The Latest Breaking News from Chile

Chile is part of a South American region known as the "lithium triangle," where miners are trying to meet skyrocketing demand for the material.

100ft alerce has estimated age of 5,484, more than 600 years older than Methuselah in California

Officials in Chile are using specialist equipment including drones

Thomas Marsh, an astrophysicist at the University of Warwick, went missing seven days ago near an astronomical observatory on the edge of the Atacama Desert, where he was working

Daughter issues desperate plea for information on professor

The Warwick University astrophysicist was a keen walker in mountains near where he was staying

Thomas Richard Marsh was working near the astronomical observatory on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert in Chile when he was last seen six days ago, police say

One Venezuelan couple slept on a sidewalk after a perilous trip through seven countries with their baby. After two days in El Paso, they boarded a city-funded charter bus to New York City.

President Boric postponed meeting with Israeli envoy following Israeli army killing of Palestinian boy on the same day.

Chile are not set to be at this winter’s World Cup in Qatar having failed to qualify but still believe that they could be handed a place at the tournament despite FIFA having knocked back their appeals to kick Ecuador out

Chile has lost its appeal to replace Ecuador at the World Cup in Qatar, but Friday's verdict by FIFA will likely lead the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. FIFA dismissed Chile’s argument that Ecuador player Byron Castillo was actually Colombian and ineligible to play in World Cup…