Netherlands News

Amsterdam - Unlike Hongkong, Montreal and a few other cities, Amsterdam does not have an internationally known and recognized skyline. Instead, the Dutch capital is more like a tapestry where sometimes the architecture is very modern, then again charmingly old.

Amsterdam - Christine Lagarde barely got a chance to open her mouth when giving a lecture at the University of Amsterdam, when student hecklers rose up and started a typical Occupy mic check.

With Amsterdam much in the news lately due to the coronation, or at times due to its coffee-shops or prostitutes, other parts of the Netherlands are lesser known; if not to say under-reported. Here's a look at the Dutch countryside during springtime.

Amsterdam - A Dutch pedophile's repeal of an 18-year sentence backfired as he was subsequently sentenced to 19 years in prison, after which he'll also have to submit to psychiatric treatment in a closed facility.

The Dutch food safety authority has recalled 50,000 tonnes of beef that they deem unfit for human consumption and that may contain horsemeat. The European horsemeat scandal continues.

Seventy-year-old Queen Beatrix will abdicate after 33 years, following family tradition. Her son Prince Willem-Alexander will be the first king in 123 years.

The Hague - In the wake of a similar decision by the UK, the Netherlands has asked its retail chains to clearly label Israeli products made beyond the 1949 ceasefire line, as not being made in Israel.

A Dutch court convicted a Rwandan-born Dutch citizen to six years and eight months in prison for inciting genocide against ethnic Tutsis in 1994.

Amsterdam - A group of Dutch pranksters are causing some confusion among motorists in Amsterdam, filming their perplexed targets and posting the videos on YouTube.

The Hague - Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has announced that she will abdicate on April 30, 2013, in favour of her son, Willelm-Alexander.