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- Seselj trial resumes at The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj said on Thursday (January 8th) that he will not offer evidence in his defence at his trial under way at The Hague war crimes tribunal, once the prosecution hears from all its
- BPZ Resources, Shell end Peru development talks
NEW YORK -- Oil and gas exploration and production company BPZ Resources Inc. has ended talks with Royal Dutch Shell PLC about jointly developing properties in northwest Peru, and signed a seven-year, $1.3 billion crude oil sales contract with PetroPeru.
- BPZ shares fall as it ends Peru project talks with Shell
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Shares of BPZ Resources Inc fell 18 percent before the bell Friday, a day after the independent oil and gas company shelved talks with Royal Dutch Shell to develop energy projects in Peru. The company had said the transactions could not
- Somalis let Dutch nurse, Japanese doctor go free
A Japanese doctor and a Dutch nurse kidnapped in Somalia last September while working for a French medical charity have been freed, the organization said on Wednesday. Medecins du Monde announces the release of its two volunteers, Keiko Akahane and
- Lyondell Chemical asks to pay non-US creditors first
Lyondell Chemical, the bust US arm of Dutch chemicals company LyondellBasell, asked a New York court for permission to pay its foreign creditors $350 million amid fears that suppliers will cut off its access to raw materials or sue it. The company, which
- Mass housing: Simplex eyes West Asia, Holland
Simplex Projects is eyeing the West Asia and Holland for mass housing and other infrastructure projects. 'We are in talks for projects in these regions. We will achieve something within next two months,' company's chairman and managing director BK
- Somali kidnappers release Japan doctor, Dutch nurse
Somali kidnappers have freed a Japanese doctor and a Dutch nurse after holding them in captivity for more than three months, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Keiko Akahane, 32, arrived at an airport in Nairobi at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday local time,
- Cameroonian is New World Record Holder in Draughts
history was made in Emmeloord, The Netherlands, as Cameroonian-born Jean Marc Ndjofang, created a new world record in the game of draughts, technically referred to as World Record Draughts Clock Simultaneous. Ndjofang simultaneously beat 33 players,
- First peppers from Egypt at ZON
Thursday the 8th of January the first red peppers from Egypt arrived at ZON in Venlo. The peppers are grown by a Dutch ZON-grower in Egypt and satisfy the reliable ZON-quality. The peppers are the first products being handled in the brand new sorting
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I but suffered a brutal invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EC, and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.
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