Powerful New Aftershocks Strike Chile
A series of powerful aftershocks rattled Chile this morning, just as Sebastián Piñera was being sworn in as the country's new president.The strongest of three tremors, measuring 6.9 magnitude struck...
View ArticleChilean Miners Face Long Wait for Rescue
33 miners remain trapped more than 2,000 feet below ground at the San Jose copper and gold mine in Copiapo, Chile. The miners have survived nearly three weeks on limited supplies; rescue efforts are...
View ArticleTrapped in the Dark: Chilean Miners Live Through Nightmare Scenario
The 33 Chilean miners still trapped underground will need to stay mentally strong - and stay physically thin. Chile's health minister says the escape tunnel being drilled for the miners will prevent...
View ArticleChilean Miners Remain Trapped; How Would You Survive Underground?
It is still unclear when the 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 meters below ground will be rescued. The Chilean mining minister says it will before Christmas, a shorter timeline than originally...
View ArticleWhat Was The "Restoring Honor" Rally All About?; Concussions in Children and...
Examining Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C., and what it means for American politics; exploring the relationship between New York City's Muslim community and the NYPD since 9/11;...
View ArticleChilean Rapper Ana Tijoux, the Newest Face of Latina Hip-Hop
Chilean hip-hop artist Ana Tijoux sees herself as a musician first, and a rapper, second. The combination of clear homage to the kings and queens of soul, hip-hop and funk come through in her music,...
View ArticleIn Chilean Mine, What's on Your (Underground) iPod?
After seven weeks, thirty-three Chilean miners remain trapped underground in a partially collapsed gold mine. To help pass the time while waiting for rescue, authorities are sending various items down...
View ArticleChile Pepper Fiesta Brings Fire Breathers to Brooklyn
Chile pepper lovers unite this Saturday as the 18th annual Chile Pepper Fiesta comes to Brooklyn. It's a party to celebrate the chile pepper and the nations that love them.The event will happen at the...
View ArticleDrills Could Reach Trapped Chilean Miners by Saturday
It's been over two months since a mine collapse trapped 33 Chilean gold miners deep underground in Copiapo, Chile, but the rescue effort may reach a breakthrough soon. Authorities say the closest of...
View ArticleTrapped Chilean Miners May Soon See Light of Day
The 33 Chilean gold miners who have been trapped underground since August 5 may be rescued as soon as Wednesday, according to the country's mining minister, Laurence Golborne.Rescue workers began...
View ArticleRescue Begins in Chile to Bring 33 Miners to Surface
What started as a possible human tragedy is ending this morning as the story of triumph and perseverance. Eight of the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped beneath the ground for the last two months...
View ArticleStory of Families and Rescuers of Chilean Miners
For more than two months, 33 Chilean miners have been living 2,000 feet beneath the earth's surface. Today they are emerging one by one from the mine, back into the sunlight. The world they're stepping...
View ArticleChileans React to Miners' Rescue
We last spoke to Daniel Vergara, a 25 year old resident of Sanitago, after the disastrous earthquake that shook Chile in February. At the time, Daniel's nation was devastated. Today, they're...
View ArticleRescue of Chilean Miners Continues
We continue our coverage of the rescue effort underway in Chile this morning. After two months, miners who have been trapped underground since August are being pulled to safety.Mario Gomez, the oldest...
View ArticleSurvivor of 1972 Andean Plane Crash Advises Chilean Miners How to Adapt After...
Not many people can understand the ordeal that the 33 men trapped in the San Jose mine in northern Chile have experienced since the collapse of a tunnel on August 5. Eduardo Strauch may be one of the...
View ArticleTenth Miner Moments From Freedom
Valeria Perasso of the BBC once again reports from the San Jose mine in Chile, where the tenth miner, Alex Vega, is being pulled out of the mine.
View ArticleRescue Capsule Makes Way to 11th Trapped Miner
It's been 69 days since 700,000 tons of rock collapsed on the San Jose mine in Chile, trapping 33 men inside. Though initial estimates said the miners could not be freed before Christmas, it's likely...
View ArticleTwelfth Miner Freed
Edison Pena, 34, is the latest miner to be freed from the San Jose mine. The BBC's Valeria Perasso has been monitoring the rescue attempt from Camp Hope all morning and reports on the latest.
View ArticleChileans Celebrate Miners' Release
We continue our coverage of the rescue of the 33 men who were trapped in the San Jose mine in northern Chile by checking in with Jose Miguel Sarroca, an attorney, on this proud day for his country.
View ArticleWhat Was Compelling about the Chile Mine Rescue?
The Chile mine rescue has the world glued to TV (and Twitter). What was so compelling about the event for you?
View ArticleWith Miners Rescued, Chile Looks Ahead to Future
Last night, the last of the 33 trapped miners in Chile was finally brought to the surface, after a record 69 days below ground. Rescue workers worked non-stop, pulling each miner out one-by-one.Now...
View ArticleAfter the Rescue, Chile Celebrates
The triumphant rescue of 33 men who were trapped in a mine in San Jose, Chile has been a unifying moment for Chileans. Vanessa Buschschluter of the BBC reports on the future of Chile from Copiapo.
View ArticlePresident Obama Travels to Latin America
While the world watches the events unfolding in Japan and the Middle East, President Obama heads to Latin America for a five day tour. The president and first lady Michelle Obama begin their first...
View ArticleThis Week's Agenda: Japan, Egypt, AT&T
Operation Odyssey Dawn began Saturday with coalition missiles targeting Moammar Gadhafi's tanks and air defenses. Is the United States leading this effort? Meanwhile, relief and rescue efforts continue...
View ArticleOne Year Later, A Look Back at the Chilean Miners
This time last year, 33 miners who had been trapped underground for 68 days in Chile were finally rescued. People in Chile and around the world watched as their rescue played out on televisions, radio...
