Michelle Bachelet News

The president of the Chilean National Association of Professional Football looked calmly on the challenge facing the team in the first round of the 2010 World Cup.

Arts & Culture , Human Rights , Music , Protest , Politics Languages: Spanish Full Category List Excerpt On December 3 Chilean community celebrated a proper funeral for singer songwriter VA ctor Jara, who was murdered 36 years ago during the military coup of Pinochet and has been an unparalleled influence on artists and musicians around the world.

A Chilean judge ruled Monday that former President Eduardo Frei Montalva was assassinated nearly 30 years ago and his killing covered up by people linked to the dictatorship of Gen.

He has one of the most reviled names in Latin America, but after two decades in the political wilderness a Pinochet has decided it is time for a comeback.

Pope on Anniversary of Peace and Friendship Treaty VATICAN CITY, DEC. 3, 2009 .- Here is the address Benedict XVI gave Saturday at a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Argentina and Chile, which was mediated by the Holy See between 1979 and 1984.

Terracotta Warriors from the tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shihuang, marched thousands of kilometers to Chile, where they were put on display in a splendid exhibition which opened Friday.

More than 36 years after he was tortured and gunned down in the days following the coup d'etat in Chile, singer Victor Jara was reburied Saturday in a ceremony attended by thousands.

The Colombian pop singer Shakira, whose 2006 hit "Hips Don't Lie" is among the bestselling songs in history, has also made a name for herself around the world by championing the cause of early-childhood development.

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet was all smiles at the Ibero-American Summit in Estoril, Portugal.

Thousands of Chileans including President Michelle Bachelet paid their respects Friday to a folk singer who became a martyr of the country's 1973 military coup and whose remains will be reburied following a search for clues to identify his killers.

Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana today described tomorrow's visit of President Cristina Fernndez and her Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet de Kirchner to the Vatican as "historical," as part of the commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the papal mediation between both nations over the Beagle border dispute.

Honduras should return ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power, leaders from Latin America, Spain and Portugal said at a summit Tuesday.

Survivors and relatives of the victims of Chile's military dictatorship are getting another chance to register for compensation.

Charges of blackmail and espionage have led to arrests and several rows between a number of Latin American countries.

Pope Benedict XVI hailed a 1984 Vatican-mediated friendship agreement between Argentina and Chile as a "luminous example" of peace winning out over war during an audience Saturday with the presidents of both countries.

Santiago de Chile, Nov 26 President Michelle Bachelet will travel to the Vatican tonight and will be received by Pope Benedict XVI, along with Argentinean Head of State Cristina Fernandez, according to sources of La Moneda Palace.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas dismissed an Israeli plan to temporarily halt new construction of West Bank settlements as insufficient on Friday, saying Palestinians don't accept Israel's tack in trying to restart peace negotiations.

Santiago de Chile, Nov 25 Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Palestinean President Mahmud Abbas made a call again on Israel to stop illegal settlements in Palestinian territory.

SANTIAGO, Chile - President Michelle Bachelet created a government watchdog agency Tuesday to protect human rights in Chile, which is still coming to terms with a military dictatorship that ended two decades ago.

Santiago de Chile, Nov 24 The Cuban singer-song writer Pablo Milanes gave an emotional concert, in which he mixed historic songs with his recent producction, in the emblematic Caupolican Theatre before more than 5,000 people.