Riot police officers, surrounded by vehicles and water cannons, walk in formation toward protesters.

Anti-government protesters took to the streets of Santiago on Friday, facing down police in riot gear and blasts from water cannons.

Latin American women march to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the region.

Polling stations have opened in Chile for a historic referendum on whether to change a dictatorship-era constitution seen as the bedrock of the nation's glaring inequalities.

Firefighters attempt to put out a fire at the San Francisco de Borja church in Santiago after protesters set it ablaze, as thousands of demonstrators gathered to mark the anniversary of a protest movement that broke out last year demanding greater equality in Chile.

Tensions boiled over in the streets of Santiago to mark Columbus Day, with protesters using the occasion to call for greater protections for indigenous culture and rights.

Video shows scenes of drone footage of massive 18-car pileup on a highway in Victoria, southern Chile.

Chileans take to the streets of Santiago to vent anger over inequality and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government, trading rocks with tear gas and water cannons used by riot police.

Scientists in Chile have uncovered the remains of one of the largest, most fearsome marine predators of the Jurassic period in the world's driest desert.

Chilean scientists rediscover a species of frog last seen more than 80 years ago.