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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.
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/ 25 February 2009
A passenger plane operated by Turkish Airlines crashed on Wednesday while landing at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, an airport spokesperson said.
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/ 3 February 2009
The UN’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, on Tuesday defined the Black Sea border between Romania and Ukraine.
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/ 28 January 2009
A former child soldier told a war-crimes trial on Wednesday how he was recruited into a militia led by DRC warlord Thomas Lubanga.
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/ 10 January 2009
International Criminal Court judges will hear prosecution evidence next week in favour of a war crimes trial for Congolese rebel Jean-Pierre Bemba.
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/ 7 December 2008
Amsterdam has long been famed for its relaxed approach to prostitution and soft drugs, making the Dutch city one of the most popular destinations.
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/ 7 December 2008
Amsterdam’s reputation as a seething, hot-boxed bordello does the city a disservice.
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/ 21 November 2008
Almost a fifth of Amsterdam’s popular marijuana-selling coffee shops are to be closed because they are too close to schools.
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/ 22 October 2008
An appeals panel of the International Criminal Court refused on Tuesday to free a Congolese warlord, but also rejected an appeal to restart his trial.
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/ 29 September 2008
Midnight in Rotterdam and the city was exploding into life. The bikes were stacked four deep outside the opening-night party at nightclub WATT.
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/ 17 September 2008
Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic on Wednesday claimed a top US envoy had promised him immunity on behalf of the UN Security Council.
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/ 2 September 2008
Diabetic Muslims in The Netherlands are putting their health at risk by ignoring medical advice against taking part in Ramadan.
A UN tribunal on Friday entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for war crimes and genocide charges.
The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th-century building in the Dutch town of Bedum as Europe’s most steeply leaning tower.
Radovan Karadzic goes before a judge at a United Nations court in The Hague on Friday to plead guilty or not guilty to ordering a host of war crimes.
Police say a Dutch man survived his car being struck in quick succession by two trains travelling in opposite directions.
Lloyd Gedye catches up with the Dutch muso
who can’t get enough of South Africa
A team of European scientists unveiled a new method this week of extracting images hidden under old masters’ paintings without harming them.
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb warlord, says that high-ranking officials in the 1990s US administration of Bill Clinton want him dead.
At two minutes past four on Thursday afternoon, a tall man with swept-back silver hair stepped into a blue and yellow courtroom in The Hague.
War-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic will appear before the United Nations war-crimes tribunal in The Hague for the first time on Thursday.
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic arrived in The Netherlands on Wednesday to face trial at The Hague on charges of genocide.
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor looks poised to seek the arrest of Sudan’s president on Monday for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba made his first appearance on Friday before the International Criminal Court.
The International Criminal Court took custody on Thursday of its highest-profile suspect to date — Congolese former rebel warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba.
Former DRC rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba arrived in The Netherlands on Thursday to face war-crimes charges before the International Criminal Court.
Australian MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner romped to his second win in a week at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday,
Amsterdam’s famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years, but now they face an unwelcome blast of fresh air.
It is pretty good stuff, this European Championship. In some ways it is better than a World Cup, a tournament that has become too big.
The Netherlands are looking for a repeat dose of the same magic that crushed world champions Italy when they take on a France team beset by doubt in Berne on Friday. Marco van Basten’s Dutch oozed class in their 3-0 drubbing of the Azzurri in their opening Euro 2008 Group C tie on Monday.