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Chile: Address the Longstanding Problem of Intolerance

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - Chile has an opportunity to create landmark Human Rights legislation, of significance for Chile, and the region as a whole.

It's overdue, particularly with respect to the recent tragic death of 24-year old Daniel Zamudio following a brutal attack by alleged neo-nazis.

All That Glitters Isn`t Gold

Documentary examines history of gold mining in Honduras.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - For the poor of Central America, perks of residing in the backyard of northern neighbors have over the past century included eligibility to serve as collateral damage in U.S. wars on drugs and communism and as guinea pigs in syphilis experiments.

Steven Schnoor’s documentary “All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: A Story of Exploitation and Resistance”, addresses other perks, such as cyanide leach mining projects and corresponding arsenic contamination and agricultural destruction.

Late Season Southern Hemisphere Delivers Big Swell to Chile

Many amazing waves were ridden...

(GIG HARBOR, Wash.) - I've just returned from Pichicuy, Chile where I met up with one of Chile's up and coming big wave underground chargers for the wave he rode at Punta de Docas, Chile this past August.

LIVE VIDEO: Rescue of Miners in Chile Comes to Fruition

The first miner of 33 is rescued after 69 days underground.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Four of the 33 trapped Chilean miners isolated since the Copiapó mining accident on 5 August 2010 have been rescued.

A serious organized rescue effort got underway Tuesday night. Chile's President Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique told his people that workers would not give up until the miners were safely recovered.

UN Monitors Developments in Aftermath of Massive Earthquake in Chile

The death toll is 214 and rising.

(SANTIAGO, Chile) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is keeping a close eye on the situation in the Pacific Ocean after a huge earthquake rocked Chile this morning, threatening to send tsunamis crashing through the region.

“The Secretary-General expresses his condolences to those who have lost family and friends and wishes those injured a speedy recovery,” read a statement attributable to his spokesperson.

Chilean Earthquake Update

President-elect Pinera faces a huge task putting Chile back together after the quake.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - A powerful earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale has struck the central Chilean coastal city of Concepcion at 3:34 a.m. local time.

Early reports of damage in Concepcion are spotty due to electricity and cell phone networks having been taken down by the quake.

Tsunami Warnings Issued After 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Chile

A tsunami warning has been issued for Chile, Peru and Ecuador.

(CONCEPCION, Chile) - The U.S. Geologic Survey reports that an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale struck Chile Saturday at 3:34 a.m. local time.

The epicenter of this massive quake is in the offshore Maule region of Chile, approximately 60 miles north/northwest of Chillan, Chile.