Michelle Bachelet

A man holds a child as they watch a dance performance at the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

Leaked Xinjiang police files are a 'devastating' glimpse of abuses against Uyghur detainees in China, expert says

Darren Byler, who specializes in China's treatment of Uyghurs at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, discussed insights from the leaked data with The World's host Marco Werman.

Leaked Xinjiang police files are a 'devastating' glimpse of abuses against Uyghur detainees in China, expert says
A woman is shown holding back a curtain and entering a salon with painted over pictures of women on either side of the doorway.

UN warning of Taliban actions and impending humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

UN warning of Taliban actions and impending humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
President Biden in a blue suit and First Lady Jill Biden in a purple, green, yellow and black dress walk past Marine One

US launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias

US launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militias
Two large four and five storey buildings are shown in the distance with a parking lot and a grove of trees in the near ground.

Biden calls for probe into origins of COVID-19

Biden calls for probe into origins of COVID-19
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UN: Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling impact on civilians'

UN: Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling impact on civilians'
Murals for DC's Chilean terror attack

A state-sponsored terror attack struck DC 40 years ago — and the proof is finally coming out

Newly declassified files accuse the Pinochet regime of carrying out an attack in Washington in broad daylight 40 years ago. A car bomb killed Chile's former foreign minister, Orlando Letelier, and a young American woman, Ronni Moffitt.

A state-sponsored terror attack struck DC 40 years ago — and the proof is finally coming out

Chilean man's brutal murder resets the conversation about gay rights

Chile's Daniel Zamudio died more than a year ago in Santiago. Now, his sadistic murder is a rallying point for Chileans trying to push for gay rights.

Chilean man's brutal murder resets the conversation about gay rights

At Rio+20 Summit, little actual disappointment over lack of progress

As the global economic crisis has consumed more and more time and attention, focus on the global warming crisis has waned. So it wasn't surprising when President Barack Obama chose not to attend the Rio+20 conference this week in Brazil, and it also was unsurprising when there was little progress reported there.

At Rio+20 Summit, little actual disappointment over lack of progress

UN Leader for Women on Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Michelle Bachelet was the first woman president of her country and is now head of the new UN organization devoted to women.

UN Leader for Women on Nobel Peace Prize Winners
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Chile's new president Sebastian Pinera takes office

Chile's new president Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in today, inheriting leadership of a government and a country still in natural disaster recovery.

Chile's new president Sebastian Pinera takes office
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Chile: 35 years after military coup, new details on U.S. involvement

Two and a half years ago, newly elected Chilean President Michelle Bachelet vowed to rid Chile of the divisions and mistrust that had captured the nation. These problems come from a decades-old dark past that involved the U.S. government.

Chile: 35 years after military coup, new details on U.S. involvement