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

Americans killed in Turkish jet crash

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 19:41
related places: Amsterdam, Schiphol

Five Turks and four Americans were killed in a plane crash at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, a Dutch official says.
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Engine failure clue in jet crash

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 19:17
related places: Amsterdam, Schiphol

Engine failure may have been a factor in Wednesday's plane crash at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, Dutch investigators say.
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Dutch Iraqi pleads guilty in US

Thursday, February 26th 2009, 16:42
related countries: Iraq, United States

An Iraqi-born Dutch suspect accused of planting roadside bombs in Iraq pleads guilty at his US trial.
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Heart pill could 'erase bad memories'

Monday, February 16th 2009, 11:03

Scientists believe a common heart medicine may be able to banish fearful memories from the mind.
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Anne Frank guardian reaches 100

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 8:07

The last surviving member of the group who helped hide the Jewish girl Anne Frank from the Nazis in Amsterdam turns 100.
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UK's ban of Dutch MP criticised

Friday, February 13th 2009, 9:33
related countries: United Kingdom

The British government is under fire after banning a controversial Dutch MP from entering the UK over anti-Islamic remarks.
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Dutch MP refused entry to Britain

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 21:25
related countries: United Kingdom

Controversial Dutch MP Geert Wilders is sent home after landing at Heathrow, calling it a "sad day" for democracy.
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Dutch MP banned from entering UK

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 11:43
related countries: United Kingdom

A Dutch MP who called the Koran a "fascist book" plans to travel to the UK despite being banned on public security grounds.
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Fortis shareholders reject sale

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 16:03
related countries: France

Fortis shareholders reject the sale of parts of the bank to French bank BNP Paribas and to the Dutch government.
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Somali 'pirates' face Dutch court

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 12:58
related countries: Somalia

Five suspected Somali pirates are to appear in a Netherlands court over an alleged attack in the Gulf of Aden, say Dutch prosecutors.
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Shell hit by falls in oil price

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 9:45

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports a sharp fall in quarterly profits after the price of oil slumped towards the end of last year.
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Islam film Dutch MP to be charged

Wednesday, January 21st 2009, 13:58

A Dutch court orders prosecutors to put right-wing politician Geert Wilders on trial for making anti-Islamic statements.
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'Body double' helps stroke victims

Saturday, January 17th 2009, 1:58

A virtual "body double" system has been developed by Dutch researchers to help people regain movement after a stroke.
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Belgian 'internet baby' sent home

Tuesday, December 23rd 2008, 19:13
related countries: Belgium

A Belgian baby who was allegedly "sold" to a Dutch couple is returned to Belgium, Dutch officials say.
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Live text - Uefa Cup

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 19:07
related places: Heerenveen

Aston Villa finish third in their group after a 3-1 defeat at Hamburg, as Portsmouth end their campaign with a win over Heerenveen.
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Nazi-era singer loses libel suit

Tuesday, December 16th 2008, 13:10

A 105-year-old Dutch entertainer loses his libel suit over claims that he sang for Nazi guards at a concentration camp.
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Amsterdam to cut brothels by half

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 16:15
related places: Amsterdam

Dutch authorities reveal details of a cleanup of Amsterdam's famous red light district, halving the number of prostitutes' windows.
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Dutch 'internet baby' case opens

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 15:31
related countries: Belgium

A Dutch court hears the case of a Dutch couple's alleged illegal adoption of a baby from Belgium over the internet.
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Dutch tourists stung into paying $51 each for Indian samosas

Monday, November 17th 2008, 12:39
related countries: India
related places: Bihar

In India's Bihar state, a Dutch couple is charged an astronomical 2,500 rupees ($51) for a samosa, the spicy potato-stuffed snack.
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Dutchman 'killed by Russian bomb'

Monday, October 20th 2008, 17:20
related countries: Georgia, Russia

A Dutch inquiry blames a Russian cluster bomb for the death of a cameraman during the recent conflict in Georgia.
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ING to get Netherlands cash boost

Sunday, October 19th 2008, 19:26

Dutch insurance and banking group ING is to receive a 10bn euro cash injection from the government.
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Dutch 'HIV attack' trial begins

Monday, October 13th 2008, 20:31

Three men go on trial in the Netherlands accused of deliberately infecting at least 14 other men with HIV.
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Dutch hear Rwandan genocide case

Monday, October 13th 2008, 16:38
related countries: Rwanda

A Rwandan Hutu pleads not guilty before a Dutch court to charges of rape and murder during the 1994 genocide.
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Netherlands to buy Fortis assets

Friday, October 3rd 2008, 17:20

The Netherlands takes control of the Dutch operations of ailing financial giant Fortis in a deal worth 16.8bn euros.
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Dutch city awards credit points to well-behaved street prostitutes

Wednesday, October 1st 2008, 12:21
related places: Eindhoven

The Dutch city of Eindhoven is to award credit points to street prostitutes in exchange for good behaviour.
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Terror suspects held on KLM plane

Friday, September 26th 2008, 13:15
related countries: Germany
related places: Cologne

Police in Germany board a Dutch plane at Cologne airport to arrest two men suspected of planning attacks, officials say.
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Iraq strikes gas deal with Shell

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008, 10:43

Iraq agrees to set up a joint venture with Royal Dutch Shell to invest in the country's natural gas reserves.
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Dutch block EU-Serbia trade deal

Tuesday, September 16th 2008, 9:10

The Netherlands prevents the unfreezing of EU-Serbia trade ties, urging full co-operation over war crimes suspects.
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Four arrests in Irish crime gang raid

Thursday, September 4th 2008, 14:43
related countries: Ireland

Dutch police arrest three men and a woman as part of an international investigation into an Irish crime gang.
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Teacher finds new cosmic object

Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 22:23

A new class of cosmic object has been found by a 25-year-old Dutch schoolteacher through an online astronomy project.
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Arsenal face McClaren's FC Twente

Friday, August 1st 2008, 11:14

Former England coach Steve McClaren's new Dutch club will play Arsenal in the Champions League.
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Oil prices boost Shell's results

Thursday, July 31st 2008, 6:36

High oil prices give another boost to profits from Royal Dutch Shell, making up for difficult conditions in its retailing arm.
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Karadzic appeal deadline passes

Friday, July 25th 2008, 22:10
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

A deadline expires for Bosnian Serb ex-leader Radovan Karadzic to appeal against extradition to The Hague on genocide charges.
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Cave warning on Uganda bat virus

Friday, July 11th 2008, 14:31
related countries: Uganda

The WHO warns people not to enter Ugandan caves after a tourist dies from Marburg virus.
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Srebrenica victims cannot sue UN

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 16:25

A Dutch court says it is unable to hear a case brought against the UN over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
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Dutch tabby cat becomes surrogate mother - to a red panda

Wednesday, July 9th 2008, 23:34

A red panda cub abandoned by its mother is adopted by a tabby cat, at a zoo in the Netherlands.
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Mugabe aide tells West: 'Go hang'

Tuesday, July 1st 2008, 10:53

A spokesman for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe rejects Western criticism of the disputed presidential elections.
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Weeded out

Tuesday, July 1st 2008, 8:35

How Dutch coffee shops cope with tobacco ban
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