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A bus took away the mainly male group, some of whom were wrapped in silver thermal blankets. Their nationalities were not immediately known. (Photo: AFP | Representational Image)

Dutch find 25 migrants alive in refrigerated truck on British ferry

DFDS Seaways, which operates the cargo ferry, said that the migrants had come on board on a lorry trailer, De Telegraaf...

20 Nov 2019 3:48 AM GMT

Farmers request: Enjoy the flowers, respect our pride. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Dutch farmers plea to the tourist

Dutch farmers to tourists: Don't trample our tulips.

28 March 2019 5:08 AM GMT

More than a million foreign sightseers are expected to visit this country of 17 million people on Easter weekend. (Photo: Pixabay)

Amsterdam expect a million tourists for Easter weekend

Dutch tulip forecast: brilliant, with a chance of tourists.

19 April 2019 12:59 PM GMT

Recent DNA testing determined that Karbaat is surely the biological father in 49 cases out of the many he has reportedly fathered. (Photo: AFP)

Scandalous Dutch fertility doctor fathered at least 49 children

DNA tests prove that Jan Karbaat, who died in 2017, used his own sperm to inseminate the women who came to him for...

13 April 2019 2:22 PM GMT

Merah is a five-time mother, grandmother of two and great-grandmother of one. (Photo: AP)

Orangutan celebrates 50th birthday

St. Louis Zoo celebrates orangutan's 50th birthday.

14 May 2019 5:04 AM GMT

MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with the death of all 298 on board. (Photo: AP)

3 Russians and 1 Ukrainian to go on trial for murder over Malaysian...

The court case over the crash of the Malaysia Airlines plane will start in the Netherlands in March 2020.

19 Jun 2019 12:21 PM GMT

Huaweis revenue grew 19.5 percent 721.2 billion yuan last year, in line with what it had earlier flagged. (Photo: AP)

Dutch should ban Huawei outright on 5G network

Leaders in the Netherlands have not yet taken a position on using Huawei technology ahead of a 5G network auction...

6 Jun 2019 5:16 AM GMT

Spearheaded by Kenneth Aliu, president of the Institute of African Studies Student Association the campaign sparked off following Alius opinion piece wherein he accuses Gandhi of racism and being anti-black. (Photo: Gandhiji.ca)

India organises 'Gandhi march' to mark international day of...

The marchers for non-violence gathered at the iconic Peace Palace - home to the International Court of Justice.

22 Sep 2019 12:57 PM GMT

The Netherlands will not be the first member state whose ID cards omit gender. The German ID card does not include it.

Contents of your underwear do not concern the govt': Gender off Dutch...

In a letter to parliament, Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said gender categories would be omitted from ID cards from...

4 July 2020 3:36 PM GMT

The year 2015 saw an estimated 760,000 deaths due to HIV/AIDS, which has dropped from a million in 2010. (Photo: AP)

India-Netherlands-Sweden to collaborate for research programme on...

Programme is to harness research strengths and diverse expertise across three nations to develop better tools to...

23 May 2018 3:39 AM GMT

Tulip is a major part of the Dutch horticulture economy while also being celebrated as part of the culture. (Photo: Pixabay)

Nature's pageantry on display during Dutch tulip season

More than a million tourists visit the gardens each year, and compete for close-up shots of tulip gardens.

7 March 2018 9:05 AM GMT

People who suffer from cardiovascular disease, and have a normal intake of vitamin D, reduce their mortality risk by 30%. (Photo: Pixabay)

Larger the waistline, lower the Vitamin D levels

The greater the amount of belly fat, the lower the levels of detected vitamin D.

21 May 2018 10:55 AM GMT