Changing the way we make clothes could reduce our impact on the environment. From shoes made out of car tyres in Ethiopia to fabric produced from stinging nettles in The Netherlands, France 24 looks at how both protecting the environment and sporting the latest trends is possible.
The Groninger museum in the north of the Netherlands pays tribute to Tunisian-born couturier Azzedine Alaïa with a new exhibit showing the past decade of the artist’s work.
At least one person was killed and 14 injured when the roof of the FC Twente stadium in the Dutch town of Enschede collapsed during building work. The cause of the collapse is not yet known. FC Twente plays in the Dutch first division.
Fourteen-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker set sail Saturday in her 11.5-metre boat in an attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. She departed in secrecy from Gibraltar to avoid media attention.
The Netherlands formally withdraws its troops in Afghanistan on Sunday, four years after deployment. Army chief General Peter van Uhm said they had achieved "tangible results", but the Taliban welcomed the withdrawal.
In this edition: the after effects of elections in two Benelux countries, the results are in but it's still no clearer who's going to run Belgium and the Netherlands; almost four decades after 13 civilians were killed in Northern Ireland, the Saville Tribunal report is being published; and we'll take a look at how Turkey is reacting to Israel's raid on the Gaza flotilla.
A Danish own-goal and a late tap-in by forward Dirk Kuyt helped the Dutch to a 2-0 win over Denmark on Monday, but the highly-rated Oranje failed to impress against their resilient opponents.
Election fever in the Benelux as the Netherlands. And Belgium go to the polls. Governments of both countries have been on shaky ground - could this vote be enought to stabilise them? And with the football world cup about to kick off, European sports labels are already trying to put the boot in - to each other!
After the landslide ‘no’ vote in Iceland’s referendum on the Icesave repayment plan, what happens now? FRANCE 24 takes a closer looks at the implications of this ‘no’ vote domestically, internationally and, most importantly, financially.
