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Joran van der Sloot, who confessed to the 2005 murder of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, was delayed in his extradition back to Peru, according to US officials.

Joran van der Sloot, who confessed to the 2005 murder of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, was delayed in his extradition back to Peru, according to US officials.

Ana Estrada, who is confined to her bed, says she feels "happy and content" about a historic decision by Peruvian officials to allow her an assisted death, a remarkable ruling in this mostly Roman Catholic country where euthanasia is illegal. "It is an individual case, but I hope it serves as a precedent," Estrada, 44, told Reuters, after the ministries of justice and health decided late on Tuesday to respect a judge's ruling that she has the right to "a dignified ...