Netherlands

Netherlands

• Coach Frank de Boer extends contract with Ajax

  Coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract with Ajax until 2017 after leading the Amsterdam club to its third straight Dutch league title. 

• Coast Guard to take testimony on Shell grounding

  Circumstances surrounding the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island will be explored in a public hearing in ... 

• UN chief names Dutch envoy to head Mali mission

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Albert Koenders of the Netherlands to head the new peacekeeping mission in Mali. The mission is ... 

• Shell: large gas business in Nigeria shut

  Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has stopped delivering gas to Nigeria LNG, one of the world's largest sellers of liquefied natural gas, due to a ... 

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  Ivanovic header gives Chelsea 2-1 win over Benfica

  Branislav Ivanovic watched from the stands as Chelsea won its first Champions League last season. He eased the pain of missing that match through ... 

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  A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing

  The European Union's executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible ... 

• Dutch sociologist given Spain's Asturias prize

  A Dutch sociologist has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias social sciences prize for her work in the field of globalization and urban sociology. 

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  Eusebio back in Amsterdam to inspire Benfica

  Ever since Eusebio scored two goals to lead Benfica to its last European title, the Portuguese team has endured enough final heartache to fill an ... 

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  Chelsea's Eden Hazard out of Europa League final

  Chelsea will face Benfica in Wednesday's Europa League final without Eden Hazard after the gifted Belgium playmaker failed to recover in time from a ... 

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  Kenyan wants to skip most of his war crimes trial

  Deputy President William Ruto of Kenya asked international war crimes judges Tuesday if he can skip most of his trial and attend only its opening and ... 

• Dutch won't charge company in Israeli barrier case

  In a blow to pro-Palestinian activists, Dutch authorities said Tuesday they will not prosecute a company on war crimes charges for renting out ... 

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  Hundreds of bicyclists pour through Dutch museum

  Guards removed the final barriers blocking the way, and a cheer went up from the crowd. Moments later, a small army mounted on bicycles of all shapes ... 

• Former midfielder Phillip Cocu hired as PSV coach

  Phillip Cocu has been appointed coach of PSV Eindhoven on a four-year contract, replacing Dick Advocaat. Cocu, who had two spells at PSV as a creative ... 

• PSV Eindhoven loses but comes 2nd in Dutch league

  PSV Eindhoven will play in the Champions League qualifying round next season after finishing second in the Dutch league following a 3-1 loss at FC ... 

• Dutch gov't website attacked; suspect extradited

  The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major ... 

• ING first quarter earnings rise on asset sales

  Dutch financial company ING Groep NV reported Wednesday that its first-quarter earnings rose as it sold businesses and improved profit margins at its ... 

• Insurer Aegon first quarter profits drop

  Aegon NV, the Dutch insurer that does most of its business in the United States under the Transamerica brand, says first quarter profits fell sharply ... 

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  IMF's Lagarde criticizes US spending cuts

  International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde criticized the U.S. government's budget policies as too tight on Tuesday, in an appearance in ... 

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  Ref's death a consequence of lack of sportsmanship

  Pete McCabe was sickened, but not surprised, by Saturday's tragic death of Ricardo Portillo, a week after the youth football referee was punched in ... 

• Ally of slain politician suspects political motive

  A close ally of a charismatic but divisive politician killed by two assailants in Curacao said Monday he believes the lawmaker was slain in some sort ... 

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  Wiggins didn't need appearance fee like Armstrong

  Bradley Wiggins didn't need to be recruited to the Giro d'Italia with a $1 million financial commitment like Lance Armstrong did. Last year's Tour de ... 

• Ajax clinches Dutch championship

  Ajax won its third straight Dutch league championship in style on Sunday, trouncing Willem II Tilburg 5-0 on goals from five different players. It is ...