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Chile police detain Dutchman in Peru killing (AP)

** RESENDING TO ADD INFORMATION ON THE 2005 HOLLOWAY CASE ** Chile's investigative police officers escort Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot, right, after being found in a neighborhood of Santiago, Thursday, June 3, 2010. Peruvian police were 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 – A Dutch man long suspected in the disappearance of an Alabama teen in Aruba was arrested Thursday in the murder of a young woman in Peru. Stephany Flores, 21, was killed in a Lima hotel Sunday, five years to the day after Natalee Holloway disappeared.


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Playboy manhunt: Chile searches for Joran van der Sloot

Chilean police continue their manhunt for Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch playboy and prime suspect in the 2005 Natalee Holloway murder who now stands accused of killing a 21-year-old woman in her hotel room in Peru.

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Chile police hunt Dutchman sought in Peru killing (AP)

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 the killing of a woman in Peru.


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Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in (AP)

Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP – The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile’s president. It shook some more as they waited for him.


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More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over (AP)

People react after a tsunami alert in Talcahuano, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Several aftershocks from last Feb. 27 earthquake rocked the country as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office. Pinera urged coastal residents to move to higher ground.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP – A series of strong aftershocks from last month’s devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.


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Pinera assumes Chile presidency amid strong quakes (AP)

Chile's President-elect Sebastian Pinera, left, shake hands with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe during a meeting in Santiago, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Uribe is in Chile to attend Pinera's inaguration on Thursday 11. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)AP – The strongest aftershock since Chile’s devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.


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As Chile shook, cities rolled to the west a bit (AP)

AP – The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit.

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