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The Pinochet regime imprisoned, tortured and murdered countless Chileans, and Australia is keen to keep its involvement off the books.

For the few remaining women of Calama in Chile’s Atacama desert, September 11 holds a terrifying meaning. They understand the pain of watching forensic investigators meticulously scour through particles of dust, seeking to retrieve the tiniest fragments of lives brutally taken from the world. They know what it means to…

Japan kicked off their Rugby World Cup campaign with a 42-12 win over debutants Chile.

Japan won the game. Chile won the occasion.

Japan proved themselves too strong for World Cup debutants Chile

When the U.S. role in the 1973 coup in Chile became known, activists took action. So did U.S. lawmakers. This is what happened after the U.S. helped topple a Marxist and aided a right-wing dictator.

ITV will show the Rugby World Cup in the UK

Japan take on Chile in a Pool D encounter at the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse today.

ITV will show the Rugby World Cup in the UK

When Augusto Pinochet installed himself as Chile's dictator in 1973, the age of majority was set at 21 years

It has been 50 years since Chile's military junta came to power. On September 11, 1973, the army headed by General Augusto Pinochet launched a coup with the US' covert backing. Soldiers took over the presidential palace, ousting leftist President Salvador Allende, who committed suicide. Pinochet then stayed in power…