World Jul 15 Giant panda gives birth to baby cub at Dutch zoo, boosting the population of the endangered mammal By Maura Currie
Politics Jun 06 Dutch exit poll suggests tight race between far right and center left in EU election In a possible harbinger of strong electoral gains for the hard right in the 27-nation bloc, the exit poll Thursday indicated that Wilders' Party for Freedom had made the biggest gains by winning seven seats, up from just one in… By Mike Corder, Raf Cassert, Associated Press
World Aug 14 Ukraine says it intercepted air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets go after Russian bombers Russia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air force said it intercepted all the airborne weapons fired during the nighttime attacks. By Susie Blann, Associated Press
World Dec 16 Netherlands expected to apologize for its role in slavery in the Caribbean Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery. By Dánica Coto, Gerold Rozenblad, Associated Press
World Jul 27 Dutch farmers dump manure, garbage on roads to protest planned emission reductions The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which livestock produce, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered species stretching across the European Union. By Mike Corder, Associated Press
May 26 Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45 percent By Associated Press The Hague District Court ruled that the energy giant has a duty of care to reduce emissions and that its current reduction plans were not concrete enough. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 7:42 Erdogan opponents fear historic vote threatens liberty, secularism By PBS News Hour Turkish citizens will vote next month on a referendum that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversial new powers. The referendum is happening at a time of heightened political tension, with an ongoing purge of tens of thousands of government… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 3:29 Far-right candidate calls for Dutch ban on Muslim immigrants By PBS News Hour Tensions between Turkey and the Netherlands continue to rise three days before Dutch voters head to the polls for elections. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is seeking a third term, faces challenges from a far-right nationalist candidate who wants… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 1:31 Dutch police use eagles to hunt illegal drones By PBS News Hour Police in the Netherlands are taking a unique approach toward finding illegal, and potentially unsafe, drones. They are the first in the world using eagles to hunt and catch them. The NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker has more. Continue watching
May 29 Why this formerly radicalized Muslim is speaking out against extremism By Sam Weber After the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the start of the war in Iraq in 2003, 30-year-old Amsterdam native Mahmoud Tighadouini fell into an online community that exposed him to radical Islamic ideology for the first time. Continue reading