Dutch Survivor

A Dutch court on Wednesday banned a right-wing political leader from comparing coronavirus restrictions to the Holocaust on social media following legal action by World War II survivors and Jewish organisations.

Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors from a cargo ship that sank in the frigid North Sea off the Dutch coast, saying on Thursday they are searching for the bodies of the seven crewmen still missing. That brings the presumed death toll to 11.

Ruben van Assouw had a dream vacation. His father's travel blog offers a poignant look at the 9-year-old's journey with his family, witnessing the spectacular natural wonders of South Africa's Mac Mac Falls, a vista called "God's Window," and a tableau of rhinos, impalas and other wild animals.The holiday ended in an incomprehensible disaster. The ...

Still groggy from surgery, the Dutch boy who was the sole survivor of a Libyan plane crash that killed 103 people greeted an aunt and uncle with a smile on Thursday after they rushed to his hospital room from Holland.But a Dutch Foreign Ministry official said nine-year-old Ruben van Assouw still may not realise the full extent of his loss because h...

A Dutch boy who was the only survivor of a plane crash in Libya that killed 103 people was in stable condition on Thursday after undergoing surgery on his broken legs, according to hospital officials quoted by news agencies.

A Dutch court on Wednesday banned a right-wing political leader from comparing coronavirus restrictions to the Holocaust on social media following legal action by World War II survivors and Jewish organisations.

Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors from a cargo ship that sank in the frigid North Sea off the Dutch coast, saying on Thursday they are searching for the bodies of the seven crewmen still missing. That brings the presumed death toll to 11.

Ruben van Assouw had a dream vacation. His father's travel blog offers a poignant look at the 9-year-old's journey with his family, witnessing the spectacular natural wonders of South Africa's Mac Mac Falls, a vista called "God's Window," and a tableau of rhinos, impalas and other wild animals.The holiday ended in an incomprehensible disaster. The ...

Still groggy from surgery, the Dutch boy who was the sole survivor of a Libyan plane crash that killed 103 people greeted an aunt and uncle with a smile on Thursday after they rushed to his hospital room from Holland.But a Dutch Foreign Ministry official said nine-year-old Ruben van Assouw still may not realise the full extent of his loss because h...

A Dutch boy who was the only survivor of a plane crash in Libya that killed 103 people was in stable condition on Thursday after undergoing surgery on his broken legs, according to hospital officials quoted by news agencies.