World Oct 09 Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues By Associated Press
Nation Sep 05 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Manhunt in Canada after mass stabbing kills 10, court upholds Kenya election In our news wrap Monday, a manhunt spreads across much of western Canada after a stabbing spree leaves ten people dead, Kenya's Supreme Court unanimously upholds William Ruto's narrow win in the presidential election and the Israeli military acknowledged "a…
World Sep 04 Chile sees high turnout in vote on proposed new constitution with sweeping changes Chileans voted in a plebiscite Sunday on whether to adopt a far-reaching new constitution that would fundamentally change the South American country. By Daniel Politi, Associated Press
World Dec 19 Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile’s next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. By Associated Press
World Nov 21 Chileans vote in highly polarized presidential election Chileans will vote for a new president Sunday following a polarizing campaign in which the leading candidates vowed to chart starkly different paths for the region’s most economically advanced country staggered by a recent wave of social unrest. By Eva Vergara, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press
May 16 Chileans choose assembly to draft a new constitution By Eva Vergara, Associated Press Nearly 80% of voters in a plebiscite last year chose to draft a new charter for the nation following a year of protests, though there is much less consistent agreement over what it should contain. Continue reading
Oct 27 Eager for change, Chile faces long road to new constitution By Eva Vergara, Christopher Torchia, Associated Press One of Latin America's most affluent nations, and also one haunted by social and economic inequality, plans to draft a new constitution to replace the charter introduced during military rule decades ago. Continue reading
Feb 18 WATCH: Isabel Allende on studying real people for characters in her novels By Joshua Barajas When writer Isabel Allende creates characters for her novels, she often looks to real people as “models.” For a crime novel she wrote, Allende said she needed to connect with a member of the U.S. military. Continue reading
Dec 28 Death toll in Chile protests since October rises to 27 By Associated Press Chile’s human rights watchdog is calling for an investigation into the electrocution death of a man during anti-government protests. The death raised the number of those killed during protests that started in October to at least 27. Continue reading
Dec 14 UN climate talks in limbo as chair Chile bids for compromise By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Later Saturday, Chilean diplomat Andrés Landerretche told reporters that a fresh compromise would be circulated Saturday afternoon, but insisted that there would have to be trade-offs if there was to be a deal supported by all countries. Continue reading