The Washington Post
Friday, March 5, 2010 - 00:00
At 14 percent, Chile's poverty rate is the lowest in Latin America. But inequality here has been historically severe, on a par with that in Colombia.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 00:00
A society's ability to recover from a natural disaster is also a reflection of its economic and political culture.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 00:00
More than 10,000 troops have been deployed to patrol the city of Concepcion and outlying areas.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 00:00
Mr. Pinera, a billionaire businessman who is the first right-wing politician to be elected president since the end of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, already has a plan.
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 00:00
Chileans accelerated their rescue, aid and security efforts in damaged regions Sunday but also took pride in the comparatively low death toll.
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez was giving a televised address Thursday when the broadcast on state TV was suddenly interrupted.
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 00:00
Chavez said he wants to "turn the page" following a verbal altercation with Uribe.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 00:00
The Supreme Court threw out the 2008 election of Jorge Barboza, mayor of the Sucre municipality in western Zulia state, on grounds that he failed to pay $292 in local taxes.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 00:00
Mario Uribe, a second cousin to the president, is one of the most prominent figures in a scandal that has sent dozens of current or former lawmakers to jail on charges of benefiting from links to outlawed rightist paramilitary groups.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 00:00
Point by point, the report asserts that state has punished and silenced critics, among them anti-government television stations, demonstrators and opposition politicians who advocate a form of government different from Chavez's.