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Mali jihadist faces war crimes charges at International Criminal Court |
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Deadly storm causes Dutch and German transport chaos
Eight people including two firefighters have been killed in storm-related accidents as hurricane-strength winds tear across northern Europe
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Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after taking poison in court Hague: Slobodan Praljak, 72, died in hospital after drinking poison during an appeal hearing in The Hague
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Ratko Mladic jailed for life over Bosnia war genocide. Hague
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Dutch gig cancelled over terror tip-off
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Colombia conflict: Seized Dutch journalists still held |
| May.17 |
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Dutch king was guest pilot for 21 years |
| Mar.15 |
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Dutch election: PM Rutte celebrates 'rejection of populism'
Mark Rutte says the Netherlands has rejected 'the wrong kind of populism' as he celebrated victory in parliamentary elections
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Dutch election: Vote is key test for populist support |
| Mar.13 |
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Turkey-Netherlands row: Dutch ambassador barred
Turkey has announced a series of measures in retaliation for a Dutch decision to block its ministers from campaigning for a referendum
| Mar.12 |
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Turkey rallies row: Germany and Netherlands harden |
| Mar.11 |
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Dutch expel Erdogan's minister amid protests
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MH17 missile 'came from Russia', Dutch-led investigators say
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Court rules in favor of Philippines over China Hague: An international tribunal is concluding China has no legal basis to claim historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea
| Mar.24 |
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Karadzic jailed for Bosnia war Srebrenica genocide. Hague
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MH17 Ukraine disaster: Dutch Safety Board blames missile
| Aug.3 |
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Netherlands cranes collapse in Alphen aan den Rijn |
| Mar.3 |
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MH17 families view plane wreckage |
| Jan.6 |
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Shell agrees Nigeria oil spill deal |
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Crane to be used in marriage proposal falls over |
| Nov.16 |
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MH17 flight wreckage removal begins in Ukraine |
| Nov.10 |
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Amsterdam memorial for MH17 victims |
| Nov.8 |
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MH17 victims' remains flown to Netherlands |
| Nov.6 |
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No Israel charge over Gaza ship raid |
| Oct.9 |
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MH17 passenger was found wearing oxygen mask, Dutch says
| Sep.28 |
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2 dead, 12 injured after monster truck crashes into crowd
| Sep.9 |
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Flight 17 likely downed by 'high-energy objects,' Dutch report says |
| Aug.27 |
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Experts find 283 DNA samples from MH17 site |
| Jul.23 |
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MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands
Map of Eindhoven Netherlands Two planes carrying bodies from crashed flight MH17 have landed in the Netherlands where a day of mourning for the 298 victims has been declared
| Jul.22 |
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MH17 dead to be flown to Netherlands |
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Malaysia airliner crashes in east Ukraine near Russia border
Map of Grabovo Donetsk Ukraine Donbass: A Malaysian airliner reportedly with 295 people on board has crashed near the Russian border, on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Airlines lost contact with Flight MH17. All 295 passengers and crew are believed dead as a nairliner crashes in the east Ukraine conflict zone, amid claims of a missile attack
An aviation source in Moscow said the plane had been found burning on the ground in east Ukraine
Separatist rebels have been fighting government forces in the region
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Dutch state found liable in deaths of 300 men in Srebrenica massacre |
| Jul.12 |
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Netherlands defeats Brazil in third place playoff |
| Jul.9 |
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Argentina defeats Netherlands to reach final
Sao Paulo: Never before had a World Cup semifinal finished scoreless after 120 minutes. Sergio Romero save two penalties in the shootout
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Netherlands go through on penalties over Costa Rica |
| Jun.29 |
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Netherlands win over Mexico |
| Jun.13 |
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Netherlands put five past champions Spain |
| Jun.3 |
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Big blaze at Shell chemical plant in Netherlands |
| Mar.25 |
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Ukraine: Obama says Russia 'acting out of weakness' |
| Feb.21 |
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Anne Frank books vandalised in Japan |
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Syria chemical weapons data assessed |
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander sworn in
Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix
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Rescue under way after ships collide in North Sea |
| Oct.15 |
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Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes. Hague
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Ronaldo double as Dutch exit |
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Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins. Hague
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Charles Taylor aided S Leone war crimes
International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil...
