United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk made several pronouncements in Sri Lanka which tell us that he ...

1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...

The international community must condemn the political assassination of Roberto Samcam in San Jose, Costa Rica.

If the Democrats and others opposed to authoritarian abuses of our constitutional order can show some message discipline, ...

In the 80 years since World War 2, the United States has seldom been without a military footprint on foreign soil.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers guard an entrance of the Federal Building in Los Angeles on June 10, during a ...

Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was born the son of a customs official in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso on 25 November 1915. It was apparently his mother who pushed him into a military career, and his ...

♪ In 1973, General Augusto Pinochet seized power in a U.S. supported military coup, ousting Salvador Allende, the democratically elected president, [ Shots ] Thousands were tortured and ...

In a rare interview given in 2003, Augusto Pinochet described himself as “an angel” and said that he had “always acted democratically”. History might beg to differ. After rising through ...

Known as one of the most brutal dictators of South America, General Augusto Pinochet took control of the Chilean government in 1973. Pinochet ruled as a military dictator until 1990, with many ...

25 years ago: Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s extradition hearing begins in London Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet’s extradition hearing had started at Bow Street ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights: Brazil has the largest standing army in South America with 360,000 active personnel and 340,000 in reserve forces The country’s paramilitary forces are also considerable ...