News: Netherlands

We have started to collect the most important news related to Netherlands in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Netherlands: news

Huntelaar poised for Milan switch

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 14:25
related countries: Spain

AC Milan agree a four-year deal to sign Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar from Real Madrid.
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Six die in Spain tour-bus crash

Friday, July 31st 2009, 13:33
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona

A tour-bus crashes near the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing at least six people and injuring about 40, most of them Dutch.
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Expelled Dutchmen held in Belgium

Thursday, July 30th 2009, 14:31
related countries: Somalia

Four Dutch nationals expelled from Kenya on suspicion of aiding insurgents in Somalia are arrested in Belgium.
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Dutch return head of Ghana king

Thursday, July 23rd 2009, 16:44
related countries: Ghana

The Netherlands hands back the head of a 19th Century Ghanaian king, executed by colonialists, to its home country for burial.
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Philips vows to contest EU probe

Monday, July 13th 2009, 11:30

Dutch electronics firm Philips says it will "vigorously oppose" a European Commission probe into LCD flat screen price-fixing.
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Religious revival

Friday, July 10th 2009, 9:34

Dutch turn to frugal Calvinism in hard economic times
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Dutch hand back looted Iraqi art

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 21:54
related countries: Iraq

The Netherlands returns dozens of ancient artefacts to Iraq, after police discover they were stolen after the 2003 invasion.
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Former Nazi 'fit to stand trial'

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 17:18
related countries: Germany

An 88-year-old former Nazi who admitted killing three Dutch civilians is fit to stand trial, a German court rules.
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Dutch banker found dead in woods

Monday, June 29th 2009, 17:24
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A former top banker at troubled ABN Amro is found dead in woodland after going missing from his London home.
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Militants attack Nigeria oil base

Monday, June 29th 2009, 12:25
related countries: Nigeria

Nigerian militants attack a Royal Dutch Shell oil facility, the second attack since a government amnesty offer.
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Alleged muggers tracked down in Netherlands with aid of Google

Friday, June 19th 2009, 21:37

Police in the Netherlands arrest twin brothers after a boy they are alleged to have mugged said he saw a picture of them on an internet map service.
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Live text - World Twenty20

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 17:41

South Africa take on New Zealand after Pakistan beat the Netherlands by 82 runs to qualify for the next stage of the World Twenty20.
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Pakistan go through with easy win

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 15:21
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan beat the Netherlands by 82 runs to go through to the Super Eight phase of the World Twenty20.
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Superb Netherlands shock England

Friday, June 5th 2009, 20:06
related countries: United Kingdom

Hosts England crash to a four-wicket defeat by the Netherlands in a dramatic opening match in the World Twenty20.
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Live text - England v Netherlands

Friday, June 5th 2009, 15:17
related countries: United Kingdom

The Netherlands are putting England under pressure in the opening World Twenty20 match.
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Dutch far-right 'gain' in EU poll

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 21:57

A party of right-wing Dutch MP Geert Widers makes big gains in European parliament polls, exit polls suggest.
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Turnout fear as EU election opens

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 12:20
related countries: United Kingdom

European parliament voting opens in the UK and the Netherlands amid fears that past poor turnout will be repeated.
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Vietnam War photographer dies

Friday, May 15th 2009, 6:39
related countries: Vietnam

Dutch photographer Hubert Van Es, who captured some of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War, dies aged 67.
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Dutch parade attack driver dies

Friday, May 1st 2009, 15:05

The driver of a car that killed six people in an attempted attack on the Dutch royal family has died, officials say.
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Car attack on Dutch royal parade

Thursday, April 30th 2009, 20:10

Five people die as a car crashes into crowds watching Dutch Queen Beatrix pass by in an open-topped bus.
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Dutch forces free pirate captives

Saturday, April 18th 2009, 14:08
related countries: Somalia

Dutch commandos have freed 20 Yemenis who had been held by Somali pirates after they attacked a tanker, Nato says.
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Dutch Iraqi sentenced in US trial

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 19:28
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Dutchman

A US judge sentences an Iraqi-born Dutchman accused of planting roadside bombs in Iraq to 25 years in jail.
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Home births 'as safe as hospital'

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 8:08

A study of home births in the Netherlands suggests that the risks to babies are no higher than if born in hospital.
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Yemen tribesmen free Dutch couple

Monday, April 13th 2009, 16:57
related countries: Yemen

A Dutch couple kidnapped by armed tribesmen almost two weeks ago have been released, a Yemeni official says.
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One killed in Dutch cafe shooting

Saturday, April 11th 2009, 12:09
related places: Rotterdam

A Dutch gunman opens fire at a cafe in Rotterdam, killing one person and injuring three others.
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Indian elephant kills Dutch man

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 11:00
related countries: India
related places: Kaziranga

A Dutch tourist is trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kaziranga national park in India's north-eastern state of Assam.
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Dutch soldier dies in Afghan raid

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 7:11
related countries: Afghanistan

A rocket attack on a Nato base in southern Afghanistan leaves a Dutch soldier dead and five injured.
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Philippines rebel charges dropped

Tuesday, March 31st 2009, 12:51
related countries: Philippines

Dutch prosecutors drop murder charges against Philippine Communist rebel leader Jose Maria Sison.
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Dominant Dutch outclass Scotland

Saturday, March 28th 2009, 23:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Amsterdam

The Netherlands cruise to a 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Scotland in Amsterdam.
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Reporters on Papua protests freed

Wednesday, March 25th 2009, 5:29
related countries: Indonesia

Four Dutch reporters are freed after being arrested in Indonesia during independence protests in West Papua.
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Rwandan found guilty of murders

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 0:47
related countries: Rwanda

A Dutch court finds a Rwandan Hutu guilty of lethal torture during the 1994 genocide, but not of war crimes.
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Motors and Mary

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 0:47

Why Dutch Christians have issues with the EU
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Dutch to return Ghana king's head

Friday, March 20th 2009, 19:00
related countries: Ghana

The severed head of a 19th Century Ghanaian king is to be returned to its home country for burial, say officials.
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Dutch police free 'bomb' suspects

Friday, March 13th 2009, 17:47
related places: Amsterdam

Dutch authorities release five of the seven people arrested on suspicion of planning to bomb Amsterdam shops.
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Dutch arrest Mafia murder suspect

Friday, March 13th 2009, 10:19
related countries: Germany, Italy
related places: Amsterdam, Duisburg

Amsterdam police arrest the main suspect in the gangland killing of six Italian men in the German city of Duisburg in August 2007.
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Dutch recover missing paintings

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 21:40

Dutch officials find 17th and 19th Century paintings by Renoir and other artists that have been missing since 1987.
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Callers flock to pray as Dutch artist sets up 'God hotline'

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 2:48

An artist in the Netherlands sets up a telephone number to allow people to call God - but they will have to leave a message.
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Altimeter 'had role' in air crash

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 15:32
related places: Amsterdam, Schiphol

Dutch investigators say a faulty altimeter played a role in the plane crash near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport last week.
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