many answers about her murder. Now a United Nations commission, led by Chilean Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, is conducting its own inquiry. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Latin Leaders Blast Bailout

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2008 The most explicit anti-capitalist analysis of the US's proposed bailout of major finance firms is not domestic, but rather international A cadre of left-leaning leaders in Latin America is ramping up criticism of Bush's crony capitalism, arguing that the U economic crisis was caused by the driving logic of American imperialism: fast money at the expense of the poor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Probe Reopened in ’73 Murder of Chilean Singer

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2008 The case of Victor Jara, the famous folk musician murdered by dictator Augusto Pinochet's army in 1973, will be reopened due to new evidence provided by the musician's family. Human rights groups see Jara's case as important in keeping attention on Chilean human rights abusers who for the past 35 years have avoided jail time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Snubs Argentina

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2008 In response to the strengthening of ties between Hugo Chavez and recently elected Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's government, Condoleezza Rice will skip the country on a two-day trip to South America The snub further underscores a divide between the US's traditional Latin American allies and a growing movement in opposition to U policy in the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Thatcher Saddened by Despot’s Death

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2006 Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has expressed her sorrow following the death of brutal Chilean dictator Agusto Pinochet, a friend until the end. Victims of Pinochet's atrocities have also expressed sadness, now that the tyrant will escape trial for years of abuses against his people, including torture and the disappearance of some 3,000 individuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chile Inaugurates First Female President

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2006 A role model for Hillary--Chile's new leader is a political trailblazer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bachelet: Si y No

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Jan 16, 2006 The election of Socialist pediatrician Michelle Bachelet as president is good news for the people of Chile. Especially given the alternatives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Agnostic for President — and a Woman at That

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 12, 2005 How refreshing that there is one democratic nation — Chile — where a leading candidate has the courage to suggest that the impact of the clergy has not always added to enlightenment, particularly as to the place of women in society. Jefferson lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )