The Netherland's Laura Dekker,16, became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world on Saturday, nearly exactly one year after she embarked on her voyage.
A Dutch court on Friday convicted five ethnic Tamil men on charges that they extorted money from the Sri Lankan diaspora in the Netherlands and laundered money to help finance the separatist Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka.
A 480-million euro budget to supply food to Europe's poorest could be slashed by 80%, the prospect of which has alarmed NGOs and charities. In April, the EU Court of Justice said the programme could only use supplies from EU food stocks. But stocks have fallen dramatically in recent years following reforms in the bloc's farming policies, forcing the use of EU money instead to buy supplies on the markets.
In this week's show, we take a look at what some say is the food of the future. Meats traditionally eaten in the West, such as beef and pork, are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. More farmland is needed to rear the number of cows and pigs required to provide enough meat for all of us, but it's in finite supply. And cow farming isn't good for the environment. So what are the alternatives?
Chinese web users outraged over a scandal involving the son of a Chinese army general. A Dutch viral campaign prompts widespread online criticism.
And a pretty impressive juggling display…
As anti-Gaddafi fighters look to seize the former leader’s remaining strongholds, European countries eye Libya’s oil reserves. It's a favourite tourist destination for Germans, yet the Mecklenberg West Pomerania region has become a haven for far right groups. A Dutch TV game show sees illegal immigrants go head to head for cash prizes.
A Dutch court sentenced two Somali pirates to up to seven years in prison Friday for hijacking a South African yacht in November, 2010. They were tried under a law giving the Netherlands international jurisdiction over piracy.
A football friendly match between England and the Netherlands scheduled for Wednesday at London’s Wembley Stadium has been called off as police struggle to stem a wave of rioting and looting across the British capital.
An appeals court in the Netherlands ruled on Tuesday that the Dutch state is responsible for the deaths of three Muslims during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, while Eastern Bosnia was under the protection of Dutch UN peacekeepers.
