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35 min ago | Reuters

South Sudan says war crimes court persecutes Africans

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said on Thursday his country would never become a member of the International Criminal Court , saying it appeared to be preoccupied with prosecuting African leaders.

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Related Topix: World News, Sudan, Africa, South Sudan, Salva Kiir, Netherlands, Kenya,

35 min ago | Reuters

Kenya seeks African help to drop Hague charges against Kenyatta

Kenya has asked other African countries to urge the International Criminal Court to drop crimes-against-humanity charges against its new president and his deputy, according to an African Union document seen on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, Uhuru Kenyatta, Sudan, Africa

2 hrs ago | USA Today

Dutch arrest factory owner in horse meat probe

Dutch authorities have arrested the director of a meat processing business at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef.

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Related Topix: Sweden, World News, Netherlands,

5 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post

Livni: Coming days critical for Israel-Palestinian talks

Justice Minister joins Netanyahu meeting with Kerry; secretary of state meets Abbas in Ramallah in latest trip aimed at kick-starting negotiations; PM also holds talks with Hague, Sarkozy.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, China, Netherlands,

9 hrs ago | IamExpat

What to do in a weekend in Amsterdam

There is a saying in the Netherlands: money is made in Rotterdam, taxed in The Hague and spent in Amsterdam.

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Related Topix: Travel, Amsterdam, Netherlands Travel, Netherlands Travel, Europe Travel, Netherlands, Europe, World News, Rotterdam, Netherlands Travel,

13 hrs ago | Hotel Online

A Member of Design Hotels, the 215-room Mainport Opens in Rotterdam, Netherlands

The hotel, designed by MAS architectuur is characterized by a futuristic faade of black glass and aluminum.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, Travel, Netherlands Travel, Rotterdam, Netherlands Travel, Europe Travel, Pacific Travel, Australia Travel, Sydney, Australia Travel

Wed May 22, 2013

Asia News Network

MANILA : When neighbours fight

To my last column on the current conflict between the Philippines and Taiwan, a country with whom, until recently, we have had only friendly relations, a reader from Canada has written a most thoughtful rejoinder.

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Related Topix: Prison, Netherlands, World News

IamExpat

Dutch & English Intensive Summer Courses at the British School

Do you want to learn Dutch or improve your English? Join the Intensive Summer Courses at the British School Language Centre in The Hague! 2-week Dutch & English Intensive courses are offered several times a year in the mornings.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News

WWLP

War crimes prosecutor receivesa

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court - the permanent war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands - says she has received a complaint about Israel's 2010 raid on a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza, and she will open a preliminary investigation.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Netherlands, Turkey

Circulation

Journey Through Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition: From Bench to Bedside [Review]

From the Departments of Cardiology and Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases , and Einthoven Lab for Experimental Vascular Medicine , Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; Durrer Center for Cardiogenetic Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; and the Interuniversity Cardiology Institute , Utrecht, The Netherlands .

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News,

Mon May 20, 2013

IamExpat

The Netherlands is one of Europe's most gay-friendly nations

Alongside Belgium and the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands is the most gay-friendly country in Europe, a European Union investigation has revealed.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Netherlands, World News

Sat May 18, 2013

BBC News

In the Dutch earthquake zone

As earthquakes become more intense and more frequent in the north of the Netherlands, there is mounting pressure on the government to reduce the amount of gas being extracted there.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Netherlands, World News,

Archinect School Blog

Nanne de Ru appointed Director of The Berlage

The Executive Board of The Berlage Center for Advanced studies in Architecture and Urban Design, chaired by Professor Karin Laglas, has appointed architect Nanne de Ru as the Director of The Berlage.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, Denmark,

US News & World Report

Bureaucracy Keeps Adopted Children Stuck in International Limbo

According to reliable estimates, there are nearly 10 million children around the world who, if global bureaucrats would merely get out of the way, could be adopted into loving, permanent families.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News, US News, US Politics, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Democrat, Roy Blunt, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Roy Blunt, Trent Franks, Opinion

Fri May 17, 2013

Newsday

UN marks International day Against Homophobia

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement hold a gay pride flag as they attend a march to mark the International Day Against Homophobia in Managua, Nicaragua.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Nicaragua, World News, Netherlands, Hague, NY

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Srebrenica Civilians Told 'Not to be Afraid'

A Bosnian Muslim woman whose husband and two sons died in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre testified this week that she heard defendant Ratko Mladic speaking to crowds of refugees who had fled the enclave after it fell to his troops.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News

Dear Kitty

European Union homophobia

Discrimination against gay men, lesbians and transsexuals is widespread in the European Union, researchers say.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Netherlands, World News

The Spokesman-Review

EU survey reveals many gays live in fear - Fri, 17 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Across Europe, gay couples are scared of publicly engaging in even the most basic expression of their affection: Holding hands.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Netherlands, Transgender

Bloomberg

Borealis Considering Import of U.S. Ethane in Ineos-Style Move

Borealis AG, the petrochemical and plastics company owned by Abu Dhabi and OMV AG of Austria, may consider bringing in cheap ethane from the U.S. if it's a cost-effective way of supplying petrochemical plants.

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Related Topix: Netherlands, World News

WATE-TV Knoxville

EU survey reveals many gays live in fear

Steven Alexander stood before the jury, looked up at a family picture and grimaced and cried as he ticked off the list of problems that have befallen him in the five years since his brother was murdered: ulcers,... Steven Alexander stood before the jury, looked up at a family picture and grimaced and cried as he ticked off the list of problems that ... (more)

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