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Islam film Dutch MP to be charged
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| Jan.25 |
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 Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial| Former Congolese militia leader is due to go on trial shortly at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the use of child soldiers | |
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| Jan.26 |
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Lubanga denies forcing children to fight  Map of Hague Netherlands The new International Criminal Court launched its first trial at The Hague -- the prosecution of a former militia leader charged with using child soldiers
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| Feb.11 |
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Dutchman Hiddink takes charge at Chelsea
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| Feb.12 |
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Banned Dutch MP to be sent home
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| Feb.15 |
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Murray defeats injury-hit Nadal in final
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| Feb.25 |
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 Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes  Map of Amsterdam Netherlands A passenger jet crashed as it tried to land at the airport, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 50 -- 25 seriously
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 Flight recorders found at Dutch crash site Investigators are trying to determine what caused the crash of an airplane with a good safety record, flown by the Turkish Airlines
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| Feb.26 |
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Turkish airline accused over plane repairs Turkish Airlines was accused a week before one of its aircraft was involved in a deadly crash of 'inviting disaster' by ignoring aircraft maintenance
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 Turks, Americans are crash dead Map of Amsterdam Netherlands The people killed in the Turkish Airlines plane crash near Amsterdam's main airport have been identified as 5 Turks and 4 U.S. citizens
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| Feb.27 |
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Turkish plane fell 'vertically' to ground The Turkish Airlines plane fell almost vertically to the ground, making only a short track in the muddy farmer's field where it went down
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| Mar.4 |
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  Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader Map of Hague Netherlands The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc
| The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar al-Bashir denies the charges and has dismissed any ICC ruling as worthless
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Altimeter 'had role' in air crash A faulty altimeter played a role in the plane crash near Schiphol airport last week that killed nine people
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| Mar.12 |
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7 accused of Amsterdam bomb plot Map of Amsterdam Netherlands One member of the group of six men and one woman has ties to a bombing in Madrid. Police were still searching buildings
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| Mar.30 |
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  Clinton won't rule out talks with Iran Secretary of State was coy about whether she would meet Iranian delegates at an international conference on Afghanistan
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  World urged to help Afghanistan Delegates from more than 70 countries are set to meet to discuss Afghan reconstruction, days after the US announced major policy changes
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| Mar.31 |
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Clinton backs talks with moderate Taliban Secretary of State endorsed Afghan plans to hold reconciliation talks with moderate Taliban members
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack| Dutch naval forces captured seven pirates and freed 20 captive fishermen after tracking the pirates to their 'mother ship' in the Gulf of Aden | |
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Driver dies in attempted attack on royals The man suspected of trying to attack the Dutch royal family by crashing his car near their bus has died
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| May.13 |
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Van Gaal appointed new Bayern coach
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| May.17 |
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 Accused Sudanese war criminal shows up Bahr Idriss Abu Garda, a rebel commander, accused of being involved in the 2007 deaths of a dozen peacekeepers in Darfur, voluntarily arrive...
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims| Royal Dutch Shell will pay $15.5 million to settle a lawsuit against its Nigerian subsidiary by the family of executed Nigerian environmental activist | |
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| Jun.27 |
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Rossi races to 100th career victory
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| Sep.18 |
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Settlement eyed in toxic waste Dutch firm Trafigura is considering a settlement to legal claims that it is responsible for the deaths of 15 people and thousands of illness...
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| Oct.14 |
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Dutch tourists die in China balloon crash A search party hunted for a hot-air balloon that had been catching fire and crashing, arriving in time to save only three of the seven people...
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| Oct.16 |
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Dutch lawmaker enters UK after ban Days after a court allowed him entry into Britain, controversial Geert Wilders said his arrival Friday marked 'a victory for the freedom of ...
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| Nov.30 |
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  UN court to hear Kosovo independence The International Court of Justice is set to begin hearings deliberating on the legality of the declaration of independence from Serbia
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| Dec.20 |
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 New offer made for Saab Spyker, a maker of exotic cars, said that it had made a new offer to General Motors for the Swedish car brand
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Teenage sailor Laura Dekker 'missing' Police say 14-year-old Laura - who seeks to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world -has been missing since Friday
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