Playa Ancha - Socialist Michelle Bachelet took the oath of office as president of Chile Tuesday, returning to power after four years with a reform agenda to reduce social disparities in this prosperous South American country.The 62-year-old was sworn in at a solemn ...

Santiago - Socialist Michelle Bachelet, on a mission to narrow the gap between rich and poor, was to be sworn in Tuesday for a second term as Chile's president.The 62-year-old, who initially served as the South American country's first female leader between 2006 ...

Santiago - Chilean police have discovered human remains near a restaurant linked to a German enclave where opposition figures were tortured and killed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.The remains were uncovered by a company digging for building materia...

From Iran to Vietnam to Chile to Libya to Venezuela, the world is tired of America's opposition to democracy. The people with the world's best elections, according to Jimmy Carter, are fighting back against another American-sponsored attack on democracy.

Santiago - The Vatican has opened an investigation into a Chilean bishop for alleged sexual abuse, the local Church leadership said Thursday.

Santiago - Six victims of an infamous "Caravan of Death" that executed some 75 people across Chile following dictator Augusto Pinochet's 1973 coup, have been identified, forensic experts said Friday.

Spanish-born Manuel Rico has been busy with an internship in gynecology in Chile. This past "Mr Spanish Beauty 2010" now has the ladies literally queuing up for his attentions, but wants to be taken seriously.

Santiago - Call them symbolic or the stuff of chest-thumping national pride, but a string of rumbling Latin American territorial disputes are set to take center stage at The Hague.

Santiago - The government of Chile reached a deal with union leaders early Saturday to end a month-long strike at several ports that had crippled the nation's export sector.

Santiago - Authorities in Chile have arrested four ex-army officers for purportedly poisoning prisoners by adding botulinum toxin to their food. They are accused of murdering two men and attempting to murder five more.

Gemini, the world's most advanced instrument for directly imaging and analyzing planets orbiting around other stars, is pointing skyward and collecting light from distant worlds.

Concepci - The Bio-Bio River is Chile's second largest river and the country's widest. As one of Chile's most important rivers from the historical and economical standpoints, it has become a symbol of the long struggle of the aboriginal Mapuche.

Santiago - Among the recent additions to the restaurant scene in Santiago is 'Holm', a Salad and Juice Bar serving creative combinations of fruits and vegetables at reasonable prices, which has become one of the best vegetarian options in the Chilean capital.

The Cathedral of Chillán is a memorial to the 5,648 victims of the earthquake of 24 January 1939. The unique modernistic construction provides a bright setting full of symbolism honouring those who died that tragic night in the Chilean city of Chillán.

Valdivia - Chile's first drawbridge has been hit with an engineering fault: one of it's traffic decks was built upside down in an error blamed on Spanish engineers.

Talcahuano - The warship “BAP Huáscar” was built in the UK in 1864 and served in the Peruvian Navy until her capture by the Chilean Navy in the War of the Pacific. It is now a floating museum and memorial to national navy heroes in the port of Talcahuano, Chile.

Talcahuano - The Tumbes Fishing Cove was devastated by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck central-southern Chile in February 2010. The picturesque place has been completely rebuilt and remains a major attraction in the region.

In Chile a variety of conjures and superstitions are supposed to increase the prospects of having a successful New Year. Some folks in the city of Talca spend the night and have dinner with their deceased relatives at the local cemetery.

Michelle Bachelet has triumphed in the presidential runoff vote against Evelyn Matthei the candidate of the ruling Conservative coalition.

European bumblebees introduced into Chile in the late 1990s have proved to be invasive. This has resulted in a decline in the populations of many native bees to Chile and other regions of South America.