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Dark Dutch fairy tale spooks Cannes
Shape-shifting home invaders terrorise a wealthy family of five in a Dutch thriller tinged with black comedy that sent a shiver through Cannes Sunday."Borgman" by Alex van...
(Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:20 +0200)

Former Dutch minister Koenders to head UN Mali mission
UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Friday named former Dutch government minister Bert Koenders as head of the key UN mission in Mali where French and African troops are battling Islamist...
(Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:19 +0200)

Most gays in Europe still afraid to show sexuality: report
Two-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and a quarter have been victims of physical or verbal...
(Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:52 +0200)

Most European gays still afraid and threatened: report
Almost two-thirds of Europe's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are still afraid to show their sexuality in public and most feel discriminated against, an EU report...
(Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:33 +0200)

Dutch head global bid to reform Bangladesh textile sector
The Netherlands is to co-chair a group of donor countries, businesses and civil society groups tackling rampant safety issues in Bangladesh's textile sector, the foreign ministry...
(Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:24 +0200)

Rare Van Gogh sketchbook copies up for unprecedented sale
Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum is selling a limited number of copies of the Dutch master's sketchbooks for the first time, providing rare insight into his life and the origin of some...
(Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:17 +0200)

CORRECTED: Kenya's deputy leader pledges commitment to ICC trial
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto pledged his country's continued cooperation with the International Criminal Court on Tuesday where he and President Uhuru Kenyatta face...
(Wed, 15 May 2013 01:00:15 +0200)

ICC prosecutor opens initial probe into Gaza flotilla
The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary probe into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday."My office...
(Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:18 +0200)

Kenya's deputy leader pledges commitment to ICC trial
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto pledged his country's continued cooperation with the International Criminal Court on Tuesday where he and President Uhuru Kenyatta face...
(Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:18 +0200)

Dutch octogenarians seek justice for Indonesia war refusals
Two Dutch octogenarians who served jail time for refusing to fight in the Netherlands' colonial army in Indonesia in the 1940s on Tuesday asked their country's highest court to...
(Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:23 +0200)