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Last Update: Sat Sep 30 07:26:59 2006

- WORLD IN BRIEF - Chilean Interior Minister Likely to Head OAS SANTIAGO, Chile -- The Chilean interior minister, Jose Miguel [...] of American States following the withdrawal of Luis Ernesto Derbez, the Mexican foreign secretary, from the race.

- A Heady Experience - Anakena Beach is a glittering little palm-fringed cove where families picnic beside the white sand. As one of my fellow [...] sours -- the high-powered alcoholic drink of Chile -- Anakena looks the way the South Pacific is supposed to look.

- OAS Deadlocks In Election of Chief - The Organization of American States, stymied by a six-month leadership vacuum, failed to choose a new chief yesterday ...

- A Safety Net With Some Holes - SANTIAGO, Chile -- As Eugenio Pumarino studied investment options for his state-sponsored private pension account, the ...

- Chile's Pragmatist Embraces Different Brand of Socialism - COQUIMBO, Chile -- Walking along a dirt road in this northern coastal town last week, President Ricardo Lagos was [...] a corner, he encountered a second ensemble of cellists and violinists, playing just loud enough to overpower the first.

- 6 U.S. Banks Held Pinochet's Accounts - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet had more than 125 accounts at a half-dozen U.S. banks, including Citibank, ...

- Chile Honors Women, One In Particular - SANTIAGO, Chile, March 8 -- It was supposed to be a moment of silence at a ceremony in the presidential palace Tuesday ...

- Bolivian President Offers His Resignation - SANTIAGO, Chile, March 7 -- Bolivian President Carlos Mesa, facing massive protests that threaten to cripple a nation ...

- Riggs, PNC Settle Lawsuit Brought by Shareholders - Riggs National Corp. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. agreed to pay $2.7 million to shareholders to settle a ...

- Drafts Show Allbritton's Pursuit of Pinochet - When Joe L. Allbritton was chief executive of Riggs Bank, he received personal gifts from Augusto Pinochet and wanted ...

- Allbrittons, Riggs to Pay Victims of Pinochet - Riggs Bank and two members of the bank's controlling Allbritton family agreed Friday to pay $9 million to victims of ...

- Chile's Rights and Corruption Probes Dimming Pinochet's Legacy - The Eternal Flame of Liberty, christened by Gen. Augusto Pinochet in 1975, was one of the most visible monuments to his [...] without fanfare during renovations outside the presidential palace, and the government does not plan to relight it.

- Riggs, PNC Reach New Merger Agreement - The merger was abruptly revived Thursday, clearing the way for the demise of what was once Washington's premier bank ...

- Riggs, PNC Continue Negotiations - Riggs National Corp. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. remained "well apart" yesterday in negotiations over a ...

- Riggs Bank Agrees to Guilty Plea and Fine - Riggs Bank Thursday admitted it was criminally liable for failing to take adequate measures to prevent potential money ...

- U.S. Regulators Investigate Chilean Bank - A major bank in Chile reported yesterday that U.S. regulators are investigating whether its two branches in the United ...

- Riggs Directors Silent As Scandal Unfolded - In October 2002, the directors of Riggs Bank received an internal memorandum listing $1.9 million in suspicious cash [...] from 2000 to 2002 -- the board's first official notification of a relationship that bank regulators were investigating.

- Chilean Court Upholds Indictment of Pinochet - Chile's Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the indictment and house arrest of Gen. Augusto Pinochet for nine kidnappings and ...

- Legal Momentum Gathers in Chile Against Pinochet - SANTIAGO, Chile -- In the long struggle to seek justice for victims of human rights abuses committed during 17 years [...] Supreme Court is said to be ready to announce Monday whether the ailing ex-general will finally be brought to court.

- Job Provision Born of Riggs Scandal - Congress's newly passed intelligence bill contains a provision adopted in response to the Riggs Bank scandal: It [...] to wait a year before accepting private-sector jobs with financial institutions they regulated as government employees.

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