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Hernán Chacón Soto, 86, had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated homicide and 10 years for aggravated kidnapping for the assassinations of the singer and Littré Quiroga

The man behind the theft of 23 computers from the department headed by Giorgio Jackson is a 24-year-old criminal who made a video call from jail

The 57-year-old lawyer with nine children leads the Republican Party, which on Sunday became Chile’s leading political force. Critical of same-sex marriage and abortion, in 2007 he tried to ban the emergency contraceptive pill

José Antonio Kast’s Republican Party will have the final say on a new Constitution after securing a rightist majority on the 50-seat body. Gabriel Boric’s left did not achieve enough support to gain power of veto

The opposition to President Gabriel Boric is waging its own battle for hegemony: the Chile Vamos bloc, led by a new generation, is facing the extremist Republican Party

The left-wing administration of Gabriel Boric is concerned the May 7 vote to elect the members of the Constitutional Council will hand the right a sweeping majority

Writer Norman Mailer’s busy lifestyle shaped his family’s life. In her memoir, the eldest of his nine children discusses her relationship with the great New York author

After a 55-day search, police located the remains near La Silla Observatory in the Atacama Desert. The cause of death is still unclear; a student who traveled with him said the scholar acted strange the night before

The 48 passengers on the LATAM flight recounted scenes of panic as the aircraft lost an engine and was rocked in every direction. Aviation authorities in Chile, where the plane took off, have opened an investigation

Some 62% of Chileans voted against the progressive charter that was drafted to replace the document written under Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship

After the 2010 earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation, tens of thousands of people traveled to Brazil and Chile. Now they are looking to enter the US, but face many challenges on the journey

The country will face several elections this year in a climate marked by social divisions and political tension

The South American country’s vaccination campaign has already reached more than three million people, at a pace that is outstripping that of Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Spain

The caretaker Socialist Party government proposed the Spanish capital as the new venue for the international event, which is set to take place between December 2 and 13

The parents of a five-year-old girl beat a young teen for 12 hours before killing him

Present to minister by business association sparks ire in a country grappling with gender violence

The pioneering plantation in southern Chile produces about 1.5 tons a year for medical use

But lax legislation means that the country’s top two manufacturers will likely get off lightly

New law took effect on Thursday following more than a decade of debate over gay marriage

Secretary Kerry gives Chilean leader 300 classified papers about the killing in Washington

At least eight people are dead and a million have been evacuated from their homes

Government plans to invest €229 billion in the region over the next 10 years

Controversies surrounding her son and the interior minister lower president's popularity

Tax auditors suspect firm’s false billing scheme was an illegal political financing operation

Government officials have failed to contain the scandal, which has hit the president hard

Penta Group owners accused of paying off politicians to avoid handing over millions in tax