5 Somali pirates sentenced to Dutch prison

The criminal court in Rotterdam, the Netherlands has sentenced five Somalian pirates, captured by the Dutch navy after hijacking a South African yacht and kidnapping two of its South African crew-members, to up to 7 years imprisonment today, reports the Dutch NOS.nl news agency. Although the Dutch navy rescued the South African skipper and his [...]

Netherlands embraces Israel tighter, squeezing out human rights

While Israel continues its ruthless occupation and oppression in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Syria’s Golan Heights, the right-wing government of the Netherlands plans to deepen its economic collaboration with Israel instead of holding it accountable for its violations of international law. Maxime Verhagen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and [...]

Dutch company tested new TB-vaccine on 2,800 black babies

The first phase of a trial to test the efficacy of a tuberculosis (TB) booster shot for babies has been completed in April 2011, with nearly 2,800 infants participating in the two-year trial, in which researchers from the South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI) hope to prove that their new vaccine can act as a [...]

The Jasmine Revolution: The ontology between Geert Wilders, Arend Lijphart and Intellectual Myopia (VIDEO)

Abstract This essay focuses on the role of political barometers that measure political attitudes on the Arab, Latin, African and Asian continent, rather its predictive value for the course of democracy under the umbrella of Islam. This essay theorizes that support for democracy in the Arab countries does not preclude Islam, because Islam in and [...]

That attack on Mexican ambassador

The foul-tasting aspects of the Nigerian society affect foreigners living within and even diplomats who should be enjoying immunity are not exempted. On Friday night, the ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria was said to have been attacked by some mobs near his house because of some traffic issues and his car was damaged in the [...]

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