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Maritime tribunal to hear `Arctic Sunrise` case on Nov 6

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 23:20

A case brought by the Netherlands against Russia over the detention of Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise and its crew will be heard early next month, the international maritime tribunal said Friday.

Russia regrets Dutch diplomat beating

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 19:40

Russia expressed regret on Wednesday over the beating of Dutch diplomat in his Moscow flat by unknown intruders and said it would seek out the culprits.

Senior Dutch diplomat beaten up in Russia: Official

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 14:25

A senior Dutch diplomat at the Netherlands embassy in Moscow was beaten up at his home in the Russian capital by unknown individuals who scrawled the letters "LGBT" on a mirror.

Dutch police arrest `cocaine smuggling` Schiphol workers

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 14:07

Schiphol is Europe`s fourth-busiest airport with between 120,000 to 140,000 passengers passing through daily.

Netherlands should do more to combat racism: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 23:31

The Netherlands should do more to combat racial discrimination, a Council of Europe commission said Tuesday.

The Netherlands apologises for Russia envoy`s detention

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 20:53

The Netherlands on Wednesday apologised to Russia after police in The Hague detained one of its diplomats over the weekend amid an escalating spat, the foreign ministry said.

Syria submits further details of its chemical arms program

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 08:53

Syria has given international experts additional details about its chemical weapons program that go beyond a September 21 declaration of its poison gas arsenal, the United Nations said on Friday.

Netherlands takes legal action against Russia

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 19:57

The Netherlands has started a lawsuit against Russia over the arrests of 30 Greenpeace activists last month, Xinhua reported Friday citing local media.

Ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor`s 50-year sentence upheld at war crimes tribunal

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 18:01

A UN-backed appeals court upheld Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor`s 50-year sentence for arming rebels during Sierra Leone`s brutal 1990s civil war.

Build Navi Mumbai airport on man-made island: Dutch co

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 15:22

Land-starved cities like Hong Kong and Singapore have their world class airports built on sea.

New skin-eating fungus killing Dutch salamanders

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 09:03

A new kind of skin-eating fungus has been killing fire salamanders in the Netherlands at an alarming rate, European researchers said Monday.

UN experts in Netherlands to begin sample testing

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 21:46

The UN experts, who probed Syria`s chemical weapon attack, reached Netherlands on Saturday.