Netherlands

Netherlands

• 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 ... 

• Police bust drug gang with plantations in Spain

  Officials say police have dismantled an organization that allegedly cultivated marijuana in Spain for sale in the Netherlands, frozen some of its ... 

• Dutch ponder giving police the right to hack

  The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the ... 

• Dutch horse meat trader fined over 'halal beef'

  A Dutch appeals court has upheld the fraud conviction of a man who sold horse meat labeled as Halal beef to two French traders, but reduced his ... 

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  Shell CEO Voser to retire in 2014

  Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday Chief Executive Peter Voser will step down in early 2014, and the company reported lower first-quarter profits in ... 

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  Van Gogh Museum reopens with display on his craft

  The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has reopened after a seven-month renovation, kicking off with "Van Gogh At Work," an exhibition that shows the ... 

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  Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king

  Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the ... 

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  Argentines cheer new Dutch queen as their own

  Argentines and Dutch citizens living in the South American country gathered Tuesday to hail the first Argentine-born queen. The 46-year-old wife of ... 

• Shell wins key gas deal in Abu Dhabi

  Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has won a 30-year deal to develop and produce natural gas from the Bab fields in Abu Dhabi. The Anglo-Dutch oil giant ... 

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  Guests attending the investiture of new Dutch king

  Royals and other dignitaries are out in force Tuesday to watch the abdication of Dutch Queen Beatrix and investiture of her eldest son, ... 

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  A list of Dutch monarchs

  Crown Prince Willem-Alexander will be inaugurated Tuesday as the Netherlands' first king since 1890 as his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicates after a ... 

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  Euro mayors try to keep youths from going to Syria

  From his city hall under Belgium's most imposing cathedral, Mayor Bart Somers is wracking his brains trying to figure out how to keep young Muslims ... 

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  Netherlands' Queen Beatrix gives farewell speech

  The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix thanked her people Monday and urged them to support her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, in a final address before ... 

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  Young European royals winning fans for monarchy

  Dutch Queen Beatrix is abdicating after a 33-year reign and her newly popular son is becoming king. He is highlighting a new generation of young ... 

• Cyberattack suspect to be sent home to Netherlands

  A Dutch citizen arrested in Spain on suspicion of launching what authorities have called the biggest cyberattack in Internet history is expected to ... 

• Feyenoord thrashes Heracles 6-0 in Eredivisie

  Feyenoord thrashed Heracles Almelo 6-0 Sunday to keep the pressure on Dutch Eredivisie leader Ajax, which remains on track for a third straight league ... 

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  Willem-Alexander, from Prince Pils to Dutch king

  He's evolved from a beer-loving student dubbed Prince Pils to an International Olympic Committee member and respected U.N. water expert. Now comes the ... 

• Dutch cyberattack suspect arrested in Spain

  A Dutch citizen has been arrested in Spain in connection with what experts described as the biggest cyberattack in the history of the Internet, one ... 

• Unilever hikes dividend as Q1 sales creep higher

  Unilever PLC, the maker of consumer products such as Dove soaps, Surf detergent, and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, has reported a small rise in first ... 

• Dutch court: compensation for gas attack survivors

  A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a businessman convicted of selling Saddam Hussein raw materials for mustard gas to pay compensation to victims of ... 

• Heineken says full year sales growth not as strong

  Heineken NV says its sales and profits rose in the first quarter, due to recent acquisitions. The Dutch brewer blamed austerity policies for weak ... 

• Alleged cocaine smuggler freed by Dutch court

  A Dutch court has ordered a man convicted of smuggling 1,675 kilograms (3,692 pounds) of cocaine into the Netherlands freed from prison. The man, a ... 

• Dutch diplomat sentenced to 12 years for spying

  A Dutch court sentenced a diplomat to 12 years in prison Tuesday for delivering confidential NATO and European Union documents to Russian agents.