The Hague
AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands' queen and the outgoing prime minister presented an austere annual budget on Tuesday that slashes government jobs, spending on immigrants, and tax breaks for families - a foretaste of more far-reaching cuts likely to come under the conservative Cabinet now being formed.
AMSTERDAM - The head of the free-market VVD party put in his bid to lead the next Dutch government Friday, saying he will explore an alliance with anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders to see if they can put the Dutch economy back on track.
THE HAGUE/LONDON/BRUSSELS - The ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano is expected to ground around 1,000 flights Monday, said Europe's air safety agency, Eurocontrol.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A global group funding the battle against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in impoverished countries urged wealthy nations on Wednesday to keep paying for the fight even as the economic crisis forces budget cuts.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport - the departure site for the Detroit underwear bomber - tightened security Tuesday after journalists orchestrated a sting operation that smuggled bottles of liquids onto planes bound for London and Washington.
