Rotterdam :: Netherlands
| about 11 hours ago
| Political News
Ahmed Aboutaleb, who has dual Dutch-Moroccan citizenship, is the first Moroccan-born immigrant to be appointed a Dutch mayor. The 47-year-old former journalist resigned as deputy minister for social affairs in Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's government to take the reins...
Utrecht :: Netherlands
| about 12 hours ago
| Technology News
During the study, the researchers compared the effect of two kinds of antibiotic treatments with the standard ICU care...One of the groups received an oral antibiotic paste four times a day, reports The New England Journal of Medicine. The second...
Amsterdam :: Netherlands
| 2 months ago
| Business News
Aegon issued a warning last month that it would be in the red this quarter, forecasting a loss of around €350m. The government made a capital injection of €3m in the firm from its fund for financial institutions which need...
Best :: Netherlands
| 2 months ago
| No category
An autopsy has revealed dark marks around the bullet wound on his face, which could mean he was shot at close range, experts say...A three-man police team later went to the spot and shot Raj down. A four-member panel of...
Amsterdam :: Netherlands
| 2 months ago
| Conflict & Tragedy
The 39-year-old man, whose name has not been released, is suspected of having killed a prisoner of war in November 1993, reports Associated Press...Bosnia has now asked for his extradition and prosecutors say the request will be handled by a...
Amsterdam :: Netherlands
| 2 months ago
| Business News
The resignation of the entire board of directors at European financial group Fortis is to be announced at two shareholders meetings on December 1 and 2, the company said on Wednesday. Fortis, which has been broken up – with all...
Amsterdam :: Netherlands
| 2 months ago
| Political News
The minister has been criticised for her handling of Woonbron which is in financial difficulties because of its purchase and restoration of the cruise ship SS Rotterdam...Vogelaar’s explanation of the situation on Wednesday did not satisfy the opposition Socialist and...
Amsterdam :: Netherlands
| 2 months ago
| Political News
Employers, government ministers and trade unions are preparing for crisis talks in an effort to avoid mass redundancies, the Financieele Dagblad reports on Thursday, quoting sources in The Hague. The introduction of compulsory shorter working weeks, a popular measure in...
Best :: Netherlands
| about 1 month ago
| Political News
In its weekly meeting Tuesday presided over by Prime Minister Ali Mujawar, the Cabinet approved an amendment to the National Strategy for Local Governance in Yemen 2020. This meeting and the amendment took into consideration remarks presented by the Shoura...
Oss :: Netherlands
| 2 months ago
| No category
et's Talk About the Rain and IN Prison My Whole Life 10:50am Thursday 6th November 2008 Occasionally, a film makes such an impression that it's impossible to view it objectively. For a Liverpudlian who will have been in Oxford for...