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Who is Spain's Judge Baltasar Garzón? Five key questions answered.
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón was found guilty today on charges of illegal wiretapping and abuse of power. Garzón is known as a “super judge” because of the high profile human rights cases he has overseen internationally.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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In Pictures: Obama in Latin America
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International Women's Day: What's it all about?
Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. In 1911, the first year the day was celebrated internationally, women could not vote in most countries. Today, women serve as presidents of nations and corporations.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/07
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Who is Spain's Judge Baltasar Garzón? Five key questions answered.
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón was found guilty today on charges of illegal wiretapping and abuse of power. Garzón is known as a “super judge” because of the high profile human rights cases he has overseen internationally.
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Latin America Monitor
Honduras calls in the police - from Chile
Lauded as among the best police institutions in Latin America, Chile's Los Carabineros are helping Honduras, one of the most troubled countries in the region right now.
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Latin America Monitor
Chile textbook controversy: Pinochet's rule now a military 'regime,' not a 'dictatorship'
Chile textbooks will now use the softer term 'regime' to characterize Gen. Pinochet's rule. But revulsion against Pinochet's human rights abuses remains widespread.
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Forest fire cuts across Chilean Patagonia
The fire has already burned 32 square miles of the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, says President Sebastian Pinera.
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Latin America Monitor
Chile's voter registration reform gives major boost to democracy
Registered voters in Chile have long been required to vote or else be fined – a disincentive for many to register. But the law has been reformed, potentially adding 5 million Chileans to the voter rolls.
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Latin America Monitor
Chile's bid to save energy: men, leave your ties at home
As the summer kicks off in the southern hemisphere, the Chilean government is encouraging men to not wear ties, in an effort to decrease use of air conditioning – and thus energy.
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Latin America Monitor
Did Hugo Chavez derail CELAC summit?
Hugo Chavez's apparently surprise announcement that Venezuela, Chile, and Cuba would lead CELAC left other Latin American and Caribbean nations nonplussed.
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Hudson volcano evacuation ordered in Chile
Hudson volcano: Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter says 97 people living near the Hudson volcano will be evacuated and he is not ruling out the possibility of an eruption.
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Latin America Monitor
Chile calls up almost 57,000 students to fill shortfall in military's ranks
Military service is obligatory in Chile, but volunteers usually fill the ranks. Student protests this year have hurt recruitment, but the number of call-ups is higher than what the military says it needs.
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A year after joyous miner rescue, Chile struggles with conflict
After soaring to a 65 percent approval rating following the miner rescue, President Sebastian Piñera's rating is now at 30 percent as his country is riven by protests, riots, and other crises.
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Latin America Monitor
Taking a page from Chile, Colombian students take to the streets over education costs
Students in Bogota say they are worried about privatization of education in Colombia and promise more unrest if the government pushes such legislation through.
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Chile's political gridlock may limit effect of growing protests
Despite a year of overwhelming demonstrations in Chile, including a general strike launched yesterday, analysts say change is unlikely due to the rigidity of the Chilean political system.
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Chilean students taking to streets against 'Pinochet's education'(VIDEO)
Chilean youth have held continuous rallies for two months to protest the country's poor education system, which has not substantially changed since the fall of dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1990.
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Latin America Monitor
LulzSec, Anonymous show Latin America unprepared for cyberwarfare
Hacker group LulzSec took down Brazilian government websites, while the group 'Anonymous' threatened cyberattacks against the governments of Chile and Peru.
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Chile's student protests could undermine president's approval
The education ministry says 180 schools around the country are on strike as students demand economic and academic accountability.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/22
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Chileans protest government approval of five Patagonia dams
Dam projects are drawing increased criticism in South America, which boasts three of the world's four biggest hydroelectric dam complexes. Chile is pushing forward with a $7 billion dam project.
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US agrees to help Chile go nuclear, despite Japan disaster
Even as radiation leaked from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, the US and Chile signed a nuclear power cooperation agreement, days ahead of President Obama's visit Monday.
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In Pictures: Obama in Latin America
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International Women's Day: What's it all about?
Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. In 1911, the first year the day was celebrated internationally, women could not vote in most countries. Today, women serve as presidents of nations and corporations.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/07
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/27
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/04
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Palestine papers: More nations floated for Palestinian resettlement
Al Jazeera's release this week of the so-called 'Palestine papers' revealed a US suggestion made in 2008 that Palestinian refugees be permanently resettled in South America. Here are some of the countries proposed as permanent resettlement locations.
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In Pictures: China's military muscle
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