A fire touched off by brawling inmates swept through a Chilean prison Sunday, killing 10 prisoners, officials said.

A retired army general and two other officers have been indicted in the killing of 14 dissidents in the early days of the 1973-90 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Chile.

President Michelle Bachelet is promoting her ambassador to the United States to the post of foreign minister while sending the current defense minister to Washington.

Lawmakers from Chile and Argentina met in Antarctica Thursday, preparing to speak with a common voice against Britain’s claim to oil and gas in the southernmost seas.

Lawmakers from Chile and Argentina are meeting in Antarctica to speak with a common voice against Britain’s claim to oil and gas in the southernmost seas.

Officials say scores of people who had returned to a Chilean town destroyed by a volcanic eruption are being evacuated again as the volcano roars back to life.

A Chilean court has upheld a sentence of two consecutive life terms in prison for former dictator Augusto Pinochet’s intelligence chief.

The Chilean government says it will relocate a southern village that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption last year.

The Central Bank says it expects Chile’s economy to grow by 2 to 3 percent with 3.1 percent inflation this year as the global downturn cools its copper-dependent economy.