Thousands of Dutch children raped, new independent report claims
Roman Catholic institutions in Netherlands cited for massive child sex abuseread more
View ArticleNew Year's Eve: Dutch giraffes soothed by pop music
Dutch obsession with New Year's Eve fireworks rattles giraffes at Netherlands zoo; only pop music can calm the animals. News Desk It's New Year's Eve at the zoo, your neighbors are going crazy with...
View ArticleEurope’s deep freeze has Netherlands buzzing with hopes for epic...
Brussels — Up to 2 million spectators are expected for one of world’s most grueling sports events, if the ice reaches the required thickness.read more
View ArticleEuropean austerity by the numbers: in or out of the euro zone today's...
Statistics prove yet again: cutting alone will not help an economy Michael Goldfarb The European economic numbers flow across my computer screen, not quite as quickly as the ticker tape crawl at CNBC...
View ArticlePrince Johan Friso of Netherlands critically injured in avalanche
"Doctors treating him describe the prince's condition as stable, but his life remains at risk," according to a government statement.read more
View ArticleNetherlands: Scientists grow meat for 'test-tube burger'
The lab-grown muscle tissue looks a bit like calamari, according to the BBC.read more
View ArticleDutch prince Johan Friso 'may never regain consciousness'
Wolfgang Koller, head of Innsbruck University Hospital’s trauma unit, told a press conference broadcast live on Dutch national TV that it took nearly 50 minutes to reanimate Friso after he was pulled...
View ArticleEuropean Union or U.S. of E?
Everyone hates the capital, states demand rights over their budgets... sounds like America, right? Michael Goldfarb In a different context yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, indulged in...
View ArticleDutch Roman Catholic church castrated boys in 1950s to 'cure' homosexuality
According to a report published at the weekend by a Dutch newspaper, an 18-year-old man was castrated in 1956 after telling police he was being abused by priests at a Catholic boarding school in the...
View ArticleUncertainty in Europe sends markets falling
Last night’s narrow victory for Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande in France and the collapse of budget talks in the Netherlands both contributed to market nerves, as did weak...
View ArticleNetherlands court upholds ban on tourists in pot cafes
Dutch residents will still be allowed to enter any one of the 700 coffee shops across the Netherlands where cannabis is available, but must have valid identification or possibility hold a new ‘weed...
View Article'Monster of Riga' Dutch pedophile sentenced to 18 years in jail
The 29-year-old man abused dozens of extremely young children in two Amsterdam nurseries and at homes where he was babysitting, and then posted videos and images of the acts on the Internet.read more
View ArticleNetherlands and Finland may stunt EU Summit progress
Fears about the imminent collapse of the European financial system appeared to have subsided somewhat since last week's EU summit — but there could be a big kink in this plan. read more
View ArticleArt heist in Rotterdam: Picasso, Matisse, Monet paintings stolen from Dutch...
The Kunsthal exhibition was showcasing the entire works in the Triton Foundation, a collection of avant-garde art, as part of its 20th anniversary.read more
View ArticleRomania arrests 3 in Rotterdam art heist
"Three people have been arrested, but unfortunately we have not got back the paintings," Rotterdam police spokeswoman Yvette van den Heerik told the Associated Press.read more
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