Teenage Dutch sailor Laura Dekker sees life unravel after court blocks dream voyage

Young sailor Dekker’s dreams dashed

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Just four months ago Laura Dekker was a carefree 13-year-old with an extraordinary dream — to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. On Tuesday, police hauled her home — clutching a suitcase and guitar — from a mystery trip to the Caribbean, and child care workers sought to remove her from her father’s custody.

Teenage sailor Laura Dekker arrives back in the Netherlands after flying to Caribbean

Young sailor Dekker flies back to the Netherlands

Dutch child care authorities, police seek to unravel mystery of young sailor’s Caribbean trip

Authorities seek to explain young sailor’s trip

Reports: Police find teenage Dutch sailor on Caribbean island

Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean

Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela’s airspace, tells military to shoot down others

Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela’s airspace

Dutch police: Teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing

Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

Dutch police say teenager who fought for right to sail solo around world is missing

Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears

Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela

Dutch deny Venezuela’s claim of US attack plans

Dutch police investigate alleged theft of illegal ecstasy pill collection

Dutch man reports theft of Ecstasy pill collection

First of 150 saplings from the Anne Frank tree planted in Amsterdam

Sapling from Anne Frank tree planted in Amsterdam

Dutch military ship captures 13 pirates off the coast of Oman

Dutch military captures 13 pirates off Oman coast

International court refuses to release former Congo VP who allegedly commanded brutal militia

International court: Ex-Congo VP must stay in jail

Radovan Karadzic files motion challenging legitimacy of war crimes tribunal prosecuting him

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2 warlords plead not guilty in Congo massacre at international war crimes court

2 warlords plead innocent in Congo massacre trial

UN war crimes court appoints British lawyer as standby counsel for Radovan Karadzic

British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel

A president for Europe? Continent hoped for tough leader but now is thinking smaller

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Driver pays: Dutch government will slash price of car taxes in favor of tax-per-mile

Dutch drivers to pay tax on road time, not on car

Brothers: Minneapolis man accused of bankrolling terrorism struggled to make ends meet

Brother of terror suspect: ‘We are not extremists’

Report: Somali terrorism suspect arrested in Netherlands had US green card

Report: Somali terror suspect had US residency

UN appeals panel cuts sentence of Serb general convicted in Sarajevo siege by 4 years

Serb general’s sentence cut by 4 years

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.N. judges trimmed the sentence Thursday of a Bosnian Serb general from 33 to 29 years but upheld his convictions for leading troops who terrorized Sarajevo with a deadly rain of shells and sniper bullets.

Dutch prosecutors say they have arrested Somali terror suspect wanted by US authorities

Dutch arrest Somali terror suspect wanted by US

Dutch town opposes carbon storage project; technology could help reduce greenhouse gases

Carbon storage? Not under my house!

BARENDRECHT, Netherlands — The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming.

Ex-Liberia president Taylor claims war crimes indictment was part of US regime change plan

Ex-Liberia president says US sought to oust him

Nazi hit man trial postponed after attorneys argue he can not properly hear proceedings

Nazi hit man trial postponed for medical reasons

Charles Taylor claims his war crimes indictment was part of US regime change plan

Taylor claims US sought to oust him from power

After 13 weeks, Charles Taylor nears end of testimony in his own defense at war crimes trial

Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense

War crimes tribunal orders court-appointed lawyer for Karadzic, still lets him defend himself

War crimes tribunal to appoint lawyer for Karadzic

Consumer goods maker Unilever reports 36 percent fall in net profit for third quarter

Unilever reports 36 percent fall in Q3 profit

Dutch islands in Caribbean offerering amnesty to thousands of illegal immigrants

Dutch islands offer amnesty to illegal immigrants

Radovan Karadzic attends UN court for 1st time since start of his war crimes trial

Karadzic attends UN war crimes court for 1st time

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