Topic: Rotterdam

Global News Blog Did Romanian mom torch Monet, Matisse, and Picasso along with her slippers?

The art world fears that the mother of a man suspected in the theft of seven masterpieces from a Dutch art museum burned the priceless evidence. 

US unveils Arctic strategy, but is it keeping pace with other countries?

The National Strategy for the Arctic Region focuses on security, environment, and international cooperation. But with retreating sea ice creating opportunity as well as potential conflict, the US is seen as lagging.

Cargo ship sinks in North Sea, search continues for survivors

Search planes, helicopters and ships were heading to the area to resume the search Thursday morning, but the icy conditions made survival virtually impossible.

In Pentagon's 'pivot' toward Asia, has Europe been forgotten?

President Obama is pushing the Pentagon to look toward Asia, but some worry that US attention could overbalance away from Europe, which remains the home of many core allies.

Dutch art heist 'a nightmare for any museum director' (+video)

Seven paintings – including works by Picasso, Monet, and Matisse – were stolen from the Kunsthal Rotterdam museum early Tuesday morning in a Dutch art heist that could be worth tens of millions of dollars.

Million dollar art heist in Netherlands

Paintings by Picasso, Matisse, and Monet are among several stolen from a Dutch art gallery in Rotterdam.

Hectic day at Amsterdam airport amid WWII bomb discovery, hijack scare

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport suffered delays today as construction workers uncovered an unexploded World War II bomb and Dutch jets responded to a mistaken hijacking report.

Dutch bank pays steep price for ignoring US sanctions on Iran and Cuba

Dutch bank ING has agreed to pay a record $619 million fine after admitting that it moved money from Iran and Cuba through US banks despite sanctions forbidding the practice. 

Warm water threatens vast Anatarctic ice shelf (+video)

A new study indicates that a large ice sheet is at risk. Warm water from below is causing it to melt.

French gunman the latest of Europe's troubling 'lone wolves'

President Sarkozy said the Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah acted on his own, highlighting Europe's struggle to curb the radicalization of Muslim youths.

Where Are You Taking Me?: movie review

‘Where Are You Taking Me?’ is an observational documentary that lets the images tell the story.

Culture Cafe 'Contraband' is just average, but action fans will be satisfied

'Contraband' is nothing special, but Mark Wahlberg fans looking for an average heist movie will likely be happy

Greg Halman, Seattle Mariners outfielder, killed in Rotterdam

Greg Halman: A police spokeswoman said the officers arrested Halman's 22-year-old brother. She declined to give his name, in line with Dutch privacy rules.
11/21/2011 10:06 am

Denmark's election a litmus test for Europe's far-right politics

Denmark's election Thursday is the first national poll in northern Europe to gauge appeal for radical politics since the Norway killings carried out by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik.
09/14/2011 05:25 pm

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What Obama missed by skipping Panama in Latin America tour

Panama is investing $20 billion to boost itself as a global hub. President Ricardo Martinelli's vision provides a glimpse of the US's newest trade partner as a bilateral free trade agreement works its way through Washington.
03/23/2011 10:41 am

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Terrorism & Security Nine men charged with planning terrorist attack in the UK

Nine men were charged by the British authorities with planning a terrorist bombing, the latest in a spate of alleged European plots disrupted before they were carried out.
12/27/2010 08:59 am

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Why 'Islamophobia' is less thinly veiled in Europe

How anti-Muslim sentiment is different in European countries than in America.
09/05/2010 12:10 pm

Contador's Tour de France win caps off banner summer of sports for Spain

Alberto Contador's Tour de France win – with only a 39-second lead over rival Andy Schleck, who finished second – is the latest triumph in an amazing summer of sports for Spain.
07/25/2010 04:53 pm

Tour de France Stage 19: Alberto Contador poised to win his third Tour de France title

Alberto Contador secured his third Tour de France title Saturday, but it wasn’t without a final challenge from rival Andy Schleck. The defending champion has a lead of 39 seconds and is expected to finish the Tour, which ends tomorrow in Paris, in the yellow jersey.
07/24/2010 04:17 pm