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
Dec 10 Chilean military plane missing with 38 people on the way to Antarctica By Associated Press The military said earlier that it had declared an alert and activated search and rescue teams. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: No motive found in California school shooting, say officials In our news wrap Friday, officials said a 16-year-old student clearly planned an attack on his Southern California high school but haven’t yet determined a motive. The suspect remains in critical condition. Also, Iraqi security forces shot and killed three… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 5:06 Globally, people are taking their discontent to the streets By PBS NewsHour While mass demonstrations against the government have rocked Hong Kong for months, protests in Iraq and Lebanon have unseated respective governments. People in Barcelona, Haiti and Chile have also taken to the streets with their demands. Vali Nasr, a former… Continue watching
Oct 30 Chile cancels Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests By Associated Press The Asia-Pacific summit set for Nov. 16-17 and the global climate gathering planned for Dec. 2-13 are being scrapped. Continue reading
Oct 29 Protests erupt in Chile despite president's new Cabinet By Michael Weissenstein, Eva Vergara, Associated Press Thousands of protesters crowded again into central Santiago, and one group set fire to a building that houses a fast-food restaurant and stores. Continue reading