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Report: Joran van der Sloot Stabbed 3 Fellow Inmates

Murder suspect Joran van der Sloot has stabbed at least three other inmates during his incarceration at a Peruvian prison, a magazine reports. The Peruvian magazine Panorama alleges that van der Sloot stabbed three prisoners, with at least one victim needing emergency medical care. The magazine also reports that the...

Peru Police: Van der Sloot Lying About Laptop

LIMA, Peru - A study of Joran van der Sloot's laptop shows he is lying when he says he killed a young Peruvian woman in a fit of rage because she discovered his connection to Natalee Holloway's disappearance while using it, a senior Peruvian police official said Friday. Stephany Flores did not view any such information on...

Report: Data on van der Sloot's Computer 'of Interest' to FBI

Peruvian authorities say they provided the FBI with a copy of a laptop hard drive belonging to Joran van der Sloot, the imprisoned Dutch native charged with killing a Peruvian woman and extorting money from the mother of missing U.S. teen Natalee Holloway. FBI agents met Monday with agents from the Peruvian National...

FBI Searching for New Clues in Natalee Holloway Case

The FBI is reportedly traveling to Peru to examine a laptop belonging to Joran van der Sloot, the imprisoned Dutch native charged with killing a Peruvian woman and extorting money from the mother of missing U.S. teen Natalee Holloway. According to CNN's "In Session," court documents issued in Lima indicate that FBI...

Report: Van der Sloot Offers to Plead Guilty for Lesser Sentence

Joran van der Sloot, the Dutchman long suspected in the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, is offering to plead guilty in the slaying of a Peruvian woman in exchange for a reduced sentence, according to The Associated Press. Van der Sloot's attorney, Maximo Altez, said his client is willing to plead guilty to...

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Mexico's ICA to acquire 51 pct of Peru mining services firm

Mexican construction company ICA said Wednesday it has signed a deal to acquire a 51 percent stake in Peru's San Martin Contratistas Generales, which provides construction services to the mining industry.

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Relaxing In Peru's Best Beach Town: Mancora

Luckily, there are many typical Peruvian restaurants in town.

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Paddington Bear Swaps Peru For Hollywood

Paddington Bear is swapping darkest Peru for the bright lights of Hollywood after plans were announced to bring the character to the big screen.

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10 Things To Do In Cuzco, Peru, That Don't Involve Visiting Inca Ruins

Walking around the streets of Cuzco, you'll be bombarded by hundreds of people selling massages and spa treatments.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Mysterious Bird Deaths Cause Beach Alarm

Peru's Health Ministry is urging people to stay away from Pacific beaches from Lima northward after recent large-scale deaths of pelicans and dolphins.

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05/31/12 For the Record Source: The Times - Ottawa IL Edward Bailey Jr. and Angila Hibbs, both of Streator.
05/31/12 United States and Peru Hold Environmental Meetings Source: Imperial Valley News - Yuma AZ The Governments of the United States and Peru convened a series of environmental meetings related to the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) from May 29-31 in Washington, D.C. The governments also held a public session, providing interested stakeholders with the opportunity to raise issues and ask questions about implementation efforts.
05/31/12 UPDATE 1-Reuters Summit-Peru sees 75 pct surge in... Source: Reuters Peru, the world's No. 2 copper producer, hopes to counteract falling metals prices by boosting production of the red metal 75 percent by 2015, the country's Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino said on Thursday.
05/31/12 Peru carries out nationwide earthquake safety drill Source: The Straits Times - Singapore Peru carried out a nationwide safety drill on Thursday to see how authorities respond to a cataclysmic 8-magnitude earthquake with an epicentre just west of the capital, and the resulting tsunami.
05/31/12 Peru's Humala Proves He's No ChÃ¡vez Source: BusinessWeek On June 6, 2011, the Lima Stock Exchange fell 12 percent, its biggest drop ever, as investors reacted to the election of Ollanta Humala as president the day before.

Background on Peru

Peru (; ; ), officially the Republic of Peru (, ), is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

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