Chile: Baby killing leader found dead

The fugitive leader of a Chilean cult accused of sacrificing a baby to save the world from December's supposed Mayan apocalypse has been found dead in Peru, authorities say.

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Chile arrests 4 for ritual baby killing

Chile has arrested four members of an alleged cult accused of burning a baby to death during a human sacrifice ritual, officials announced.

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Chile rushes to aid ship in Antarctica

A Chilean military tugboat has headed to Antarctica to prevent an environmental disaster by retrieving a Chinese fishing ship that caught fire and began to drift near sharp glaciers.

• Crew rescued from blazing trawler
• Trawler blaze affects cargo operations
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Exhumation of poet Neruda's remains starts

Experts have started work on opening the tomb of Chilean Nobel prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, to uncover his remains and determine if he died of cancer or was poisoned.

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Chile miner rescued after 52 hours

A Chilean miner has been rescued unharmed after being trapped underground for 52 hours in the northern Atacama region, where 33 miners were dramatically retrieved in August 2010.

• Rescuers battle to reach Chile miner

Survivor tells how record quake changed life

His physical wounds quickly healed, and he has mostly shaken off the psychological trauma while getting his life back together.

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Bus crash kills 16 football fans in Chile

A bus carrying fans of a Chilean soccer team has plunged into a ravine, killing 16 people.

Chile on edge over spate of farm attacks

A string of arson attacks in a region of Chile where Mapuche Indian farmers are pitted against landowners and the forest industry has led to calls for the government to declare a state of emergency.

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Chile volcano alert raised

Chile has issued a top-level red alert for its Copahue volcano, in the south on the Andean border with Argentina, as it rumbled to register a greater potential threat.

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Pinochet 'knew details of rights abuses'

Late Chilean general Augusto Pinochet was well aware of crimes committed by his secret police during the country's military dictatorship, says a retired Supreme Court judge.

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Solar vehicles race across Chile desert

Fifteen solar panel vehicles, some that look like small space ships, are racing across Chile's Atacama desert as part of a contest to build low-cost environmentally-friendly cars.

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Allende's granddaughter wins first race

Maya Fernandez Allende, the granddaughter of Chile's fallen socialist President Salvador Allende, has won her first major political race as leftist parties regain lost ground in municipal elections.

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• Chile to exhume Allende's remains

Military not for law enforcement: Panetta

Latin American nations must try to use their police and not their military forces to enforce the law, says US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.

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Man finds mouse tail in McDonald's burger

Health authorities in Chile have confirmed what one man has claimed for weeks: That he found a mouse tail in his McDonald's hamburger.

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Chile to cover sex change operations

Chile will soon cover sex change surgeries under its public health plan in order to allow citizens of limited means to "recover their true sexual identity", says the health minister.

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6.2 quake hits Chile-Peru border

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake has shaken an area of southern Peru near the border with Chile early, seismologists say, reportedly causing no casualties.

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Man has heart attack during Chile quake

A 72-year-old man has died of a heart attack during an earthquake that struck central Chile, authorities say.

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Chile youths clash with police

Bands of hooded youths clashed with police in Chile's capital on Thursday during another round of riots on what has come to be known as the "day of the combatant".

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Strong quake hits Chile

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake has struck Chile, the strongest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago.

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Cops kill consul's daughter

The 19-year-old daughter of a Chilean diplomat in Venezuela has been shot dead by police at a road checkpoint.

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Fun, games as Easter Island chooses queen

Canoe and swim races across an extinct volcanic crater, palm tree sledding down a hill, late-night dance and song marathons - on Easter Island, choosing a queen is a tough slog..

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Anglo shareholders supportive in Chile row

Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll says shareholders are supportive of it in its legal battle against Chile's Codelco.

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Codelco, Anglo dispute escalates

Codelco has asked a court to enforce its option to buy a 49% stake in Anglo American’s Chilean assets, suing the global miner and claiming damages for breach of contract.

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• Codelco exercises Anglo American option

Chile girl dies after split from conjoined twin

A 10-month-old girl who had been surgically separated from her conjoined twin has died after suffering general organ failure.

• Chile twins in critical condition
• Chile doctors separate conjoined twins