Newly declassified documents released by the Obama administration confirm the long-held suspicion that in 1976 the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was responsible for killing two people on American ...

As he was tortured by officials of dictator Augusto Pinochet, Chilean exile Javier Ramos begged his captors to act like human beings and kill him. "This big cavernous voice said to me, 'I am not a ...

FILE - Former Chilean dictator and then-military commander Gen. Augusto Pinochet is embraced by a supporter as he meets with supporters who gathered at his home to greet him on the occasion of the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A number of Patriot Prayer supporters, including group leader Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, wore t-shirts at the Saturday protest in Portland that read: Pinochet did nothing wrong.

She was told her babies were dead. Instead they were sold abroad. What happened when she met them 40 years on? Four families torn apart by Chile’s illegal adoption scandal finally found each other ...

Then–US Minister of Foreign Affairs Henry Kissinger (L) and General Augusto Pinochet (C). (Reuters) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...

Up to 5,000 supporters of former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet attended his funeral Tuesday, while several thousand protesters rallied in the city center. Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Admirers of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet inaugurated a museum in his honor on Friday, a move they hope will burnish the image of a man reviled by much of the world.

Because I've been traveling to Chile for research for the last few years, I've naturally taken an interest in their history, culture, and politics. Yesterday Augusto Pinochet, 91, died. Pinochet led a ...

Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, grew up in the shadow of bleak times. He worries that history is taking an unfortunate detour. By Michael Steinberger Chile’s new ...