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Police in Chile clash with pro-education protesters

Police in Chile’s capital Santiago clashed with protesters demanding more money is spent on education.

13/04/2017

Chile

Chile minister's sex doll gift blows up into Twitter storm

Chile’s Economy Minister Luis Felipe Cespedes found himself in hot water after he was presented with an inflatable sex doll at an industry dinner.

15/12/2016

Chile

Chaos in Chilean Congress

Chaos has erupted in the Chilean Congress, followed by the forcible ejection of a number of public sector workers.

09/11/2016

Chile

One dead in Chile protests, as President addresses Congress

Violent protests have broken out in Chile as President Michelle Bachelet presented a state of the nation address in Congress.

21/05/2016

Chile

Chile's first elected president after Pinochet, Patricio Aylwin, dies

Former Chilean president Patricio Aylwin has died aged 97. Aylwin was the first post-Pinochet dictatorship president and managed the transition to

19/04/2016

Chile

Big aftershock hits Chile without claiming any more victims

The shattered central Chilean coast, already badly damaged following last week’s magnitude 8.3 earthquake, has been hit by a strong 6.5 aftershock

21/09/2015

Chile

Still searching for justice, Chile marks the 42nd anniversary of military coup

Remembering a painful past, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet said the truth must be told and justice be served for thousands of victims of the

12/09/2015

Chile

Santiago: Clashes during student demo over education reforms

Students have clashed with police in the Chilean capital Santiago during a protest over educational reforms. They have taken to the streets because

26/06/2015

Chile

Chile's students and police clash over education reform

Anti-riot police in Santiago, Chile, have again clashed with thousands of students after an unauthorised peaceful march degenerated. The students

29/05/2015

Chile

Chilean President Bachelet sacks cabinet

The Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced a surprise cabinet reshuffle amid a collapse in her popularity. Speaking to a local TV station

07/05/2015

Chile

Chile's president vows to re-write constitution and tackle corruption

Chile's president has vowed to rewrite the constitution and tackle corruption in an attempt to draw the line under recent scandals which have blighted the government.

30/04/2015

Chile

Chile students on the streets again

Students in Chile have returned to the streets to demand education reforms and denounce political corruption. The government under President Michelle

17/04/2015

World

Chile: Bachelet is back

16/12/2013

World

Chile's vote for change - Bachelet's drive for presidential re-confirmation

18/11/2013

World

Michelle Bachelet: 'Women are peacemakers'

21/04/2012