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Netherlands

Two Dutch ministers quit over drug compensation scandal

Two Dutch ministers have resigned over a compensation payment to a drug trafficker. Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten and his Secretary of State Fred

10/03/2015

Cinema

Top chef food doc explores ambition, sacrifice and perfectionism

Dutch filmmaker Willemiek Kluijfhout’s latest culinary documentary steps into the kitchens of top chef Sergio Herman, one of only two cooks ever to

04/03/2015

Sport

Dortmund continue Bundesliga revival as PSV stumble in the Dutch title race

Welcome to The Corner, our weekly show that covers news and features from the world of football. Borussia Dortmund appear to be back on track in the

02/03/2015

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Adorable polar bear cubs enjoy their first trip outside

28/02/2015

Netherlands

Dutch town cowers in terror over Eagle owl attacks

Bird watchers in the Dutch town of Purmerend are scratching their heads for more reasons than one over the mysterious behaviour of an eagle owl. The

26/02/2015

Italy

Football violence in Rome prompts outcry over damage to historical monuments

Hundreds of drunk fans of Dutch club Feyenoord clashed with riot police near the Spanish Steps in Rome ahead of Thursday’s evening Europa League game

20/02/2015

Italy

Feyenoord fans riot in Rome ahead of Europa League clash

At least 22 Feyenoord fans have been arrested in Rome and eight charged after trouble flared before the Dutch side’s Europa League clash with

19/02/2015

Netherlands

Dutch TV intruder held in custody

Nineteen-year-old Tarik Zahzah is in police custody after his bid to speak to the Dutch nation. A security operation was mounted after the suspect

30/01/2015

Netherlands

Gunman interrupts Dutch broadcast to demand airtime before being arrested

A man armed with a pistol has entered the studies of the Dutch national broadcaster NOS and demanded to allowed on air. He was confronted by armed

29/01/2015

Indonesia

Indonesia executes five foreigners despite protest

Brazil and the Netherlands have recalled their ambassadors over Indonesian executions

18/01/2015

Real Economy

The right balance: the economics of happiness

What makes people happy? Measuring human happiness is increasingly becoming a pursuit of economists, who use a range of research tools to gauge and

13/01/2015

Netherlands

Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders to face trial for inciting hatred against Moroccans

The Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders is due to be prosecuted over allegations he incited racial hatred against Moroccans during an election

18/12/2014

Netherlands

Black Pete "a symptom of Europe's Afrophobia", warn campaigners

16/12/2014

Netherlands

Crane crash during elaborate marriage proposal

An elaborate marriage proposal in the Netherlands went badly wrong when a crane being used to drop the would-be suitor into his girlfriend’s garden

15/12/2014

Netherlands

NATO joins search for 'Russian submarine' off Scottish coast

The Dutch air force has released video of the moment it is said to have intercepted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic sea on Monday. More

10/12/2014

Netherlands

Flight MH17 wreckage parts arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine

Trucks carrying debris from the Malaysian airliner have arrived in the southern Dutch town of Gilze-Rijen for examination by experts.

09/12/2014

Netherlands

Van Gogh paintings have lost their original colours

To many people, Van Gogh means light blue and soft yellow. But now scientists say he used different colours. The original colours have aged. The

07/12/2014

Netherlands

Fourth case of bird flu discovered in Holland

30/11/2014

Netherlands

White heroin contributes to deaths of three Brits in a month

27/11/2014

Target

In Rotterdam everything's gone green

24/11/2014