A Joran van der Sloot confession may close one murder case while raising more questions in another.
The Dutchman, long the prime suspect in U.S. teen Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance in Aruba, confessed to killing a different young woman in his Lima hotel room last week, a police spokesman says.
Police Col. Abel Gamarra, head of the Information Directorate of Police, told The Associated Press late Monday that Van der Sloot admitted under questioning by police that he killed 21-year-old Stephany Flores.
Gamarra said the case will be turned over to prosecutors who will present formal charges against Van der Sloot. The National Prison Institute will determine which prison he will be held in while awaiting trial.
Police planned to take Van der Sloot to the hotel on Tuesday to participate in a reconstruction of the events leading to Flores’ slaying, Gamarra said.
Gamarra did not provide further details about the confession.
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Have you ever wondered what make weddings significant and momentous?Meaningful weddings start with choosing an astonishing and stunning wedding destination. When it comes to wedding destinations, people daydream of far off places like Thailand. Weddings in Thailand are becoming more and more popular and this offers something a bit unusual for those who want to escape the stress and pressure involved in many conventional weddings. Weddings in Thailand make the exchange of “I dos” a truly unforgettable moment. After all, isn’t that the happy ending couples have been waiting for all along?
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A particularly popular time to get wedded in Thailand is during Valentine’s Day on a tropical island beach. The whisk of the warm afternoon sand between your toes; the natural harmony of the sea as it gently cuddles the shore; standing hand-in-hand, with the one you love, committing to one another completely. Sound like a passionate dream? As you will discover on Koh Samui weddings, wedding dreams do come true.
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Before the summer heat–and summertime utility bill–starts to make you sweat, you might want to consider making a few changes to cut your energy consumption. You can shave dollars off your monthly bills without sacrificing comfort as long as you plan ahead and get creative. Here’s a room-by-room guide to saving money this summer–and benefiting the Earth at the same time.
In the basement: Geoff Godwin, division vice president of Emerson, the country’s largest provider of heating and cooling systems, says cleaning air conditioning filters every month and getting your system checked by a professional once a year will ensure that it’s functioning as efficiently and inexpensively as possible. “A lot of people don’t do that–they ignore the AC system until something goes wrong,” he says, then they end up buying an entirely new unit instead of making minor fixes.
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(CNN) — Iran has agreed “in principle” to an offer by Brazil to mediate its stalled nuclear fuel swap, Iranian media reported Wednesday.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the announcement in a phone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, the semi-official Fars news agency said.
The news agency said Iran and Brazil will now work out the technical details of the offer.
The nuclear fuel exchange centers around enriched uranium.
Iran says it was enriching uranium from its current 3.5 percent to 20 percent — the threshold for uranium capable of setting off a nuclear reaction. The country says it needs the enriched uranium to fuel a research reactor, which produces isotopes for cancer patients and which is running out of fuel.
The West, however, accuses Iran of trying to create nuclear weapons under the guise of a civilian energy program.
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