Netherlands

Netherlands

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  Goodbye fluorescent bulb? Philips says yes.

  If you've worked in an office, you're probably familiar with the soft glow of fluorescent tubes drifting from the ceiling. If Europe's Philips brand ... 

• Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe

  Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse ... 

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  US women beat Netherlands 3-1 in friendly

  Christen Press scored twice as the United States women's team beat the Netherlands 3-1 in a friendly Tuesday to stretch its unbeaten streak to 31 ... 

• Bosnian Serb president testifies for Karadzic

  One Bosnian Serb leader testified in defense of another at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Tuesday, blaming Muslims' wishes for an Islamic state in ... 

• Dutch prosecutors want 15 years for alleged spy

  Dutch prosecutors say they will seek a 15-year sentence in the case of a Dutch diplomat accused of delivering state secrets to Russian agents. 

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  Suicide blast in Syrian capital kills at least 15

  A suicide car bomber struck Monday in the financial heart of Syria's capital, killing at least 15 people, damaging the nearby central bank and ... 

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  Putin faces protest furor in Germany, Netherlands

  Vladimir Putin faced hundreds of protesters ranging from gay rights activists to a topless feminist group during his visit to Germany and the ... 

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  UN: Chemical investigators ready to go to Syria

  U.N. experts are ready to move into Syria immediately to investigate reported chemical weapons attacks but President Bashar Assad's government still ... 

• UN chief: NKorea nuclear test would be provocative

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged North Korea not to carry out a new nuclear test, saying it would be a "provocative" act amid ... 

• Dutch farmer killed in Bolivia; wife held

  Bolivian police say they have found the body of a missing Dutch farmer and have detained his wife as a suspect in the killing. Petrus Jacobus Gerardus ... 

• 10-man Ajax beats Heracles 4-0 to stay top

  Ajax beat Heracles Almelo 4-0 Sunday to stay top of the Dutch Eredivisie, despite playing much of the second half with 10 men after goalkeeper Kenneth ... 

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  US lets 2-goal lead slip in 3-3 draw with Germany

  The American women stumbled a bit in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Abby Wambach scored her 155th international ... 

• Dutch banks' online services hit by cyberattack

  Dutch banks say a cyberattack has affected their online services, but did not breach the security of customers' accounts. The Netherlands Association ... 

• Dutch judoka Edith Bosch announces retirement

  Edith Bosch, the 2005 judo world champion who made headlines at the London Olympics by tackling a man who threw a plastic bottle on the track just ... 

• Judge blocks extradition of terror suspect to US

  A Dutch judge has blocked the extradition of a terror suspect to the United States until American authorities guarantee he will receive the same ... 

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  Riches of Dutch History Return to Rijksmuseum

  The Rijksmuseum, the National Museum of the Netherlands, is finally set to reopen to the public, with Rembrandt van Rijn's masterpiece "The Night ... 

• ING Dutch arm suffers computer glitch

  Hundreds of customers at ING Groep NV's Dutch arm have taken to social media to complain that their bank accounts are abruptly showing incorrect ... 

• Libya says it should be allowed to try spy chief

  Libya has formally applied to the International Criminal Court to be allowed to put Moammar Gadhafi's former spy chief on trial in Tripoli instead of ... 

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  Next for Kenya, a president on trial in The Hague

  Kenya's powerbrokers and voters carried out a mostly violence-free election five years after tribal clashes ripped apart the country. The next big ... 

• Judge orders 2 Dutch sarin suspects held longer

  A Dutch investigating judge on Tuesday ordered the continued detention of two men arrested on suspicion of possessing and attempting to sell or use ... 

• Dutch hold 4, search for alleged sarin nerve agent

  Dutch police spent three days digging up a field after receiving a tip that sarin may have been buried there, but they found no trace of the deadly ... 

• Ajax pulls ahead in Dutch league with win over NEC

  Viktor Fischer scored twice as Ajax beat NEC Nijmegen 4-1 Sunday to pull ahead in the Dutch league as most of its rivals lost ground. The Dane opened ...