Dutch Doctor Acquitted of Murder in Landmark Euthanasia Case
A Dutch doctor was found not guilty of murder Wednesday for performing euthanasia on an elderly patient with a severe case of Alzheimer’s disease.
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‘Distance Mother’ Sues Dutch State for Taking Her Child Away in the 1960s
What happened to Trudy Scheele-Gertsen in 1968 wasn’t unique. She was one of over 10,000 women forced to give up their children by the Dutch government because they were unwed. But she is the only person to sue the state for damages.
Read moreBritish Investment in Netherlands Surges as Brexit Looms
The Netherlands has seen a fivefold increase in British investments as the deadline approaches for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, according to the Dutch government.
Read moreDutch Doctor on Trial in Landmark Euthanasia Case
A Dutch doctor went on trial in a landmark case Monday after euthanizing a patient with severe dementia who may have had second thoughts about dying, prosecutors said.
Read moreThe Netherlands Prepares a Giant Party for Brexit
As the deadline for Britain to quit the European Union approaches, thousands of people are expressing interest in a Brexit beach party in the Netherlands to say a fond farewell.
Read moreDutch City Cuts Ribbon on World’s Largest Bike Garage
When your country has more bikes than people, you need somewhere to park them all.
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Partial Dutch Ban on Face-Covering Clothing Takes Effect
A new Dutch law took effect Thursday banning face-covering clothing — including the burqa and niqab worn by conservative Muslim women — on public transportation, in government buildings, and at health and education institutions.
Read moreUber Rolls Out Anti-Bias Feature in Netherlands
Making its debut during the gay pride festival in Amsterdam, ride-hailing giant Uber announced a new feature just for customers in the Netherlands: reporting discrimination by both drivers and passengers.
Read moreDutch Supreme Court Affirms Nation’s Role in Massacre
The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Netherlands’ liability for the deaths of hundreds of Muslim men killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, but reduced the amount of potential compensation for victims’ families.
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Dutch Court Needs More Time to Rule on Crimean Treasures
An appeals court in Amsterdam said Tuesday it needs more time to rule on the ownership of a valuable trove of historical artifacts loaned to a Dutch museum by four museums in Crimea shortly before the region’s annexation by Russia in 2014.
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Research, Restoration Begins on Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Researchers and restorers at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum launched a months-long project Monday, using high-tech imaging technology to throw
Read moreHolland’s Arch Criminal Convicted of Five Murders
Cheers erupted in a Dutch courtroom Thursday as the Netherlands’ most notorious underworld figure, Willem Holleeder, was convicted of five murders, including his own brother-in-law, and sentenced to life in prison.
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Dutch Court Rules for Aerospace Giant Airbus in Battle Over Rocket Parts
Airbus, the world’s second largest aerospace and defense company, will finally be moving the parts needed for its Ariane 6 rocket to its manufacturing facility after winning a contract dispute with one of its suppliers.
Read moreDutch Railway Company to Pay Reparations for WWII Transports
Dutch national railway company NS says it will pay reparations to Jews, Roma and Sinti whom it transported to camps in the Netherlands during World War II — from where they were sent to Nazi concentration camps.
Read moreDutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation’s Emergency Number
A major telephone outage took down the Dutch emergency number for more than three hours Monday, forcing police and other first responders to scramble to set up alternatives.
Read moreShell Fined for Explosions, Gas Leak at Dutch Chemical Plant
A Dutch court has fined oil giant Shell 2.5 million euros ($2.8 million) for breaching Dutch labor and environmental laws in a case linked to two explosions and a gas leak at a chemical plant south of Rotterdam.
Read morePompeo Calls for Less Regulation at Meeting of Business Leaders
Kicking off an entrepreneur summit in the Netherlands alongside the Dutch prime minister, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo advocated Monday for looser business regulation and lower taxes.
Read moreDutch Court Hears Fight to Move Orca to Sanctuary
A New Zealand marine biologist and a Spanish sea park returned to a court in the Netherlands on Wednesday for the latest hearing in the case of a female orca named Morgan, who activists say has been mistreated and bullied by other whales while in captivity.
Read moreNazi-Looted Art
Without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the fight between a California museum and the heirs of a Jewish Dutch art dealer over Nazi-looted art by declining to take up the case Monday – meaning the museum can keep the masterpieces.
Read moreDutch Fertility Doctor Had at Least 49 Children
Martijn van Halen has every right to be angry at Jan Karbaat. The Dutch fertility doctor lied to his parents and used his own sperm to inseminate Van Halen’s mother. But, somehow, the 39-year-old Dutch landscape gardener doesn’t seem to harbor too much resentment.
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