Police in Chile fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters as thousands rallied nationwide.

Chile's capital Santiago woke up to several protests on Monday (October 18) to mark the second anniversary of the start of riots against inequality that left around 30 people dead and a trail of destruction around the city.

Chilean opposition lawmakers launch impeachment proceedings against President Sebastian Pinera over possible irregularities in the sale of a mining company revealed in the so-called Pandora Papers.

One person dies and 17 others are injured as riot police clash with protesters during a rally by the indigenous Mapuche community in the Chilean capital.

The United Nations condemned violent attacks and xenophobia taken out by Chileans participating in anti-immigration demonstrations against Venezuelan migrants.

The son of a Chilean indigenous leader is shot dead by police in the restive Araucania province, raising fears of renewed tensions in the region amid efforts to improve relations between the state and its native people.

Chile chooses an indigenous woman, Elisa Loncon, to head the body in charge of re-writing the constitutional law of the South American nation.