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Fresh Protests, Looting Erupt in Chile Despite New Cabinet

Associated Press

   SANTIAGO, CHILE - Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in
   Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera's replacement of
   eight key Cabinet ministers with more centrist figures and his attempts
   to assure the country he has heard calls for greater equality and
   improved social services.

   Thousands of protesters crowded again into central Santiago, and one
   group set fire to a building that houses a fast-food restaurant and
   stores. Firefighters were battling the blaze.

   Other looters attacked a pharmacy, and there was an attempt to set a
   subway station on fire. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people
   attempted to get home from work on free buses sent to replace trains
   out of service due to the burning of dozens of stations over the last
   week in Latin America's most modern public transportation system.
   

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