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Dutch state nationalizes SNS Reaal bank
The Netherlands nationalized its fourth-largest bank on Friday, injecting €2.2 billion ($3 billion) to recapitalize SNS Reaal NV and head off any ...
Fiat Industrial sees growth from US unit merger
Italian heavy-duty vehicles maker Fiat Industrial reported a 20 percent increase in fourth quarter profit Thursday and forecast revenue would increase ...
Shell earnings rise in Q4 on refining turnaround
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday it plans to continue investing aggressively in new projects in the coming years, as it sees a bright future for ...
AP Interview: Altidore says racism shames everyone
United States striker Jozy Altidore refuses to hold a grudge against fans who showered him with racist abuse during a match this week, saying: "We all ...
Dutch court rejects most of Shell spill case
A Dutch court has ruled that a subsidiary of international oil giant Royal Dutch Shell should be held responsible for a pipeline leak poisoning ...
Philips loss widens in Q4; sheds division
Royal Philips Electronics NV Tuesday said it will sell the entertainment division which contains many of the consumer products for which it is best ...
The Dutch monarchy - some facts and quirks
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix says she will abdicate her throne in April to make way for her eldest son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. Here are some ...
British queen not likely to follow Dutch example
One European queen has announced her retirement. Any chance Europe's most famous queen — Elizabeth II of Britain — might join her? Not likely, experts ...
Canada, Holland: WhatsApp violates privacy norms
Regulators in the Netherlands and Canada say the popular messaging application WhatsApp is violating internationally accepted privacy norms by ...
Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been ...
Iceland wins case over failed bank deposits
A European court on Monday cleared Iceland of wrongdoing over its refusal to repay depositors' money lost in the country's 2008 banking collapse.
NATO missile defense battery in Turkey operational
The first of six Patriot missile batteries being deployed to Turkey to protect against attack from Syria was declared operational and placed under ...
Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?
Art Liscano knows he's an endangered species in the job market: He's a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he's driven from house to house, ...
Lawyer: No proof to charge Romanians for art theft
A lawyer for three Romanians accused of stealing valuable paintings from a museum in the Netherlands insisted Friday there was insufficient evidence ...
Shell, Ukraine in shale gas agreement
Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has signed a 50-year profit sharing deal with the government of Ukraine to explore and drill for natural gas in shale ...
Compromise helps Dutch stay afloat in crisis
In the U.S., tax hikes have been the subject of partisan warfare that brought the country to the very edge of a "fiscal cliff." In southern Europe, ...
Dutch, Britons, Germans warned to leave Benghazi
Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an ...
Interpol: We'll recover art stolen in Dutch heist
The head of Interpol says he believes police will retrieve valuable paintings that were stolen from a museum in the Netherlands last year, including ...
Cameron proposes British vote on EU relationship
British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Wednesday to offer citizens a vote on whether to leave the European Union if his party wins the next ...
NATO to activate Turkey missile defenses this week
NATO's Patriot anti-missile defense batteries along Turkey's border with Syria will become operational this week, a senior official said Wednesday.
Dutch art heist detectives heading to Romania
Dutch detectives and a prosecutor will travel to Romania to investigate the possible involvement of three men in a multimillion-dollar art heist in ...
Unilever fourth quarter sales grow 7.8 percent
Unilever PLC, the maker of consumer products such as Dove soaps and Magnum ice cream, says sales rose 7.8 percent to €12.6 billion ($16.8 billion) in ...
EU grouping gets OK for financial transaction tax
A group of 11 European Union countries was given the go-ahead Tuesday to work on the introduction of a tax on financial transactions. The tax is ...