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Government collapses after far right pulls plug |
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Massive child abuse in Dutch churches |
| Jun.27 |
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ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi. Hague
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Gunman kills five in Dutch mall
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Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman |
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Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial |
| Sep.19 |
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Terror suspect arrested at airport |
| Aug.30 |
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Dutch arrest two men after flight from US
| Jul.31 |
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Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan |
| Jul.6 |
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Netherlands beat Uruguay to reach final. Cape Town
| Jun.9 |
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Dutch PM resigns party leadership
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Van der Sloot arrested in Chile
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Child is sole Libya jet crash survivor
92 passengers and 11 crew members were killed. An 8-year-old boy who is a Dutch citizen is the sole survivor of a deadly Afriqiyah Airways ...
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Europe airport start to reopen for flights
The first flights in northern Europe have taken off after five days of inactivity caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland
| Feb.19 |
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Cabinet collapses in Afghan dispute |
| Jan.11 |
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Anne Frank protector, dies at 100 |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack. Somalia
| Mar.12 |
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7 accused of Amsterdam bomb plot |
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Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader
Hague: The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of viole...
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Turkish airline accused over plane repairs |
| Feb.25 |
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Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes
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Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial |
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Amsterdam to cut brothels by half |
| Jul.31 |
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Karadzic appears in war crimes court |
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Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy |
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak
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TV kidney competition was a hoax
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Netherlands to propose burqa ban
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Jet turns back; passengers arrested |
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Dutch government collapses
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Lawmaker quits in asylum row |
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Milosevic found dead in cell Hague: Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
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15 years for chemicals-to-Iraq man |
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Detainees killed in blaze
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7 held in anti-terror raids
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Van Gogh killer jailed for life |
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Dutch reject EU constitution
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Dutch start voting on EU treaty |
| Mar.17 |
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Dutchman in Iraq genocide trial |
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Blast wounds Dutch police in raid |
| Nov.4 |
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Letter threat to Dutch politician |
| Nov.2 |
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Gunman kills film director
Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam
| Jul.9 |
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U.N.: Israel barrier 'violates law' |
| Feb.23 |
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Israeli barrier court test begins |
| Feb.17 |
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MPs approve asylum exodus |
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Dutch minister gets NATO top job |
| Apr.15 |
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Fortuyn killer jailed for 18 years |
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Lesbian 'has clone baby 2' |
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Court frees terror suspects |
| Dec.7 |
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2 Van Gogh paintings stolen |
| Oct.16 |
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Government collapses |
| Oct.6 |
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Prince Claus dies |
| May.15 |
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Right gains ground in poll |
| May.7 |
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Election to go ahead |
| May.6 |
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Crisis talks over assassination |
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Right wing politician Fortuyn murdered Fortuyn, 54, was shot as he left a radio studio. Scuffles have broken out between police and protesters
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Lockerbie bomber's appeal dismissed |
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Airport evacuated after fire |
| Mar.21 |
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Foot-and-mouth reaches Netherlands |
| Feb.14 |
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Charged over Kournikova virus |
| Jan.31 |
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Libyan bomber sentenced to life |
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| Nov.28 |
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Euthanasia legalized |
| Nov.26 |
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U.N. climate summit collapsed |
| Jul.2 |
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France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy
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58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck. England
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Maastricht Treaty creates the European Union
Map of Maastricht Netherlands On 9–10 December 1991, the same city hosted the European Council which drafted the treaty | |
| Apr. 11, 1713 |
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Peace of Utrect ending War of Spanish Succession
Map of Utrecht Netherlands The Treaty of Utrecht is a series of individual peace treaties, signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession
| Nov. 24, 1632 |
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Baruch Spinoza born
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands By laying the groundwork for the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, he came to be considered one of the great rationalists | |
| Jul. 15, 1606 |
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Harmenszoon van Rijn Rembrandt born
Map of Leiden Netherlands A Dutch painter and etcher, considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art and the most important in Dutch history | |
| Mar. 20, 1602 |
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Dutch East India Company established
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands A chartered company when the States General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia | |
| Aug. 17, 1585 |
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Antwerp sacked by Spaniards. Belgium
| Jul. 10, 1584 |
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William of Orange murdered
Map of Delft Netherlands William I was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War