Death toll in Chile floods rises to 18At least 18 people were killed in flash floods that hit a normally arid region of northern Chile last week, and about the same number remain missing.
Kazakh crew approaches Dakar's Top-10Kazakhstani crews has completed the second stage of Dakar, which proved to be dangerous and quite demanding for both racers and vehicles.
Shocked Chile searches for answers on bombingsMonday's attack on a Chilean subway station shocked residents of Santiago and sparked a search for the perpetrators that has also reopened old wounds.
11 September 2014
Bomb rocks Chile metro, seven injuredA bomb rocked a Santiago metro station on Monday, injuring seven people in a blast Chile's government called a "terrorist act."
Football: Spain dethroned as Chile dazzleSpain's long reign as the kings of international football came to a dramatic end at the World Cup on Wednesday, with the defending champions sent crashing out after a 2-0 defeat to Chile.
19 June 2014
Retired Brazil colonel who admitted torture found deadA retired Brazilian colonel who last month admitted carrying out torture during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship has been found dead following a break-in at his suburban Rio home, police said Friday.
26 April 2014
Thousands evacuated, 12 dead in Chile blazeMore than 8,000 people were evacuated Sunday as an army of firefighters battled a killer blaze that tore through parts of Chile's historic port of Valparaiso and left at least 12 people dead.
14 April 2014
Minor tsunami hits Japan after Chile quakeSmall tsunami waves hit northern Japan early Thursday following a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake thousands of kilometres away across the Pacific Ocean in Chile after officials issued an evacuation advisory for certain areas.
03 April 2014
Chile evacuates coast as 8.2 quake sparks tsunamiA powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile's Pacific coast Tuesday, triggering tsunami waves of more than two meters and warnings for people to flee to higher ground.
02 April 2014
Strong quake strikes off ChileA 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's northwestern coast on Sunday, the latest of at least seven quakes to hit the region in recent days.
24 March 2014
Chile indigenous leader gets 18 years for murdersA Chilean court sentenced a leader of the country's Mapuche population to 18 years in jail on Friday for a fire that killed an elderly farmer and his wife.