Pinochet trial ruling delayed

Chilean judges have postponed a ruling on the fate of General Pinochet because they could not agree on whether he should be spared trial on health grounds.

A three-judge panel had been set to rule on the issue but the decision has been postponed for at least a week. One of the judges, Cornelio Villaroel, said the panel had not reached an agreement and that one of its members was travelling abroad.