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Peruvian officials said Tuesday that an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to Chile, where President Michelle Bachelet denied the espionage allegations, calling them offensive.
President Michelle Bachelet proposed Tuesday to create a Ministry for Indigenous Affairs to place more weight on policies affecting Chile's Indian communities, many of which are mired in poverty and demanding political autonomy.
President Michelle Bachelet has celebrated her 58th birthday by dancing a traditional Chilean cueca — with a library worker who plucked up the courage to ask.
President Michelle Bachelet is promoting her ambassador to the United States to the post of foreign minister while sending the current defense minister to Washington.
Chile's government has released photographs of a smiling Fidel Castro standing alongside visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
President Michelle Bachelet on Monday announced a $4 billion plan to help Chile fight the global economic crisis and create as many as 100,000 jobs.
Police and soldiers cleared the last remaining people from the shadow of a Chilean volcano on Thursday after a strong, overnight explosion spewed glowing-hot rocks from its crater.
Some 600,000 poor Chileans will receive monthly pensions starting in July under a law signed Tuesday by President Michelle Bachelet that plugs gaps in Chile's widely copied private pension system.
President Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday swore in six new Cabinet ministers in a shake-up she said was needed for "the second stage" of her government.
Interior Minister Belisario Velasco, one of the most powerful officials in President Michelle Bachelet's government, resigned Thursday as part of an expected Cabinet shake-up.
Residents of this tiny desert town expressed hope Friday that their first visit ever by a Chilean president will spur recovery after a huge earthquake damaged dozens of homes.
Michelle Bachelet has a problem other presidents would love: What to do with billions of dollars overflowing the government's coffers.
President Michelle Bachelet swore in six new Cabinet ministers Tuesday in a shake-up prompted by a public transportation debacle that has damaged her popularity.
Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest and indicted for the first time on torture charges for abuses at a secret detention center where President Michelle Bachelet and her mother were once held, the judge handling the case reported Monday.
Photographer risks losing eye after being hit by policeman during protestReporters Without Borders is outraged by the way a policeman on horseback struck photographer Víctor Salas several times with a metal riding crop while he was covering a protest yesterday in Valparaíso, a city to the west of Santiago.
Environmentalists Withdraw Backing for Chilean GovernmentTwenty-three environmental groups in Chile withdrew their support from President Michelle Bachelet, complaining that she had failed to live up to an agreement they had signed with her during her election campaign.
After the CaudilloMichelle Bachelet, the president of Chile, is one of a growing number of female heads of state in Latin America. But for her, the political being personal goes way beyond gender.
Political Tango, Women in the LeadLatin American voters look for new political and economic models.
Chile: Pinochet's ghost, Bachelet's swamp The full exposure of the Augusto Pinochet network's crimes offers only temporary respite for Chile's embattled president, Michelle Bachelet.
Chile's Copper Miners' Strike May Set a Precedent for Labour RightsThe 35-day strike by roughly half the 28,000 subcontracted workers at Chile's state National Copper Corporation (CODELCO) may set a precedent for labour rights in the country, experts say.
Rights of Mapuche Indians Still Not EnsuredIndigenous people in Chile face serious problems in terms of access to justice and protection of their rights, says Sergio Laurenti, executive director of Amnesty International-Chile.
Chile Pressing Hard for Full Recognition of Indigenous RightsIn the next few days, President Michelle Bachelet will throw all her political weight behind the motion for Congress to finally ratify the ILO convention recognising the collective and individual rights of indigenous people.
Mapuche: the other Chile-- As four Mapuche activists imprisoned under draconian anti-terrorist laws spend over two months on hunger-strike, Justin Vogler looks at the troubled relationship between the Chilean state and "the oldest of Chileans". --
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