The Hague
Dutch King Willem-Alexander (R) walks with Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp (L) during the opening of the newly-renovated Ministry of Economic Affairs in The Hague, on May 22, 2013.
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the Palestinians have also decided to put off applying to the International Criminal Court in The Hague to sign the Rome Statute and thus obtain standing in the court as a state
I was somewhat surprised, scared and confused by this turn of events ... First of all, because this happened in my compound, and I had no information that this would happen so it was a surprise event. And secondly, I know that Mr Ratko Mladic has been accused of certain acts by The Hague tribunal. And at that point in time I was in a state of panic. I was very afraid. I felt uneasy.
The truth must be told. In my opinion, the people who masterminded and planned to have me and my brother taken to The Hague did not include Raila OdingaMore quotes »
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Four debutants in Dutch squad for Indonesia, China friendlies
Hague, May 23 (IANS) Dutch football head coach Louis van Gaal has named four debutants in the squad for the friendlies in Indonesia and China in June. Heracles Almelo midfielder Lerin Duarte, Feyenoord leftback Miquel Nelom, Swansea City defender Dwight Tiendalli 5/22/13 from TDNpost.com Read more »
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Hague Muslims deny sharia claims
in the Schilderswijk district of The Hague in the Netherlands denied claims that shariah (Islamic law) was being enforced in their neighborhood as a visiting group of municipal council members called the allegations “unfounded.” The discussion erupted over 5/22/13 from Hurriet Daily News Read more »
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Ajax coach De Boer agrees to extend contract - Indiatalkies.com
Hague, May 22: Ajax football coach Frank de Boer has agreed to extend his contract until the middle of 2017. The Amsterdam-based club announced Tuesday that De Boer, whose current contract expires in 2014, will now sign a new four-year deal running from July from India Talkies Read more »
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Japan approves child abduction treaty
voted unanimously for Japan to join The Hague Convention, which requires the prompt return of kidnapped children to the countries where they normally reside in cross-border custody disputes. Japan is the only member of the Group of Eight industrialised nations from The Telegraph Read more »
