64th Anniversary of WWII Test Food Drop Flight, April 29, 2009 Early morning, April 29, 1945 Delayed by horrendous weather for two days, a Lancaster bomber finally rumbled down the runway to begin a dangerous...
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" A landmark human rights lawsuit, accusing Royal Dutch Shell of complicity in the execution of author and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa some 14 years ago, will proceed to trial in a New York courtroom. The...
ING Groep, the Dutch bank and insurance company, announced Monday that it will not be renewing its sponsorship with Formula One team Renault after 2009. This comes as a cost-cutting measure...
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This is a step backwards for freedom of speech in Britain. Does anyone know if the EU allows countries within the EU to withhold entrance from citizens of a member country of the EU? "A Dutch lawmaker barred from...
A Dutch MP who described the Koran as a "fascist book" has been banned from entering the UK amid fears his presence would endanger public security.
Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders says he will go to...
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The END of free speech in the EU? "The Dutch foreign minister has protested Britain's refusal to allow right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders into the country to show his anti-Islam film "Fitna." Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen says he "deeply regrets" the British...
Starting January 24, Amsterdam International Fashion Week holds a series of public fashion shows in and around Amsterdam, most of them held by Dutch and Belgium designers. As usual, the events are also...
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It has been 12 years since the Netherland's canals froze on their own, but this year it has been cold enough, so thousands of skaters defied the freezing temperatures and hit the ice; and as a result the hospital...
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Robert Doornbos is confident that he can secure a full-time drive in next season's IndyCar Series.
The former Champ Car race winner has been linked with a return to the HVM team, who he won races for under the...
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It's the end of the year, and just like Barbara Walters picks her "Most Fascinating People" of the year, I think we should point out the top sociopaths of 2008. Some have evaded justice. Some are...
"Strip Shows Are Considered Theater in the Netherlands Judges in the Dutch Supreme Court has made up their minds concerning a case of whether or not strip shows were considered theater or a means of perversion. If...
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For all the latest news and opinions on the Natalee Holloway case, check out http://arubanboycott.blogspot.com. " Aruba's Justice Minister Rudy Croes has announced an independent probe into the early stages of...
Here is more information about him from Wikipedia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Heesters"A 105-year-old singer whose past as a singer in Nazi Germany has dogged his reputation for decades is back in the...
When it comes to climate change Holland has always been at the top of things. Holland has been one of the leader countries in wind power for centuries. Holland, which is severely impacted by climate change...
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"Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the Natalee Holloway disappearance, has told Fox tv he was lying when he said in an interview he had sold the American teenager to a mysterious stranger on the...