2016
Spiros Gianniotis Wins Silver for Greece in Marathon Swimming – Dutch Ferry Weertman Wins First Place
Greek swimming legend Spiros Gianniotis won a Silver medal for Greece in the gruelling 10k open-water swimming event in Rio. After chartering through an Olympic…
Gymnast Yuri van Gelder expelled from Olympics after night of drinking in Rio
The Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder has been expelled from the Olympics for violating team rules by going out for a night of drinking in…
Dutch mum who escaped from Islamic State is back in the Netherlands with her kids
Laura Hansen, the 20-year-old woman who claims to have escaped from the Islamic State forces in Syria has returned to the Netherlands with her two…
Trainspotting 2 is happening (and it is going to feature a little bit of Amsterdam)
Sick Boy, Renton, Begbie and Spud are back. Over two decades after Trainspotting was released, Danny Boyle has reunited the film’s original cast for a…
‘Disturbed’ man arrested heading for Schiphol
After a weekend of extra security checks on vehicles heading for Schiphol airport, on Monday morning a coach was halted and a man removed and…
Several killed in shooting at Munich shopping mall
At least one shooter is still on the loose after a shooting inside a McDonald’s at Munich’s Olympia shopping mall Friday, police spokeswoman Claudia Küntzel…
French court rules IMF Chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial in Tapie case
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde must face a criminal trial for her handling of a dispute during her time as French finance minister,…
Barroso’s new job at Goldman Sachs angers EU – MEPs call for sanctions over former Commission chief
Former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso’s move to join Goldman Sachs International has set off a furious reaction among some EU politicians and watchers,…
Why did Turkish coup plot fail?
For several hours on Friday night hundreds of Turkish soldiers appeared to have taken control of key areas of the main cities of Ankara and…
Turkey coup attempt: military claims government takeover – Breaking News Live Feed
Members of the Turkish military said a coup was under way in the country, despite its elected president claiming that the attempt had failed and…