Topic: Amsterdam

Could a $1.50 marijuana joint doom Prop. 19 in California?

Legalizing recreational marijuana use would make it a lot cheaper and drive up consumption, according to a new study. This could doom Prop. 19, even in happy-go-lucky California.
07/10/2010 05:36 pm

Morning after: The Netherlands' World Cup fans euphoric in Cape Town

The Netherlands' World Cup fans are basking in the orange glow of Tuesday's semifinal victory over Uruguay, which propels Holland into the championship match for the first time since 1978.
07/07/2010 10:53 am

Flipper bridge could sort out Hong Kong traffic switch [Video]

Flipper bridge: In Hong Kong, people drive on the left. In mainland China, they drive on the right. A Dutch architectural firm has proposed a solution for traffic between the two places.
06/17/2010 04:45 pm

Dutch voters boost far-right party of Geert Wilders

Spurred by anxiety over immigration, Islam, and the economy, Dutch voters put the center-right Liberals in the lead in national elections, and gave a strong boost to Geert Wilders's Freedom Party, which proposes banning the Koran and the building of new mosques.
06/10/2010 12:30 pm

Chile police hunt Dutchman Joran van der Sloot in Peru killing

Authorities were searching the country's dry, sparsely populated northern provinces for Joran van der Sloot.
06/03/2010 01:08 pm

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Global News Blog Volcanic ash cloud: Where is it now - May 18?

The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland dissipated today and a British Airways labor strike was canceled, allowing Europe's airports to return to near-normal operations. But the British Met Office is taking fire for its volcanic ash cloud forecasts.
05/18/2010 12:28 pm

White South Africans use Facebook in campaign to return to Holland

White South Africans, concerned about racism and crime, have launched a Facebook petition to return to Holland, where their ancestors lived 300 years ago.
05/17/2010 03:42 pm

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Chapter & Verse Anne Frank's diary – complete, original – is on display for the first time

The various pieces of Anne Frank's diary are finally being exhibited together in the Amsterdam building where she wrote them.
04/29/2010 01:08 pm

Volcanic ash cloud economics: Europe's winners and losers

As Iceland's volcanic ash cloud hangs over Europe, stranding airline passengers for a fifth day, the train, bus, taxi, and ferry companies are doing a booming business. Would you pay $5,000 for a taxi ride from Norway to Britain?
04/19/2010 01:43 pm

Iceland volcano erupts; sparks concerns of larger eruption at nearby volcano

No immediate reports of injuries or damages from Iceland volcano eruption but scientists worry of larger eruption at nearby Katla volcano.
03/21/2010 10:19 am

Green Economics New York City's 'green defense' against sea levels rising

If water levels rise due to climate change, New York City is particularly at risk.
03/09/2010 05:15 am

Global News Blog Hamas assassination: 10 of the new suspects' names are shared by Israelis

Dubai said Wednesday that the Hamas assassination investigation yielded 15 more suspects. The Israeli media said 10 of the new names are shared by Israelis. And while most in the region believe the Mossad carried out the hit, some evidence is emerging of ties to Iran.
02/24/2010 07:07 pm

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Defense against terrorism

A Christian Science perspective.
02/17/2010 08:30 am

Belgian train crash kills at least 12: governor

Two commuter trains collided in a Brussels suburb after one ran a stop light, killing at least 12 and halting all high-speed train traffic between Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.
02/15/2010 10:53 am

Sundance: Glitz gets low profile as festival goes back to basics

Documentaries were the winners this year with films about Pat Tillman, cane toads, and a cautionary tale about Facebook called ‘Catfish.'
01/29/2010 07:49 pm

Twitter terror? Man arrested for venting about canceled flight.

Briton Paul Chambers says he was only venting when he wrote on Twitter that he might blow an airport "sky-high." He's the first person arrested in Britain for a tweet, and he's banned for life from his local airport.
01/22/2010 09:22 am

Q&A: Is Yemen the next Afghanistan?

The Nigerian who allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner reportedly trained in Yemen with Al Qaeda, but the regional offshoot of Al Qaeda appears to have no ties with rebels and secessionists challenging Yemen’s central government.
01/20/2010 03:04 pm

Verbal Energy All systems go – except when they don’t

In President Obama’s discussion of the thwarted attack on Flight 253, ‘systemic’ makes headlines.
01/19/2010 05:57 pm

Miep Gies, Anne Frank's protector, champion of tolerance.

Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years, and who saved the teenager’s diary, died Tuesday. After the Anne Frank's diary was published, Gies tirelessly promoted tolerance.
01/12/2010 11:06 am

Obama pivots to the economy and jobs

The Christmas Day airliner bombing attempt consumed his attention for two weeks. On Friday, Obama moved to address the economy, announcing $2.3 billion in tax credits to help create clean-energy jobs.
01/08/2010 05:18 pm

Quick hearing for bomb suspect, but probably a long road ahead

At a hearing in Detroit, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to blow up a plane on Christmas Day. US authorities will undoubtedly want to examine every step of his journey before proceeding with a trial.
01/08/2010 04:23 pm