There was “unanimous approval,” records a secret summary of the meeting. The transnational “sistema Condor” was born—an infamous symbol of abuses of power of the past that authoritarianism can bring ...

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died on Sunday at the age of 91. He took power in a U.S.-supported coup on September 11, 1973, and ruled Chile for 17 years. During that time, his government ...

The Spaniard's body is found, floating in a Santiago canal, two days later. The police say he'd had a car accident, but his widow is convinced he'd been kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. When, 20 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Augusto Pinochet, the former military dictator of Chile who was revered by supporters for leaving behind the most stable country in Latin America but reviled by critics who say he ruled with a ...

THE world got its first glimpse of Augusto Pinochet on September 11th 1973. The presidential palace, La Moneda, had been bombed a few hours earlier on his instructions; Salvador Allende, Chile's ...

A Chilean woman living in Australia and accused of multiple kidnappings during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet must be extradited to face the charges in her home country, an Australian ...

Augusto Pinochet, the former military dictator of Chile who was revered by supporters for leaving behind the most stable country in Latin America but reviled by critics who say he ruled with a ...

Durante gran parte del siglo XX, la CIA planeó complots para derrocar gobiernos, asesinar líderes destacados o armar a grupos disidentes. By Alan Yuhas For much of the 20th century, the C.I.A. devised ...