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Friday 3rd September, 2010

    • Cleric wants Dutch politician beheaded

    C News

    AMSTERDAM - A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday. Wilders' Freedom Party scored the biggest ga...

    • Three dead babies found in Dutch garden

    Expatica

    The 41-year old woman living there was arrested on Friday on suspicion of killing at least one baby. A recently buried baby body was found on Sunday in a shed behind the house, and two more were dug u...

    • Muslim cleric calls for beheading of Dutch politician

    Reuters

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A well-known Australian Muslim cleric has called for the beheading of Dutch anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders, a newspaper said on Friday.

  • Dutch paper says Islamic cleric demands Wilders beheading

    Earth Times

    audio recording of the call made by Lebanese-Australian cleric Feiz Muhammed, 40, in which he accused Wilders of insulting the prophet Mohammed and so should die.The recording was taken from an

  • Dutch mother held over death of three babies

    The China Post

    AMSTERDAM -- Dutch authorities have found two babies' bodies in the garden of a women arrested last week for killing another child, the prosecution service said on Thursday.

  • Smoking Kid in Rehab

    General Sources

    The chain-smoking Indonesian toddler who gained instant worldwide fame via a viral video of him puffing away has gone into rehab - and given up cigarettes.

  • Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. To Present At The Jefferies 7th Annual Global Shipping & Logistics Conference

    General Sources

    ANW ) today announced that the Company's President, E. Nikolas Tavlarios, is scheduled to present at the Jefferies 7th Annual Global Shipping & Logistics Conference in New York on Wednesday, September...

  • CORRECT: Akzo Nobel To Be Wal-Mart's Paint Supplier

    Morning Star

    Sept. 1 , misstated that Akzo Nobel was the exclusive paint supplier to Home Depot in the third paragraph. The error also occurred in "=UPDATE: Akzo Nobel To Be Wal Mart's Paint Supplier," at

  • Solitaire sets to work on Nord Stream

    General Sources

    Solitaire has started laying the Gulf of Finland stretch of the Nord Stream gas line in the Baltic Sea. Prior to sailing to Russian waters, the vessel had to undergo an equipment check in Rotterdam to...

  • Breaks, bumps and bruises worry Vande Velde as Tour de France begins

    General Sources

    Christian Vande Velde has what would seem to be a reasonable goal for the Tour de France. But the events of the past two years have made it look like a fantasy for the cyclist from Lemont, Ill. "...

  • Prospective terrorism case against detained Yemenis is closed

    General Sources

    Amsterdam , where they were arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, were released Wednesday, Dutch officials said. "They are free men.... This case is closed," said Martijn Boelhouwer...

  • Lawyer wants Dutch cardinal's evidence on sex abuse

    General Sources

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Cardinal Ad Simonis, a former head of the Dutch Catholic Church, could become the first senior Church official to testify in a Dutch court in a sexual abuse case involving a form...

  • New Icesave talks taking place in Netherlands: officials

    Expatica

    Dutch, Irish and British representatives started new talks in the Netherlands Thursday about a repayment deal for losses arising from the collapse of Iceland's Icesave bank, officials said. "Discussi...

  • US must apologize for Yemenis' arrest in Amsterdam, says Yemen ambassador

    New York Post

    The U.S. must apologize for the wrongful arrest on terror charges of two Yemenis on Dutch soil and investigate how such a "mistake" was made, Yemen's ambassador to The Hague said Thursday."Our governm...

  • Heineken to create Global Business Services organisation

    AP Food

    Heineken recently announced it will create a Global Business Services organisation to deliver Purchasing and Business Process & Technology services across the company.

  • New Data Will Help Predict Vision Loss In Glaucoma

    General Sources

    , a complex, potentially blinding disease. September's Ophthalmology journal includes new data from the Rotterdam Study that will help doctors better predict visual field loss (VFL) in glaucoma patien...

  • Alleged child abuser attacked in Dutch court

    Expatica

    When the accused appeared before the judges in the city of Zwolle, he was told of a new accusation of indecent assault, in addition to an earlier one of taking pornographic pictures of the victim. The...

  • 4 Holland & Hart immigration lawyers jump to Ogletree Deakins

    Business Journal

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  • Merck Postpones Closing Dutch R&D Units To End Of Year

    Morning Star

    Merck & Co. (MRK) Thursday said it put off until the end of the year plans to close some Dutch operations while it negotiates with workers over possible alternatives.

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