Topic: Netherlands
Dutch capital to be put on trial over ICoast waste dump
AFP Global Edition
The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision made available Wednesday. "The Supreme Court refers the case back to the Amsterdam district court ... to be considered anew," said ...
Iceland opposition toughens on new "Icesave" talks
Reuters US Online Report Top News
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's opposition turned up the heat on the center-left government on Wednesday to hold out for a tough new "Icesave" debt accord with Britain and the Netherlands, after a referendum rejection of its previous deal. Iceland has for months struggled to find a way to pay back ...
Religion News in Brief
AP Features
A campaign to give elderly Netherlands residents the right to assisted suicide has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, enough to force a parliamentary debate on the matter. Though the idea faces a host of ethical and practical challenges, the campaign is noteworthy in a country that first legalized voluntary ...
Fake fruit conceals cocaine cargo in Netherlands
AP News
Strange fruit: Dutch police discover half-ton of cocaine stashed in plastic pineapplesFirst it was drugs among the flowers. Now, drug traffickers have stuffed real drugs into fake fruit in an effort to smuggle cocaine into the Netherlands, authorities said Wednesday. On Monday, police uncovered euro25 million ($34 million) worth of ...
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