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Volcanoes may have triggered `Little Ice Age`

A mysterious cool spell which lasted into the late 19th century and dubbed Little Ice Age appears to...

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Dutch government OKs burqa ban

In April last year, France became the first European country to ban people from concealing their fac...

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Ivory Coast`s Gbagbo remanded to world court

Gbagbo, 66, had been held in Korhogo, northern Ivory Coast, since his arrest in Abidjan on April 11...

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Dutch government drafts burqa ban legislation

The Dutch PM says the government has drawn up legislation to ban face-covering veils such as the bur...

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Netherlands to unfreeze $2bn in Libyan assets

The Dutch government said it was ready to unlock two billion dollars in frozen Libyan assets to help...

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England match cancelled after London unrest

England`s football friendly against the Netherlands was cancelled here Tuesday after a third day of ...

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Bent says pulled out of England squad with injury

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent was due to be included in England`s squad for Wednesday`s friendly w...

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Netherlands, S.Korea in Champions` Trophy final

Netherlands defeated South Korea 2-0 in the semi-final at the women`s Champions Trophy field hockey ...

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Dutch mourn mall shooting victims

Shooter left 1 suicide note, 1 threatening note, but neither gave a motive.

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Dutch government cutting 12,000 military jobs

This move is a part of spending cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2015.

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Europe`s biggest Hindu temple in Netherlands

Three Hindu groups would be building three temples.

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England and Netherlands warm up with friendly wins

England were the first big winners on a busy night of international soccer friendlies when they came...

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Bombay HC dismisses suit against Queen of Netherlands

In a reprieve to the Queen of Netherlands, the Bombay High Court recently dismissed a 17-year-old s...

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Netherlands to recall ambassador from Iran

Iran hanged a 45-year-old Dutch-Iranian woman last month for drug smuggling.

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Two trains collide in the Netherlands

An international passenger train carrying 146 people toward Germany collided with a freight train in...

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Dutch free 5 of 12 Somalis suspected of terrorism

The 12 men were detained on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack.

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Dutch prosecutors to try 5 alleged Somali pirates

The Yacht, Choizil, was hijacked and off the coast of Tanzania.

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Dutch call up Drenthe and Babel

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has added Royston Drenthe and Ryan Babel to his squad for the fri...

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Taliban warn of terror attack in the Netherlands

Taliban warned of terror attack in Netherlands in the wake of govt`s decision to form a minority gov...

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Netherlands to ban burqa: Anti-Islam MPs

The number of immigrants who enter The Netherlands will also be halved.

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Holders Dutch to meet Argentina in hockey final

Netherlands will meet hosts Argentina in the women`s hockey World Cup final.

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Dutch move into semis at hockey World Cup

The Netherlands qualified for the semi finals from Pool A at the women`s field hockey World Cup with...

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Netherlands releases American Yemeni terror suspects

Two American Yemenis were arrested on arrival at Amsterdam.

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Dutch crush India 7-1 and Germany beat New Zealand 2-0

Germany had their work cut out to beat New Zealand 2-0 whereas Olympic and world champions Netherlan...

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Netherlands to include same-sex couples in textbooks

The Netherlands was the 1st country in the world to grant same-sex marriages.

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Dutch rest World Cup players for Ukraine friendly

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has named only one member of his World Cup squad for next month`s...

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Orange tears in Holland after World Cup loss

Cities across the Netherlands fell silent after the national team lost to Spain in the World Cup fin...

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Spain, Netherlands break yellow card record

The match saw the highest number of yellow card bookings ever to be dished out in a World Cup final.

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No specific anti-Sneijder plan, says Del Bosque

Spain have not prepared a specific plan to counter in-form Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder in...

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Spain and Holland set for classy final

Africa’s first World Cup reaches a fitting climax when the two most impressive teams, the Netherland...

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Diego Forlan’s major impact at WCup

The difference between success and failure in football is often measured in inches, and so it proved...

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Test of technique in World Cup final for the purists

Big teams have fallen by the wayside, leaving Holland and Spain to face off in WC final.

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Dutch prepare for final with a trip to the zoo

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk made a slight tweak to his usual pre-match preparations ahead of ...

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Leaders and stars jet to S.Africa for World Cup final

World leaders and celebrities swarmed Johannesburg on Sunday for the World Cup finale.

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Rejuvenated Robben keeps Netherlands dream alive

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk`s biggest gamble was keeping an injured Arjen Robben in his World...

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Robben prefers ugly game to win World Cup than lose

Netherlands forward Arjen Robben insists that he would prefer playing an ugly game to win the World ...

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Bookies back Spain to lift World Cup

Leading South African bookies are backing Spain to win World Cup final against the Netherlands.

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Netherlands` progress to final has been easy: Seedorf

Former Netherlands midfielder Clarence Seedorf believes the Dutch side has really not been challenge...

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Knowledge about Spanish players would help: Kuyt

Dutch and Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt feels that his knowledge about Spanish players would come hand...

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South Africa 2010- A tournament of firsts

Either Spain or the Netherlands will become the eighth nation to be crowned World Cup champions as o...

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Spain need to turn dominance into goals against Dutch

Spain have reached their first World Cup football final despite managing just eight goals.

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Van Bronckhorst`s last game will be WCup final

Giovanni van Bronckhorst has only one better way to say goodbye for good. That is to score in his ...

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De Zeeuw gets hospital all-clear after kick in jaw

Netherlands midfielder Demy de Zeeuw was taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after their 3...

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Sneijder in line for major trophy number four

Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder is on course to clinch every trophy he played for this season ...

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Uruguay coach cites Robben threat

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has cited Arjen Robben as the man they need to tame if his team is to sh...

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Van Marwijk wants Uruguay`s passion in Dutch team

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk believes Uruguay`s passionate approach should serve as an example...

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History beckons as Dutch take on Uruguay in semis

Both Uruguay and the Netherlands are small nations steeped in World Cup history but only one has the...

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Netherlands, Uruguay both fancy chances for World Cup semi-final win

Netherlands may be heading into WC semis against Uruguay as favourites, but with the ‘giant-killing’...

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Dunga’s big hint he will not stay on with Brazil

Brazil coach Dunga made it clear that he would not be continuing in the job after his side lost 2-1 ...

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Netherlands shock Brazil; through to semis

Soccer`s perennial World Cup underachievers from the Netherlands knocked off mighty Brazil on Frida...

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