The case was brought by a group of environmental organizations and more than 17,000 Dutch citizens. They demand that Shell be forced to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030.
For two soccer-crazed nations, just one question remains: Will the U.S. continue its march of greatness undaunted, or can the Dutch pull off an upset for the ages?
Dutch astronaut André Kuipers made the extra-long-distance call by accident, but he was "disappointed" when emergency responders didn't show up at the International Space Station.
Emile Ratelband, 69, says he feels 20 years younger, and he had asked a court to allow him to change his legal age accordingly. He lost his case, but plans to appeal.
Emile Ratelband, a motivational speaker, told a court in the Netherlands that he feels 20 years younger than he is. Changing his birthdate would also give him better luck on dating apps, he says.
Dutch police canceled a concert by the Los Angeles band Allah-Las after a tip from Spanish authorities about the possibility of an attack at the venue. Two men have been arrested.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right party is celebrating a resounding win over populist Wilders' Party for Freedom, in a result that's being welcomed by centrists and progressives.
Geert Wilders posted a photo that he said showed a liberal leader "demonstrating with terrorists" — but the image was a phony. After his political rival objected, Wilders called him a "drama queen."
The two paintings — of a seascape and of a congregation at a church — were stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002. "They are the real paintings!" a curator said in a statement.
Drones aren't the only airborne worry in Europe this week. An aggressive owl is terrorizing the Dutch town of Purmerend. Hormones, perhaps? Or maybe it's just hungry.
