Mexico pulls ambassador from Buenos Aires over ‘book store shoplifting’
MEXICO CITY – This week Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard ordered the prompt return of Ambassador Oscar Ricardo Valero Recio Becerra from his Argentina commission…
Chilean Air Force C-130 Hercules feared crashed near Drake Passage
SANTIAGO – A Chilean Air Force (FACh) Hercules C130 aircraft is feared to have crashed near Drake Passage, located between the Southern tip of South…
Chile’s GDP expands 3.3% in 3Q, but prospects for 4Q are discouraging
Chile’s gross domestic product grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared with a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. The…
Walmart seeks police protection after 120 supermarkets burnt and looted in Chile
SANTIAGO – American retail giant Walmart has sought court orders for police protection in protest-hit Chile after more than 120 of its supermarkets were looted…
Piñera agrees to amend Pinochet-era Constitution after deadly Chile protests
SANTIAGO – A long meeting of almost three hours was held on Sunday between President Sebastián Piñera and the leaders of Chile Vamos parties, which…
Evo Morales steps down as Bolivian president following ‘electoral fraud’
LA PAZ – Bolivian President Evo Morales, the first indigenous ruler of the country, announced his resignation in a televised address on Sunday after weeks…
UN mission to probe human rights abuses in Chile during street protests
NEW YORK – The United Nations will send a special mission to investigate human rights abuses in Chile, where a general strike went into its…
A million Chileans march in Santiago to protest inequality
SANTIAGO – As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet…
Piñera asks for forgiveness after riots leave 17 dead in Chile
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera announced an ambitious raft of measures on Tuesday, aiming to quell protests against his government with a guaranteed minimum…
Chile extends curfew after violent clashes leave 8 people dead
SANTIAGO – Chile’s government has extended a state of emergency to cities in its north and south after at least eight people died amid violent…