MH17 Crash Site, Victims’ Remains Reportedly Under Rebel Control (Updated)

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2014 The site of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 became even more politically fraught Sunday, when pro-Russian separatists reportedly took custody of the remains of some 200 bodies of crash victims and obstructed emergency workers' access to the area. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obamacare: Will the Haters Ever Stop Hating?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2014 Before it will be judged a historic success, Obamacare has more hurdles to clear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Get Me to Hogeweyk Before It’s Too Late

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 22, 2014 In an attempt to keep patients as physically and psychologically comfortable as possible, a town-within-a-town in the Netherlands allows people with dementia to walk, shop and eat -- and nearly everything else one does in a community -- safely. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Child Euthanasia Law Passes Through Parliament in Belgium

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2014 Euthanasia has been legal for adults in Belgium for a dozen years, and now the age limit on the practice is about to be lifted in that country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The New Politics of Nostalgia

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 13, 2012 A specter is haunting the affluent societies of the West. Across the rich countries, and across the political spectrum, there is an unstated but palpable longing for a return to the 1950s. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dutch Museum Solves Van Gogh Mystery

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2012 Is it or isn't it? Turns out it is -- that is, a still-life painting of a dynamic flower arrangement that experts at the Kroeller-Mueller Museum in the Netherlands once believed to be the work of Vincent van Gogh but then questioned has been reattributed to the Dutch postimpressionist, thanks in part to some X-ray sleuthing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mmmm, Test-Tube Hamburgers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 Here's a new Frankenfood twist on classic cuisine: A team of scientists in the Netherlands are this close to producing a hamburger made of meat generated from stem cells. Soon, we will be able to enjoy the delicious taste of test-tube hamburgers and other prime laboratory-grade delicacies (but at a price). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dutch MP Off the Hook in Hate Speech Case

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2011 Depending on how you see it, a Dutch court's acquittal Thursday of controversial politician Geert Wilders is an instance of hate speech gone unpunished or, as Wilders himself put it, "a victory for freedom of expression in the Netherlands." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Netherlands Closing Pot Shops to Tourists

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 Marking the end of a long era of tolerance for certain drugs in the Netherlands, Amsterdam's legendary "coffee shops" will soon stop admitting foreigners as the Dutch government prepares to ban tourists from cafes that sell marijuana. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bombers in Greece Target France’s Sarkozy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2010 Two men in their early 20s have been arrested in Greece in connection with four mail bombs addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Mexican, Belgian and Dutch embassies in Athens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spain Wins the World Cup

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2010 For the first time in the country's history, Spain has won soccer's coveted World Cup, defeating the Netherlands' national team on Sunday in a tense match that ended after a late goal in extra time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

General Points Finger at Gays in Bosnian Massacre

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2010 Listen to this: John Sheehan, a retired U.S. Marine officer and former NATO supreme commander during the war in Bosnia, has finally found a scapegoat for the estimated 8,000-plus Muslims who died in 1995's Srebrenica massacre: homosexual Dutch soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )