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Chile's environmental regulator has stopped construction and imposed sanctions on Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project, citing "serious violations" of its environmental permit.The $16 million fine is the maximum allowable under Chilean law. It was applied Friday because the world's largest gold mining company acknowledged that it failed to keep its promises to build systems for containing contaminated water....
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.5 earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile.The quake was recorded at 5:49 a.m. local time (EDT; 0949 GMT) Monday, a...
The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of Chile.The quake was recorded at 5:49 a.m. local time (E...
Chilean officials are investigating the death of hundreds of penguins, pelicans and other animals that are washing up on the county's shores.Authorities say they sus...
Maya Fernandez Allende, the granddaughter of Chile's fallen socialist President Salvador Allende, won her first major political race on Sunday as leftist parties reg...
Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands Open.Tullo birdied four of his last eight hole...
In case you haven't heard, May 23 is National Chardonnay Day. It is so much more exciting than Tax Day or Arbor Day, and clearly a great reason to pour a glass of w...
A Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses under the nation's military dictatorship says that those it finds guilty of torture could be brought to trial.A ...
Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture a...
An early forensic test shows Chilean poet Pablo Neruda suffered from advanced prostate cancer when he died, but his actual cause of death has not been determined.Ner...
Prospects for rain appear slim for residents of Santiago, Chile in the coming days. However, a storm system may bring the first rain of the season to the area this c...
Chilean rescue crews stepping up search for survivors
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Police say intense fog along the highway linking Chile's capital to the port city of Valparaiso led to a multiple pileup of trucks, cars and buses...
A Chilean tech company has laid claim to creating the first physical object using the power of the mind.George Lakowsky, the Chief Technical Officer for Thinker Thin...
Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini confirmed on Wednesday he will leave the club at the conclusion of the La Liga season.The Chilean head coach has been heavily rumore...
At least nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said Wednesday.Th...
The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the Europea...
A forest fire that engulfed a hill in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso destroyed at least 70 homes and forced the evacuation of more than 500 families, officials ...
Communist and other leftists were considered enemies of the state during Chile's military dictatorship, a 17-year period that saw thousands of people killed and disa...
Mario Sepúlveda, nickname "Super Mario," is thrilled to have Antonio Banderas play him in the film "The 33."