Model Naomi Campbell is set to testify in a war-crimes court on Thursday about a "blood diamond" gift from Liberian warlord Charles Taylor.
The spotlight in Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial shifts on Thursday to supermodel Naomi Campbell when she testifies about an uncut diamond.
The Netherlands launched a bitter attack on referee Howard Webb after they had succumbed to Spain’s injury-time winner in the World Cup final.
The chants of "Campeone! Campeone! that rang through the bowels of Soccer City on Sunday night confirmed it: Spain are champions of the world.
The Soccer World Cup, it has been suggested, has seen the triumph of the collective over the individual.
Before his team eliminated Brazil from the World Cup Bert van Marwijk promised us that total football was dead — and he was right.
A mouthwatering Soccer World Cup final clash awaits us on Sunday night, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
Dutch fans scrambled on Wednesday for pricey, last-minute tickets to SA as the country went football crazy after reaching the World Cup final.
Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk is keen to play down his side being overwhelming favourites to win their World Cup semifinal against Uruguay.
The Netherlands were warned against underestimating Uruguay on Monday, as Argentina and Brazil come to terms with their shock World Cup exits.
Both Holland and Brazil will be entering Friday’s World Cup quarterfinals Port Elizabeth like fading beauty queens.
Kaka is one of a cluster of players treading a yellow card tightrope in Friday’s Soccer World Cup quarterfinal between The Netherlands and Brazil.
Brazil swept into a World Cup quarterfinal showdown with The Netherlands after a 3-0 win over Chile at Ellis Park on Monday.
Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk has told his team to buckle down in their second round World Cup match against a Slovakian side he said lacked "stars".
A 2-1 loss to The Netherlands confirmed what Cameroon already knew: That the Indomitable Lions were out of the World Cup with barely a roar.
A huge, uncatalogued collection at the University of
Leiden presents research opportunities for the future, Jos Damen reports.
The final or bust. The <i>Oranje</i> have set lofty aims for their campaign in South Africa, 32 years after their 3-1 extra-time defeat by Argentina.
Polling booths at a pop concert and on public transport: Dutch officials are trying novel ways to entice voters to cast ballots in municipal polls.
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/ 22 February 2010
Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands must decide whether to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende after his coalition collapsed.
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/ 24 November 2009
The world’s first permanent war crimes court opens its second trial on Tuesday when two Congolese warlords face charges.
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/ 3 November 2009
A court has adjourned Radovan Karadzic’s genocide trial, saying it will announce this week how to proceed in the face of his continued boycott.
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/ 2 November 2009
Radovan Karadzic sanctioned the shelling of Sarajevo civilians and the massacre of Srebrenica’s Muslims, a court was told on Monday.
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/ 2 November 2009
Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who has boycotted his war-crimes trial, will appear in court on Tuesday, his legal advisers say.
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/ 27 October 2009
Prosecutors launched their case against Radovan Karadzic on Tuesday, describing how the ”Supreme Commander” orchestrated ethnic-cleansing campaigns.
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/ 26 October 2009
Former Bosnian-Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to attend the start of his war-crimes trial on Monday.
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/ 23 September 2009
Spanish authorities have arrested a pilot on charges he flew ”death flights” for Argentina’s former military rulers, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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/ 22 September 2009
For the next four weeks, the fear that any bank anywhere, no matter how big, could be at risk would stalk the markets.
Charles Taylor begins his defence on Monday against charges he led rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered, raped and mutilated villagers.
A UN court on Wednesday denied Radovan Karadzic’s motion to have war-crimes charges against him dropped.
Dutch ING Bank has asked its top 1 200 managers not to accept their bonuses for the year 2008.
Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic refused to plead to genocide charges on Tuesday at the UN’s Yugoslav war crimes court.
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/ 26 February 2009
Dozens of investigators worked overnight probing the wreckage of the Turkish Airways jet that crashed at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.