Jun 19 Black Lives Matter spurs scrutiny of Dutch colonial past By Mike Corder, Associated Press The 17th century has gone down in Dutch history as the Golden Age. But the grim flip side of the prosperity, fortunes generated by seafaring traders, slavery and iron-fisted colonial rulers, is being brought into sharp focus amid global protests… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum In our news wrap Monday, police in the Netherlands are searching for a Vincent van Gogh painting, “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring (1884).” Investigators say thieves stole the artwork from the Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam after… Continue watching
Feb 19 Dutch farmers protest in The Hague against emissions policy By Mike Corder, Associated Press As tractors poured into the city on Wednesday, the Dutch military parked large trucks across roads to prevent farmers from driving into the business and shopping center. Continue reading
Nov 30 Dutch police arrest suspect in stabbing of 3 teens By Mike Corder, Associated Press Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers. Continue reading
Nov 29 Dutch police arrest suspect in stabbing of 3 teens By Mike Corder, Associated Press Dutch police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday on suspicion of stabbing three teens on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers. Continue reading
May 23 EU elections begin in the Netherlands and the UK By Mike Corder, Associated Press Four days of voting across the 28-nation bloc pits supporters of deeper integration against populist euroskeptics who want more power for their national governments. Continue reading
Feb 14 Longest-serving Dutch premier, Ruud Lubbers, dies at 78 By Mike Corder, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ruud Lubbers, the Netherlands' longest-serving prime minister who guided his country through economic turmoil to prosperity and helped shape the foundations of the European Union, died Wednesday at 78. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 9:36 Could indoor farming help address future food shortages? By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green By 2050, Earth’s population is expected to rise to 10 billion, while the resources on the planet continue to shrink. Researchers in the Netherlands are experimenting with one way to feed more people with less: growing crops indoors. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
Mar 16 Dutch reject far-right Geert Wilders in national election for prime minister By Ryan Connelly Holmes With record voter turnout, more than 80 percent of eligible Dutch voters cast ballots. Continue reading
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