Dutch Court Upholds Maximum Sentence for Cyberbully
A Dutch appeals court on Friday upheld a prison sentence of nearly 11 years for a man convicted of cyberbullying dozens of young women and gay men around the world
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Dutch Court Refuses to Order Criminal Tobacco Investigation
A Dutch appeals court on Thursday refused to order public prosecutors to open a criminal investigation of tobacco companies, in a major setback for anti-smoking activists.
Read moreDutch Court Clears the Way for Deer Cull in Nature Reserve
A Dutch court has given the go-ahead for a cull of hundreds of red deer in a nature reserve north of Amsterdam, in a wildlife management case that has sparked fierce opposition from animal rights activists.
Read moreDutch Court Rejects Man’s Request to Be 20 Years Younger
Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69.
Read morePhoto Thought to Be of Vincent van Gogh Is His Brother
One of only two known photos of painter Vincent van Gogh turns out to most likely be an image of his brother, Theo, the Van Gogh Museum announced Thursday.
Read moreEU Court Quashes War Over Herbed Cream Cheese
Putting the kibosh on a case involving Dutch cream cheese, Europe’s highest court ruled Tuesday that the taste of a food product is not eligible for copyright protection.
Read moreDutch to Prosecute Doctor Who Euthanized Woman With Dementia
Dutch officials say they will prosecute a nursing home doctor for euthanizing an elderly woman with dementia, the first time a doctor has been charged since the Netherlands legalized euthanasia in 2002.
Read moreWhat’s in a Number? Dutch Positivity Guru Seeks Age Change
Self-styled positivity guru Emile Ratelband thinks age is just a number. And his is a number the Dutchman wants changed.
Read moreDutch Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Climate Case Ruling
A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday upheld a landmark ruling that ordered the Dutch government to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 percent by 2020 from benchmark 1990 levels.
Read moreWalk on the Wild Side: Dutch Jogger Runs Into Lion Cub
A jogger’s run through the Dutch countryside turned into a walk on the wild side when he discovered a lion cub in a field.
Read moreDutch Scout Leader on Trial for Allegedly Branding Children
A youth leader in the Netherlands has gone on trial for branding three children with a hot iron during a Scouting initiation ceremony.
Read moreBay Area Leaders, Dutch Come Together to Address Climate Change
From flooding to severe drought, the Bay Area needs to take control and be prepared for the effects of climate change, Dutch experts advised in a report on Bay Area resiliency presented Wednesday at a forum for urban and regional planners and local government.
Read moreDutch Bank Pays Huge Fine in Money-Laundering Case
Dutch bank ING has paid 775 million euros ($897 million) to settle a huge money laundering case in the Netherlands, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read moreDutch Judge Orders Cartoon Contest Suspect Held for 2 Weeks
A Dutch judge is extending by two weeks the detention of a 26-year-old man who allegedly threatened to attack the organizer of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest.
Read moreDutch Police Identify Suspect in Slaying of Boy 20 Years Ago
Dutch police have appealed to the public for help tracking down a suspect in the slaying 20 years ago of an 11-year-old boy while he was attending a summer camp.
Read moreCalifornia Museum Can Keep Nazi-Looted Masterpiece
A pair Renaissance paintings stolen by Nazis and returned to the Netherlands after World War II will remain with the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena, California, after the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday it has no power to invalidate an act of the Dutch government.
Read moreEU Magistrate Finds Dutch Dual-Citizenship Rules Unfair to Kids
An EU magistrate said Thursday that while Dutch law on dual citizenship may allow authorities to revoke citizenship for adults 10 years or more away from the Netherlands and the EU, the law cannot be applied to minors.
Read moreMagistrate Decries Second Civic Exam for Divorced Immigrants
An EU magistrate chided the Netherlands on Wednesday for testing divorced immigrants on civic integration before giving them autonomous residence permits.
Read moreDutch PM Calls Van Attack on Newspaper Attack on Free Press
A man rammed a van into the Amsterdam headquarters of one of the Netherlands’ major national newspapers before setting the vehicle alight Tuesday, an attack that the Dutch prime minister called “a slap in the face of a free press and Dutch democracy.”
Read moreNetherlands, Australia Hold Russia Liable for Downing MH17
The Netherlands and Australia said Friday that they are holding Russia legally responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago, killing all 298 people on board.
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