Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 872,680 within the city proper, 1,380,872 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. Found within the province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", attributed by the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Moscow/Amsterdam — Russia may have to pay a record $50bn arbitration ruling after a Dutch court ruled in favour of the former owners of Yukos Oil. The ruling by The Hague Court of Appeal on Tuesday.. WorldNews - Published
A letter bomb caught fire at a bank in Amsterdam on Thursday and another was disarmed at an office near Utrecht, the latest in a series of such attacks in the Netherlands this week. Reuters - Published
Two letter bombs exploded in the Netherlands on Wednesday, one at an ABN Amro bank mail-sorting office in Amsterdam and the other 140 miles away in a mail room of Japanese electronics group Ricoh,..
Winds of up to 80 miles an hour hit the UK on Sunday, as Storm Ciara swept in - pulling down trees and causing widespread flooding and travel disruption.
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A letter bomb went off on Thursday at an office of ING Bank in Amsterdam, causing a "small explosion" in which no one was hurt, a spokeswoman for the bank said. Reuters - Published
Two letter bombs exploded in the Netherlands on Wednesday, one at an ABN Amro bank mail-sorting office in Amsterdam and the other 140 miles away in a mail room of Japanese electronics group Ricoh,.. WorldNews - Published
Two letter bombs exploded in the Netherlands on Wednesday, one at an ABN Amro bank mail-sorting office in Amsterdam and the other 225 km (140 miles away) in a mail room of Japanese electronics group.. Reuters - Published
Suspected letter bombs went off in the mail room of an office building in Amsterdam and at a post-sorting company in the Dutch city of Kerkrade early on Wednesday, police said. Reuters - Published
Around 240 flights to and from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest, were canceled on Sunday as a powerful storm blew in off the Atlantic Ocean with wind gusts of up to 120 km per hour.. Reuters - Published
Written by Chris Hamby and Claire Moses Boeing and U.S. safety officials refused to cooperate on Thursday with a new inquiry by Dutch lawmakers into a deadly crash near Amsterdam in 2009 that had.. WorldNews - Published
Jansons led top classical ensembles including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Mariss Jansons, the conductor who led top classical ensembles.. WorldNews - Published
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Investigators released a series of phone intercepts on Thursday which they said revealed Moscow's influence over pro-Russian rebels accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight.. WorldNews - Published
A pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking/hostage taking alarm in a plane's cockpit, causing a major security lockdown on Wednesday at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest. Reuters - Published
A "suspicious" incident aboard an airliner that forced the evacuation of its passengers and crew at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday evening proved to be a false alarm, the airline said. Reuters - Published
A pilot onboard an Air Europa airplane accidentally set off an alarm, prompting a major security lockdown at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement. Reuters - Published
Dutch military police said on Wednesday they were investigating a suspect situation aboard a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. Reuters - Published
AMSTERDAM: Dutch authorities were on Tuesday trying to piece together the story of a family found living isolated from the outside world in rural Netherlands. Mayor Roger de Groot said that the.. WorldNews - Published
AMSTERDAM (AP) - A Dutch court on Monday convicted an Afghan asylum-seeker and sentenced him to nearly 27 years imprisonment for stabbing two American tourists in a terror attack at Amsterdam's main.. WorldNews - Published
Dutch police on Saturday said they had detained 130 protesters with environmental group Extinction Rebellion who blocked locations in downtown Amsterdam to draw attention to climate change. Reuters - Published
The name Holland historically refers only to a region and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands rather than the whole country. However, the country’s name varies a lot in different.. WorldNews - Published
A former Dutch professional footballer who played for clubs in Portugal, Hungary and England has been shot dead in the latest violence to afflict Amsterdam, police said. Reuters - Published
A Dutch lawyer in a high-profile case against a group of men charged with a series of drug-related killings was shot dead in Amsterdam on Wednesday morning, police said. Reuters - Published
A growing majority of U.S. Republicans, especially younger voters, are worried that human behavior is damaging the planet, according to a survey of global attitudes to the environment conducted by an.. Reuters - Published
One of Europe's biggest annual Gay Pride parades kicked off on the canals of Amsterdam on Saturday, with over 500,000 visitors from around the world expected to cheer on 80 boats representing a wide.. Reuters - Published
Takeaway. com and Just Eat have reached an “agreement in principle” for a takeover deal that would value the latter at £5bn (€5.6 billion), creating one of the largest online food delivery.. WorldNews - Published
Delays have continued at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after more than 180 flights were cancelled on Wednesday. The airport said it had resolved a refueling malfunction but warned that rescheduling will.. WorldNews - Published
Another record-smashing heat wave has overspread much of Europe, threatening all-time high temperatures in Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
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A Holocaust memorial is set to be built in Amsterdam after a court dismissed complaints from local residents. Locals had argued that the monument is too big for the space and that too many trees would.. WorldNews - Published
Two planes smacked into each other at Amsterdam’ Schiphol Airport on Tuesday, and both airlines are investigating the same question: what happened?“This morning, a KLM Boeing 737-800 that was ready.. WorldNews - Published
Amsterdam's famed Rijksmuseum on Monday began a historic restoration of Rembrandt's "The Night Watch", erecting a huge glass cage around the painting so the public can see the work carried out live. France 24 - Published
Sex workers’ initial reactions to plans to reform Amsterdam's Red Light District were tepid Thursday, not surprising considering their resistance to previous attempts to change the rules that govern.. WorldNews - Published
Judges in Amsterdam sentenced crime boss Willem Holleeder to life in prison on Thursday for his involvement in five gangland killings. Reuters - Published
The windows where scantily clad sex workers stand to attract customers in Amsterdam could be closing for good. The city's mayor proposed fundamental changes Wednesday to the network of narrow alleys.. WorldNews - Published
Amsterdam's first female mayor launched plans on Wednesday to overhaul the city's red-light district and its window displays, in a bid to protect sex workers from gawking tourists. Reuters - Published
Amsterdam is proposing "fundamental" changes to its famed red light district to ensure the rights of sex workers, prevent crime and reduce nuisance.
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NAPLES, Italy—When Italian anti-Mafia police discovered two precious Van Gogh masterpieces worth $100 million wrapped in a bed sheet under the stairway of a mobster’s house near Naples last month,.. WorldNews - Published
Ajax is acquiring Netherlands international Quincy Promes from Sevilla in the Amsterdam club's first major signing of a summer that is expected to see several stars of its surprise run to the Champions.. USATODAY.com - Published
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