Dutch, Britons have chance to vent anger over political scandal and economic crisis in EU voteTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — A right-wing lawmaker called on Dutch voters worried about immigration to pick his party Thursday in European Parliament elections expected to bring successes for fringe and extremist groups. Court dismisses motion for Charles Taylor’s early acquittal, orders war crimes trial to go onTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Judges on Monday rejected a request by former Liberian President Charles Taylor for an immediate acquittal on war crimes charges, saying he must answer allegations that he was part of a campaign to terrorize Sierra Leone’s population through murder, rape and mutilation. Dutch policeman becomes 6th victim to die from attempt on royal familyAMSTERDAM — Dutch authorities say a military policeman has died of injuries he received when a driver smashed his car through police barricades in an attempted attack on the royal family. Man who tried to attack Dutch royals dies in hospital, leaving mystery of his motiveAMSTERDAM — The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed six people died of his injuries Friday, leaving unresolved the mystery of why he tried to attack the Dutch royal family. UN tribunal frees four accused in Hariri caseTHE HAGUE/BEIRUT - A UN tribunal Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four former Lebanese generals detained for four years without charge in connection with the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Judge at UN-backed tribunal on Hariri killing orders Lebanese generals’ releaseLEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — A U.N.-backed tribunal on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of four pro-Syrian generals being held in a Beirut prison for the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister, Rafik Hariri. Judge at UN-backed tribunal on Hariri killing to rule on Lebanese generals’ detentionLEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — A judge at the U.N.-backed tribunal set up to prosecute former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassins will make a ruling Wednesday on whether to keep the only suspects in the suicide bombing in custody. Pressure on Karzai to scrap controversial Afghan women’s lawTHE HAGUE - Afghanistan’s President, Hamid Karzai, came under intense western pressure yesterday to scrap a new law that the UN said legalised rape within marriage and severely limited the rights of Afghan women. Hilary Clinton warns N. Korea of “consequences” for missile launchTHE HAGUE - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned North Korea that its plans to launch a missile is being considered as another provocation against Japan, and hence, North Korea should be ready to face the consequences. Obama administration’s contact with Iran confirmedTHE HAGUE - US Presidential envoy Richard C. Holbrooke met an Iranian diplomat here, marking the first face-to-face encounter between the Obama administration and the Government of Iran. US offers olive branch to moderate TalibanTHE HAGUE - The US Tuesday supported efforts by the Afghan government to reconcile with the moderate Taliban as part of a revamped policy to deal with the growing insurgency in the war-torn country. US, Iran hold talks at UN Afghan conferenceTHE HAGUE - Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Tuesday held talks with Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Akhunzadeh at a conference on Afghanistan here. International conference on Afghanistan opens in The HagueTHE HAGUE - An international conference on Afghanistan began here Tuesday with delegates from some 80 countries welcoming the US’ new anti-Taliban strategy and vowed to support its reconstruction. Terrorist hiding in FATA planning attacks in US, Europe: HolbrookTHE HAGUE - Strongly condemning the terror attack on the police training camp in Lahore, the United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke has expressed fears that several terrorists, hiding in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), were planning to carry out similar strikes in the US and European countries. Seven terrorist suspects arrested in NetherlandsTHE HAGUE - Seven terrorist suspects, identified as Dutch citizens of Moroccan origin, were arrested in the Netherlands on charges that they planned bombings around Amsterdam, Dutch radio reported. Technical failure, pilot error caused Amsterdam plane crashTHE HAGUE - Preliminary investigations have shown that a faulty altimeter combined with pilot error were responsible for the crash of a Turkish airliner in Amsterdam last month, Dutch investigators have said. Global panel set up to investigate Lebanese PM’s killingTHE HAGUE - The international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri four years ago was formally constituted in The Hague Sunday. Ex-Serbian president cleared of Kosovo war crimesTHE HAGUE - The UN war crimes tribunal Thursday acquitted former Serbian president Milan Milutinovic in the first verdict against Belgrade’s erstwhile leaders for their role in the Kosovo war a decade ago. |
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