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The protesters tried to march in front of the presidential palace, but it was cordoned off.

Around 240 demonstrators in the Chilean capital of Santiago were detained after anti-government protests held against the country's education system and increasingly free market policies. The annual protests, organized by the Revolutionary Left Movement, were held on the eve of the Day of the Youth Combatant. The day commemorates the deaths of Eduardo and Rafael Vergara, brothers who were assassinated under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Full story

Latest News

• 6 October 2009: Chilean court jails ex-army officers for murdering witness in Croatian arms deal
• 6 June 2009: Swine flu: recent developments worldwide
• 8 August 2008: Juan Bustos, president of Chilean House of Representatives dies
• 31 May 2008: Helicopter crash in Panama kills Chilean police chief and ten others
• 29 March 2008: Around 240 Chilean protesters detained after anti-government demonstration
• 1 March 2008: Iquique, Chile struck by moderate earthquake
• 26 November 2007: 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
• 23 November 2007: MS Explorer cruise ship passengers are safe
• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone
• 15 November 2007: Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile

Politics and conflicts

• 8 August 2008: Juan Bustos, president of Chilean House of Representatives dies
• 29 March 2008: Around 240 Chilean protesters detained after anti-government demonstration
• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone
• 29 March 2007: Wikinews Shorts: March 29, 2007
• 11 December 2006: Former Chilean dictator Pinochet dies at 91

Disasters and accidents

• 31 May 2008: Helicopter crash in Panama kills Chilean police chief and ten others
• 1 March 2008: Iquique, Chile struck by moderate earthquake
• 23 November 2007: MS Explorer cruise ship passengers are safe
• 15 November 2007: Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile
• 23 April 2007: Earthquake in Chile triggers landslide

Crime and law

• 6 October 2009: Chilean court jails ex-army officers for murdering witness in Croatian arms deal
• 5 October 2007: Family of Chile's former leader Augusto Pinochet arrested on embezzlement charges
• 5 February 2007: Wikinews Shorts: February 5, 2007
• 11 July 2005: Pinochet arrested after Supreme Court ruling

Obituaries

• 8 August 2008: Juan Bustos, president of Chilean House of Representatives dies
• 11 December 2006: Former Chilean dictator Pinochet dies at 91

Wackynews

• 26 November 2007: 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone
• 18 May 2007: Penguin swims ashore in Peru

Economy and business

• 2 March 2006: Natural gas discovered in Chile according to President Ricardo Lagos

Science and technology

• 26 November 2007: 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
• 18 May 2007: Penguin swims ashore in Peru
• 26 April 2007: Newly discovered extra-solar planet may be Earth-like
• 29 March 2007: Wikinews Shorts: March 29, 2007
• 2 July 2005: First photo of a planet that orbits another sun

Culture and entertainment

• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone

Sports

• 20 July 2007: Violence erupts after game at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 13 July 2007: 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup: Austria, Czech Republic, Spain and US make it to quarters
• 29 March 2007: Wikinews Shorts: March 29, 2007

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