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Aruba disappearance suspect held in Peru killing (AP)

June 3rd, 2010

Chile's investigative police officers escort Dutch Joran van der Sloot, right, after being found at a neighborhood in Santiago, Thursday, June 3, 2010. Peruvian police are seeking Van der Sloot in connection with the last May 30 killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores at a Lima hotel.  Van der Sloot was previously arrested in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalie Holloway, but later released by Dutch authorities.(AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - He was the last person to see two young women alive — one in Aruba, one in Peru exactly five years later, police say. Joran van der Sloot…

Chile police hunt Dutchman sought in Peru killing (AP)

June 3rd, 2010

In this Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005 file photo, eighteen-year-old Joran van der Sloot, center, a resident of Aruba who had been held by police on the Caribbean island in connection with the disappearance of American tourist Natalee Holloway, exits Schiphol airport accompanied by unidentified relatives in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Peruvian police confirmed on  June 2, 2010, they are seeking Joran van der Sloot in last Sunday's killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores at a Lima hotel.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Police in neighboring Chile are checking hotels for a young Dutchman long suspected in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway who is now being sought in…

Suspect in Holloway case sought in Peru killing (AP)

June 2nd, 2010

In this Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005 file photo, eighteen-year-old Joran van der Sloot, center, a resident of Aruba who had been held by police on the Caribbean island in connection with the disappearance of American tourist Natalee Holloway, exits Schiphol airport accompanied by unidentified relatives in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Peruvian police confirmed on  June 2, 2010, they are seeking Joran van der Sloot in last Sunday's killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores at a Lima hotel.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - A young Dutchman previously arrested in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba is the prime suspect in the weekend killing of a Peruvian woman,…

NY woman who aided Peru rebels free after 15 years (AP)

May 27th, 2010

US Activist Lori Berenson, smiles after leaving prison on parole next to her husband and attorney Anibal Apari, in Lima, Thursday, May 27, 2010. A judge granted parole to Berenson, the 40-year-old New York activist who has spent 15 years in Peruvian prisons on a conviction of aiding leftist rebels.(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP - New Yorker Lori Berenson walked out of a Peruvian prison with a smile on her face Thursday, then pushed through a mob of reporters before settling into a…

New Yorker who aided Peru rebels freed (AP)

May 27th, 2010

FILE - This combination of file photos of Lori Berenson shows her, at left, on Jan. 8, 1996 shouting in defense of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, MRTA, during a public presentation in the anti-terrorism division police headquarters, 'Dincote' in Lima, Peru, and on May 25, 2010 in Lima after being granted house arrest after 15 years in prison for aiding leftist rebels. (AP Photo/File)AP - Activist Lori Berenson walked out of prison smiling Thursday but got a chilly reception from her new neighbors after serving three-quarters of a 20-year sentence for aiding leftist…

Peru judge paroles New York woman who aided rebels (AP)

May 25th, 2010

Lori Berenson, left, from New York, is escorted by police officers as she arrives for an audience at a courthouse in Lima, Tuesday, May 25, 2010. A Peruvian judge granted house arrest to Berenson after 15 years in prison for aiding leftist rebels. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)AP - A judge granted parole Tuesday to Lori Berenson, the 40-year-old New York activist who has spent 15 years in Peruvian prisons on a conviction of aiding leftist rebels.


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Peru landslides kill 28, leave 25 others missing (AP)

April 2nd, 2010

People walk through the mud after a landslide in the Porvenir area of Huanuco, Peru, Friday, April 2, 2010.  Regional officials say heavy rains in northeastern Peru caused landslides that killed at least 25 people, injured 50 and another 25 people are missing.  (AP Photo)AP - Landslides caused by heavy rains have hit two towns in northeastern Peru, killing at least 28 people and leaving 25 others missing, regional officials said Friday. At least…