Netherlands

  • May 15, 2006
  • 7 min read

NETHERLANDS: Hirsi Ali defends 'right to offend'

An immigrant from Kenya, accepted in the Netherlands on humanitarian grounds, Hirsi Ali has...

Netherlands
  • May 9, 2006
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Only gradual IMF quota reform is likely

The IMF's main shareholders are now realising that failure to address the fair representation...

International
  • Apr 3, 2006
  • 7 min read

EUROPE: Stock exchange mergers set to continue

Nasdaq last week withdrew its bid to take over the London Stock Exchange. Recent developments on...

  • Mar 13, 2006
  • 1 min read

SERBIA/UN: 'Slobo' divides Serbs in death as in life

The body of ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic will be handed over to his family today,...

Serbia
  • Feb 3, 2006
  • 1 min read

NATO/AFGHANISTAN: Increased troops may be insufficient

The Dutch parliament yesterday voted to send an extra 1,400 troops to Afghanistan, after a long...

Nato
  • Jan 10, 2006
  • 1 min read

AUSTRALIA/JAPAN: Canberra rejects intervention

Canberra today said it would not intervene militarily in the dispute over Japanese whaling in...

Australia
  • Jan 6, 2006
  • 6 min read

BOLIVIA: Morales tour focuses on gas diplomacy

President-elect, Evo Morales, embarked on a six-nation visit on January 2. Although the main...

Bolivia
  • Dec 15, 2005
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Corruption barometer raises awareness

Transparency International on December 9 released its Global Corruption Barometer 2005....

International