Why Joran van der Sloot likely can't be prosecuted for Natalee Holloway's murder, despite admitting he killed her
The decision by US prosecutors to offer Joran van der Sloot a plea agreement on charges of extortion and wire fraud led to his confession in the 2005 killing of Natalee Holloway in Aruba -- and although he likely can't be prosecuted for the Alabama teen's death, legal experts say the deal was vital in helping the teen's family finally achieve closure.
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Hundreds arrested at Israel-Gaza protest near US Capitol
At least 300 people are detained during a demonstration against the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Aid delivery waits to enter Gaza from Egypt at Rafah crossing
About 20 trucks may cross into Gaza after a deal with the US, but aid organisations warn it's not enough.
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Rishi Sunak to visit Israel as world leaders seek de-escalation
The PM will meet Israel's leaders on Thursday before going to other regional capitals in a two-day trip.
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Natalee Holloway's mother tells her daughter's killer in court he has caused 'indescribable pain and harm' to her family
Beth Holloway has waited nearly two decades for an end to her family's "never-ending nightmare" -- and while that doesn't mean getting her daughter back, it does include getting justice for the Alabama teen who disappeared in 2005 on a graduation trip to Aruba.
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Natalee Holloway's suspected killer, Joran van der Sloot, admits to crime, says mother
Joran van der Sloot "brutally murdered" the Alabama teenager who went missing in Aruba, the judge said.
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Alex Danzig: Fears grow for much-loved historian kidnapped by Hamas
The abduction of Holocaust expert Alex Danzig has caused particular distress in Israel and Poland.
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Joran van der Sloot is expected to plead guilty in an extortion case today -- and may be forced to give details on Natalee Holloway's death
Almost two decades after Alabama teen Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba, the prime suspect in her disappearance might soon reveal long-awaited details about how she died.
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Biden arrives in Israel after Arab leaders summit cancelled
The US president lands in Israel as Gaza reels from a hospital blast feared to have killed hundreds.
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Samuel L. Jackson and Pierce Brosnan cast in Unholy Trinity
Samuel L. Jackson, Pierce Brosnan and Brandon Lessard have all landed starring roles in Richard Gray's Western film 'Unholy Trinity'.
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Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty to federal charges at Wednesday hearing
Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway who is accused of extorting and defrauding the teen's mother, is expected to enter a guilty plea to federal charges at a Wednesday hearing, an attorney for her family says.
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‘Dogged by Death’: The True Story Behind the Bizarre Syndrome That Inspired ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Here’s how a wave of mysterious deaths in the late 1970s and early 1980s among Southeast Asian refugees living in America inspired Wes Craven to pen his 1984 horror classic, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
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