American-Dutch same sex couples wed at Amsterdam festival, challenge US to allow gay marriageAMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam presided over the weddings of five American-Dutch gay, lesbian and transgender couples on a boat during the city’s Gay Pride festival Saturday, challenging the United States to legalize gay marriage, as well. American-Dutch same sex couples to wed at Amsterdam gay pride festivalAMSTERDAM — The mayor of Amsterdam is officiating at the weddings of five American-Dutch homosexual couples on a boat during the city’s Gay Pride festival, in part to challenge the United States to legalize gay marriage. Russian hockey league refiles Jiri Hudler’s contract noting NHL attempts to sign KHL playersDETROIT — Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League completed a contract with Detroit Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler on Thursday. Fire destroys replica of 17th-century Dutch flagship, a major tourist attractionAMSTERDAM — Fire consumed a replica of the 17th-century flagship of the Dutch East India Company in the northern Netherlands on Thursday. Shell net profit falls 67 percent in Q2 to $3.82 billionAMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday its net profit fell 67 percent in the second quarter to $3.82 billion, reflecting a sharp decline in oil prices and smaller profit margins in its refining business. Shell net profit falls 67 percent in 2Q to $3.82 billionAMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday its net profit fell 67 percent in the second quarter to $3.82 billion, reflecting a sharp decline in oil prices and worse refining margins. Publisher Wolters Kluwer profit falls 8 percent to euro132 million in H1AMSTERDAM — Wolters Kluwer NV, a major publisher of medical, legal and accounting journals, reported an 8 percent fall in net profit in the first half of 2009, due to higher operating costs and write-downs on the value of its publishing rights. Staffing company Randstad sees profit fall 89 percent in 2Q as recession cuts need for workersAMSTERDAM — Randstad NV, the world’s second-largest temporary staffing services company, said Tuesday second quarter profit fell 89 percent as many companies are looking to cut expenses and reduce staff during the downturn. Paint maker Akzo Nobel reports 13 percent fall in net profit in 2nd quarterAMSTERDAM — Akzo Nobel NV, the world’s largest maker of paint, reported Wednesday a 13 percent fall in second-quarter profit, citing weak demand amid the economic downturn, but shares jumped on news that cost-cutting and lower raw materials costs had preserved margins. Dutch operator of US Stop & Shop, Giant grocery stores says sales rose 11.5 percent in Q2AMSTERDAM — Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch operator of U.S. grocery chains Stop & Shop and Giant, reported Tuesday an 11.5 percent rise in sales for the second quarter, due to modest growth and a strong dollar. Philips to pay euro170 million for Italian espresso machine maker SaecoAMSTERDAM — Royal Philips Electronics NV said Monday it has bought Italian espresso machine maker Saeco International Group SpA for euro170 million ($242 million). TNT Post Q2 profit falls 60 percent, sees scant evidence of recoveryAMSTERDAM — TNT NV, Europe’s second-largest post company, reported Monday a 60 percent fall in net profit for the second quarter and said it sees little evidence of an economic recovery. Serb Radicals leader Vojislav Seselj sentenced to 15 months for contempt of war crimes courtTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. judges convicted the leader of Serbia’s largest political party of contempt of court Friday for revealing the names of three protected witnesses who testified at his war crimes trial. Anger as Dutch government hands back severed head of Ghanaian chief slain 171 years agoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The descendants of an African chief who was hanged and decapitated by a Dutch general 171 years ago reluctantly accepted the return of his severed head Thursday, still angry even as the Dutch tried to right a historic wrong. Radovan Karadzic says he wants to prove Srebrenica massacre death toll has been exaggeratedTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said Thursday he wants access to DNA from mass graves in an attempt to show that the death toll in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of Muslim men has been exaggerated. Dutch telecom KPN says Q2 profit rises 4.8 percent, sees weak demand from corporate customersAMSTERDAM — Royal KPN NV, the largest Dutch telecommunications company, said Thursday its net profit rose 4.8 percent in the second quarter due to growth at its German mobile telephone business and better margins in the Netherlands. Ruling giving oil region to government, land to rebels, bolsters peace in SudanTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Sudan’s fragile peace overcame a major hurdle Wednesday when a legal panel drew a compromise map splitting an oil-rich region between the government-held north and the semiautonomous south controlled by former rebels. Arbitration panel awards Sudan government disputed Heglig oil fieldTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel on Wednesday awarded the Sudanese government control over almost all major oil reserves in a disputed region of Sudan that erupted into violence last year between state forces and former southern rebels. International arbitration panel awards Sudan government disputed oil fieldTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel on Wednesday awarded the Sudanese government control over almost all major oil reserves in a disputed region of Sudan that erupted into violence last year between state forces and former rebels in the south. International arbitration panel sets new boundaries for disputed oil-rich region of SudanTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration panel has set new boundaries for a disputed oil-rich region of Sudan. Arbitration panel to rule on disputed oil rich Abyei region between north and south SudanTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international arbitration tribunal is ruling Wednesday on the boundaries of a disputed oil rich region on the border between northern and southern Sudan. Indonesian police say Dutch couple killed in Jakarta hotel suicide bombing last weekJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police identified the remains Tuesday of two more victims of last week’s suicide bombings in Jakarta, raising the number of foreigners killed to six. Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor calls key prosecution witness at war crimes trial ‘crazy’THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor said Tuesday that a key prosecution witness at his war crimes trial was a low-level official who “went crazy” years before testifying against him. War crimes court convicts Bosnian Serb cousins of killing 119 Muslims by burning them aliveTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — A U.N. war crimes court convicted two Bosnian Serb cousins Monday for a 1992 killing spree that included locking scores of Muslims in two houses and burning them alive. War crimes court convicts Bosnian Serb cousins in ‘callous’ burning deaths of MuslimsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — A U.N. war crimes court has convicted two Bosnian Serb cousins of murder and extermination for locking up scores of Muslims in two houses and burning them alive. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to merge with European arm, keep Amsterdam stock listingAMSTERDAM — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the private equity firm, said Monday it plans to merge with its European arm and keep its Dutch stock market listing, abandoning plans for a U.S. initial public offering for the time being. Former Liberian leader denies role in creating Sierra Leone rebel group or invading neighborTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor denied on Monday that he had played any part in forming the guerrilla force that invaded Sierra Leone in the early 1990s. War crimes court to deliver verdicts in case of Serb cousins accused of torching MuslimsTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. judges deliver verdicts Monday in the case of two Bosnian Serb cousins accused of atrocities that allegedly include twice locking scores of Muslims into houses and torching them. Former southern Sudanese rebels must leave contested oil-rich area, says UNKHARTOUM, Sudan — The U.N. expressed concern about the presence of former southern Sudanese rebels in a contested oil-rich area near the border with the north, raising fears of violence days ahead of a key court decision on the region’s boundaries. Ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor admits he allowed the use of enemy skulls at roadblocksTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — In an unusual defense against war crimes charges, former Liberian President Charles Taylor told judges Thursday that he saw nothing wrong with displaying the skulls of slain enemy soldiers at roadblocks. |
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