AMSTERDAM
7 killed, 15 wounded in Dutch mall shooting 
A man armed with a machine gun opened fire in a crowded shopping mall on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 15, then committed suicide, officials and witnesses said.
By Mike Corder , April 09, 2011
Small Dutch passenger ferry capsizes after crash
A freight ship struck a passenger ferry in a canal near Amsterdam today, capsizing the smaller vessel and knocking several people into the water, national police say.
By Associated Press , October 22, 2010
AP source: Unlikely that 2 men in Amsterdam arrests plotting terror
The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men’s luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run for a future terror attack, a U.S. official said Tuesday, casting doubt on earlier suggestions even as Dutch authorities held the pair on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist act.
By Eileen Sullivan , August 31, 2010
Obama ordering changes after airline terror foul-ups (UPDATED)
UPDATED 1:48 P.M.Security officials flagged the name of the Christmas Day airline bombing suspect for extra screening after he was already in the air, U.S. officials said today as they prepared to release the clearest look yet at government missteps in the near-catastrophe.
By Ben Feller , January 07, 2010
TRAVEL: Keukenhof gardens are worth the trip to Amsterdam
Serendipity brought us to Holland when the spring flowers were in bloom, but the spectacle is worth planning a trip around.
I went to Germany to visit my daughter, who is working there temporarily. A month or so before I arrived, she found round-trip plane tickets for a weekend jaunt from Hamburg to Amsterdam for about $125. They were too inexpensive — and Amsterdam too alluring — to pass up.
By Judith Evans , May 31, 2009
Remains of 4 U.S. citizens killed in Netherlands plane crash repatriated
The remains of four U.S. citizens killed in a plane crash in the Netherlands last week have been returned home. The U.S. Consulate has confirmed that they have been returned for services and burial.
By Associated Press , March 02, 2009
5 Turks, 4 Americans among dead in Dutch crash
A Dutch mayor says the nine people killed when a Turkish Airlines jet slammed into a field near Amsterdam’s main airport are five Turks and four Americans.
By Associated Press , February 26, 2009
9 dead in Amsterdam plane crash
A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 135 people slammed into a muddy field while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport in misty weather today. Nine people were killed and more than 50 were injured, many seriously, officials said.
By Peter Dejong , February 25, 2009
Past Turkish Airlines Crashes
Nine people were killed and at least 50 injured in the Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crash today at Amsterdam's main airport. Here are past Turkish Airlines crashes.
February 25, 2009
Dutch city fears loss of pornography archive
The municipal pornography archive in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden is missing, and officials fear it may be gone for good.
Spokesman Erik Krikke of the city’s historical center said the archive — which contained photos, drawings and erotic texts with a connection to the city — may have been taken home “accidentally” by an employee or visitor.
“We’re hoping that someone will say ‘Hey, I have that in my attic’ and bring it back,” he said Thursday. “No questions asked.”
February 13, 2009
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