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Peru has taken the first step in allowing convicted killer Joran van der Sloot to come to the U.S. to face extortion and wire fraud charges related to the 2005 disappearance of American Natalee Holloway.

Unlocking the secrets of the human voice

Decades of increasing Mexico-US immigration have come to an end, a report says, citing tough border control and economic conditions in both nations.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Poverty, a lack of education and arms proliferation present daunting obstacles, yet peace can be achieved if world leaders are more willing to talk and young people are encouraged to get involved, Nobel Peace Prize winners said Monday at their annual meeting....

BOSTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions....

BOSTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions....

BOSTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions....

BOSTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions....

BOSTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions....

BOSTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's roadmap for governing the country is so vague that it has even Republican allies questioning his intentions....

How pranksters seek to fool the media

FBI K-9 dogs hit on items around the southern Arizona home of a missing 6-year-old girl on Monday, prompting authorities to take over the house, a police chief said.

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities have punished 20 officials and former village leaders after the community in southern China engaged in mass protests over land disputes that drove out local officials....

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities have punished 20 officials and former village leaders after the community in southern China engaged in mass protests over land disputes that drove out local officials....

Ex-News International boss James Murdoch tells the Leveson Inquiry it "remains his position" he did not see an email about wide-spread phone hacking at the News of the World.

CHICAGO (AP) -- The trial of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's family opened with the marquee witness, as prosecutors put the award-winning actress and singer on the stand Monday for sometimes-tearful testimony that may well leave a lasting impression on jurors....

CHICAGO (AP) -- The trial of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's family opened with the marquee witness, as prosecutors put the award-winning actress and singer on the stand Monday for sometimes-tearful testimony that may well leave a lasting impression on jurors....

ASTON, Pa. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday embraced a student loan proposal that President Barack Obama is selling on the campaign trail and refused to endorse Sen. Marco Rubio's conservative immigration plan aimed at helping young illegal immigrants....

Differing views on the merits of directly-elected mayors

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is on a tour of the UK this week and the BBC's transport correspondent Richard Westcott got a chance to look around it.