Francis van der Lugt appears to have been targeted by lone gunman in rebel-held district of Syrian city A masked gunman shot dead a Dutch priest in the garden of a monastery in the Syrian city of Homs on Monday. Father Francis van der Lugt, 75, a Jesuit the same order as Pope Francis had lived in Syria for decades and had refused to be evacuated with other civilians from the battleground city of Homs....
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Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands also scored well in Social Progress Index, which takes focus off economic output New Zealand has come first in a global index that ranks countries by social and environmental performance rather than economic output in a drive to make social progress a priority for politicians and businesses. The Social Progress Index (SPI) , published on Thursday, rates 132...
Amsterdam-based publisher Erik Kessels has produced 12 books of weird, often surreal, domestic photos, never intended for publication. Here are some of funniest, most enigmatic and inexplicably heartwarming pictures from his collection Read more about the pictures here ...
Zero waste, lower transport costs and recyclable materials is 3D-printing the future of housebuilding? Dutch architects are putting the process to the test for the first time in Amsterdam Treacle-black plastic oozes from a nozzle at the bottom of a small tower in Amsterdam, depositing layer upon layer of glistening black worms in an orderly grid. With a knot of pipes and wires rising up to a big hopper,...
Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, responds to the announcement by G8 leaders that they have suspended their 16-year collaboration with Russia ...
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'We have never been so vulgar' says Koolhaas of his new Amsterdam headquarters for the Dutch denim brand, a building-as-billboard that revels in its crudeness Oliver Wainwright ...
Dutch city sees 53 world leaders discuss how to safeguard world's nuclear materials but Ukraine looms over summit The Hague all but closed down for the arrival of 53 world leaders in the small picturesque city. It shut a runway at the nearest airport, Amsterdam's Schiphol, so there would be enough room for the visitors to park their jets for the two-day meeting. A large area of the city was cordoned...
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Ukraine's acting president Oleksander Turchinov says decision taken after "threats to the lives and health of our service personnel", as Barack Obama arrives in Europe to discuss sanctions against Russia Claire Phipps ...
Russian troops storm one of last Ukrainian bases in Crimea as US president arrives in Netherlands for talks with G7 countries ...
White House extends president's overseas schedule as adviser Rice says 'US is leading … in supporting government of Ukraine' Dan Roberts ...
Right-wing leader of anti-Islam PVV party tells supporters he would ensure there were "fewer Moroccans" in the Netherlands Outspoken Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders faced an unprecedented storm of protest on Thursday after he told supporters he would ensure there were "fewer Moroccans" in the country. Hundreds filed complaints with the police, and an MP from his anti-Islam PVV party left...
Academic who drafted plan for support from former slaving nations says ‘Our aim is to open a dialogue with European states’ Ed Pilkington ...
s largest port, a gritty Dutch metropolis with a long history as a commercial hub and a flair for modern architecture. Ho Chi Minh City, half a world away in Vietnam, is a fast-growing megacity clogged with motorbikes; an extraordinary mixture of old and new, rich and poor. Different as they seem, the two cities have something crucial in common. Both sit on river deltas, and are defined – and increasingly...
s most famous paintings, Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring, as well as Carel Fabritius's The Goldfinch will go back on public display in The Hague in June after the two-year closure and £25m renovation of its home, the Mauritshuis . The gallery's director, Emilie Gordenker, said they were on budget and scheduled to reopen what is widely acknowledged as one of the most beautiful small museums anywhere....
A woman in Oisterwijk, Netherlands, comes within seconds of being struck by a train as she attempts to duck under a level crossing ...
The UK and Netherlands ranked joint second and Australia ranked fifth in first LGBT Military Index ...
s terrible to see, very sad, I am so sorry. And when you see the cows up to their knees in the water," Wils tuts and shakes her head. "We are so lucky." Sitting at their oak dining table, looking out of the windows of their modern farmhouse at the newly planted saplings standing firm in the grey afternoon, the couple know what it is like to lose a home on a flood plain. . Their old house and fields...