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11/22/2008 07:17 AM
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Rebuilding the Netherlands' ABN-Amro bank
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 | The Dutch state has saved ABN-Amro Bank, long considered a national asset. Its renowned worldwide network of branches, however, is still in the hands of Royal Bank of Scotland. Rebuilding it is a daunting and costly task. |
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11/22/2008 04:05 AM
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America in 2025: from dominance to global partnership
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 | The decline of the United States of America as the dominant global power has set in, according to the US National Intelligence Council. The influence of Brazil, Russia, India and China is growing fast, the institute says. |
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11/21/2008 09:44 AM
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Sudanese officers to testify at ICC
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 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide has learned that Sudanese citizens and some soldiers are in The Hague to testify against their own government in the war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court. |
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11/21/2008 03:36 AM
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The nice cancer bloggers
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 | Kairol Rosenthal shares strong opinions on her blog, yet she's never gotten a nasty comment - she tells us why her online community of cancer bloggers is so nice. |
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11/21/2008 07:47 AM
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Amsterdam closes 43 'coffee shops'
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 | In Amsterdam, home to a quarter of the Dutch coffee shops, 43 of them will have to close their doors, the city council said on Friday. The reason: their close proximity to secondary schools. |
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11/21/2008 10:30 AM
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Minorities matter
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 | Around the world, the reality of dangerous climate change is being felt and its full force is effecting the people least equipped to cope. |
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11/21/2008 09:55 AM
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Europeana: library for the whole wide world
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 | A place where paintings, books, films and music from all over Europe can be accessed with one click of the mouse: that's the grand idea behind the new online library Europeana. |
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11/21/2008 09:00 AM
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US judge orders release of Guantánamo detainees
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 | A US federal judge ordered the release of five Algerian inmates of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba on Thursday. After almost seven years in confinement they are no longer regarded as ‘enemy combatants'. |
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11/21/2008 05:53 AM
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Will populist TV be popular?
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 | Proud to be populist. That's the attitude of rightwing politician Ronald Sörensen, announcing the launch of a new Dutch broadcasting organisation to stand up for a popular agenda: the Populist Broadcasting Company. |
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11/21/2008 05:30 AM
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Dutch Islamic schools need to shape up
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 | Fake names on the payroll; entire schools taking trips abroad with school funds; school boards fired for incompetence. Just a few of the problems the government has found at Islamic Schools in the Netherlands. |
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11/21/2008 07:35 AM
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India is an increasingly important player
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 | The largest delegation of India business people ever arrived in the Netherlands this week to take part in an economic summit aimed at the growing economic ties between the two countries. |
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11/21/2008 09:07 AM
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EU to deploy first-ever naval force off Somalia
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 | The European Union will be launching its first-ever naval mission, Operation Atlanta. Its dual aim is to protect United Nations food aid shipments to Somalia and to combat piracy in the region. |
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11/20/2008 05:20 AM
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Naema Tahir
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 | "Choose for yourself," urges outspoken writer Naema Tahir to all Muslim women who feel oppressed. But the choice is difficult in her story ‘The Simple Life' which revisits the classic Romeo and Juliet tragedy. |
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11/20/2008 08:08 AM
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Too nice for the top
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 | The Netherlands has lots of small political parties. One of those small parties, the Christian Union, is in the current coalition government. But, it's not going so well for them. |
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11/19/2008 09:52 AM
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Concertgebouw orchestra world's best
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 | Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra has earned itself an international standing since it first began 120 years ago. But now its credibility has soared even higher, it's been voted the world's best symphony orchestra. |
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11/20/2008 08:02 AM
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Strike highlights Dutch teachers’ divisions
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 | A national strike by teachers in the Netherlands shows just how divided the profession is on pay and conditions. It won only limited support from the rank and file. |
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11/20/2008 08:48 AM
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Rights, wrongs and happy birthday
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 | Some things we get right, some things we get wrong, some things we can fix, and some things are just beyond our control. |
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11/14/2008 07:50 AM
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Preparing for the worst
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 | The Netherlands, a country partially below sea-level, is tucked away safely behind dykes and dunes. What if they're breached, causing wide-spread flooding? A large-scale drill was held to find out. |
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11/19/2008 04:12 AM
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Gaza’s polluted waters
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 | Israel's restrictions on the movement of fishermen in the Gaza Strip is forcing them to fish in the heavily polluted waters near the shore. They still take their catch to market, but won't eat the fish themselves. |
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11/20/2008 03:00 AM
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Should they stay or should they go?
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 | The question of Dutch military involvement in Afghanistan is one many in Dutch politics thought had been answered last year. Now, it's coming up again.
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11/18/2008 04:41 AM
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What should be our new human rights?
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 | The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 10 December. Among others, your right to vote, paid holidays and retirement are protected. But what should be our new, 21st century, rights? |
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