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Several killed as helicopter crashes in Panama City
A group of Chilean military officers have been killed as their helicopter crashed in Panama City. The fatalities included the head of Chile's national police, Jose Alejandro Bernales, and his wife. "A helicopter crashed into a supermarket in a busy Panama City neighbourhood,...Over 300 arrested in student demonstrations in Chile
The Earth Times Wed, 28 May 2008 Reports." Santiago - More than 300 students were arrested by elite police forces Wednesday in Chile during crowded protests against proposed legislation on education. At least 100 protestors were arrested near the...
Evacuation Ordered as Chilean Volcano Begins to Spew Ash
The Chaitén volcano in southern Chile blasted ash and what appeared tobe lava a dozen miles into the air on Tuesday, leading the governmentto order the immediate and complete evacuation of everyone livingwithin a... Thousands leave homes as Chile volcano erupts
A 3,280-foot volcano has unexpectedly erupted in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people. Experts say the volcano hasn't been active in more than 9,500 years, and is leaving a dangerous layer of ash... Chilean Lake Suddenly Disappears
"A glacial lake in southern Chile suddenly disappeared this week in a phenomenon that scientists are attributing to global warming." Lakota Activists Declare Independence from US
A group of Lakota activists have declared independence from the United States. They intend to withdraw from existing treaty agreements and establish a Lakota country that would issue its own passports and drivers'... Ex- "Dictador" 's Family Arrested in Chile
The situation in Chile is very tense, Pinochet's children and wife were arrested on charges of misappropiation of public funds. "SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 4 — A Chilean judge ordered the arrests of the widow and... Das Hardcore: 130.7mph on a Mountain Bike
How do you say "aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiihhhhh!!!" in German? I've only gone that speed in a car maybe once. Ever.But on a mountain bike? That's extreme.On a mountain bike in the snow? That's... awesome.But don't try this... 911 Atrocities-34 Years ago
"Some of us have been marking the atrocities of September 11 for 34 years. On September 11, 1973, Nixon, Kissinger and their pals at ITT went beyond "making the Chilean economy scream" and enjoyed a full-blown... Chile: Google Earth moves a village to Argentina
The Chilean government wants Google to correct an error in its Earth geographical search program that relocates to Argentina a village named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins. The satellite image shows Villa O'Higgins, a tiny hamlet 1,000 miles south of the...Chilean protests explode into riot
It's both the key to and a tragic flaw of the protest that it depends on the force of the many; when a bunch of passionate people try to get together to make a difference, the mob mentality plus passion can bring out...Spanish Judge calls for architects of Iraq invasion to be tried for war crimes
"Baltasar Garzón, the Spanish judge who sought to prosecute Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet, has called for US President George W. Bush and his allies to be tried for war crimes over Iraq. Writing in El Pais on the fourth anniversary of the invasion, Garzón...Blackwater: superbly researched indictment of America's hired killers
This is an usual subject for BoingBoing to feature but I've always thought it needed more examination. "Jeremy Scahill's brave and outraged "Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army" renders...Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....Calamari the size of Dinner Plates
Looks like some fisherman (I assume from New Zealand) have caught a squid which is weighing in at around 900+ pounds. According to a squid expert in New Zealand this monster would produce Calamari rings the size of dinner plates.Now that is some good eating. :)
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