View ArticlePresident Ricardo Lagos and Chile’s Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous...
President Obama recently called Chile “a model for the region and the world.” Ricardo Lagos, president of Chile from 2000 to 2006 talks about his country's rise on the world stage. In The Southern...
View ArticleGig Alert: Alex Anwandter
Alex Anwandter “Cómo puedes vivir contigo mismo?”Playing on Saturday at 285 Kent (285 Kent Ave., Williamsburg)Get: Tickets ($10 cover) | Directions “Cómo puedes vivir contigomismo?” The Chilean pop...
View ArticleEdward Barrett Considers Anti-American Sentiment in Latin America
The violent anti-American demonstrations occasioned by Vice President Richard M. Nixon's recent trip to Latin America are the subject of this 1958 International Interview with Edward W. Barrett, dean...
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To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion...
(photo by Alex E. Proimos via flickr)(Drew Reed -- This Big City) Whether they own a Prius or a Hummer, a Porsche or a Pinto, or anything in between, car owners all over the world can agree on one...
View ArticleAlan Alda; Our American Revolution; They Might Be Giants
Today's show is a best-of, so we won't be taking any calls. But the comments page is always open!Actor Alan Alda talks about his career and his interest in science and medicine – particularly dyslexia....
View ArticleJustice in Chile
Peter Kornbluh, author of The Pinochet File, discusses the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought Pinochet to power in Chile. He's joined by Joyce Horman, whose husband was executed bu Pinochet's...
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Seventy Years of Street Life in Latin America
Seven decades of life on the streets of Latin America, collected in one room. That's the premise of a new exhibit at the International Center of Photography, which is presenting works by photographers...
View ArticleHenry Kissinger would not have supported the Iraq War if he'd known what he...
Henry Kissinger grapples with the underpinnings of global conflict in his new book "World Order." He spoke with PRI's The World host Marco Werman today about a range of issues, including the war on...
View ArticleThe Road To Justice For Chilean Singer Victor Jara
Victor Jara is one of the most beloved Latin American musicians of all time, but his death is still shrouded in controversy. Jara was a vocal supporter of the socialist regime that was brought down by...
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Photos: The elegant, problem-solving designs by architecture’s top prize winner
Elemental constructed lookout points on the promenade in Constitución, Chile. The construction was part of Chile’s Post-Tsunami Sustainable Reconstruction Plan. Photo by Felipe DiazAlejandro Aravena,...
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Architecture becomes a tool to fight poverty through this Pritzker winner
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, architecture’s highest prize, the Pritzker, was announced today.Jeffrey Brown introduces us to a man who is little known outside his own...
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Take a cruise across our cold galaxy and witness the birthplace of stars
This photo shows the coldest regions (depicted in red) at the center of Milky Way galaxy. Photo by ESO/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/VVV Survey/ESA/Planck/D. Minniti/S. Guisard/Ignacio...
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Column: Its copper industry dulled, Chile’s future still looks bright as a...
A worker monitors a process inside the plant at the copper refinery of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas city, northwest of Santiago, Chile on Jan. 7, 2015. Forty-nine percent of the Chile’s exports are...
View ArticleWomen Score Abortion Victory in Chile
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. Chile had remained one of the few countries where abortion was illegal without exception. But yesterday, the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal...
View Article377- How To Pick A Pepper
The chili pepper is the pride of New Mexico, but they have a problem with their beloved crop. There just aren’t enough workers to pick the peppers. Picking chili peppers can be especially grueling work...
View Article377- How To Pick A Pepper
The chili pepper is the pride of New Mexico, but they have a problem with their beloved crop. There just aren’t enough workers to pick the peppers. Picking chili peppers can be especially grueling work...
View ArticleA Worldwide #MeToo Protest that Began in Chile
Three weeks ago, members of a Chilean feminist collective called Las Tesis put on blindfolds and party dresses and took to the streets. The festive atmosphere put their purpose in stark relief: the...
View ArticleA Worldwide #MeToo Protest that Began in Chile
Three weeks ago, members of a Chilean feminist collective called Las Tesis put on blindfolds and party dresses and took to the streets. The festive atmosphere put their purpose in stark relief: the...
View ArticleA Worldwide #MeToo Protest that Began in Chile
Three weeks ago, members of a Chilean feminist collective called Las Tesis put on blindfolds and party dresses and took to the streets. The festive atmosphere put their purpose in stark relief: the...
View ArticleThe Left Gains Strength in Latin America
Ernesto Londoño, New York Times Brazil bureau chief overseeing coverage of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, talks about recent victories by leftist leaders in Latin America, attributed...
View ArticleThe First New York Retrospective of Chilean Artist Cecilia Vicuña
Cecilia Vicuña: Spin Spin Triangulene, is a new exhibition at the Guggenheim that focuses on the life and work of Cecilia Vicuña, a Chilean artist who didn't return to her native country for a long...
View ArticleSPECIAL: Transportation around the world
In this one-hour special, The World looks at transportation issues around the globe. Thor Pedersen, a former UN soldier originally from Denmark, went on a decadelong adventure that took him to every...
View ArticleOscar Docs: The Eternal Memory
This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, director and producer Maite Alberdi talks about her film, "The Eternal Memory"...
View ArticleAOC on The Green New Deal's Anniversary; Victims of EBT Fraud; Oscar Docs:...
On today's show:For our climate story of the week, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14th District), talks about the 5th anniversary of The Green New Deal, its accomplishments so far, and the...
View ArticleRanking Stephen King Books; Chilean Tenor Saxophonist Melissa Aldana;...
Loading...50 years ago, Stephen King's debut novel Carrie was published, launching a new horror master, and one of the most prolific American writers of all time. In honor of the anniversary, we...
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