A scientific study from the Netherlands has concluded that heterosexual men experience diminished intellect when in the presence of attractive women. The experiment was conducted after one Dutch scientist found himself in such a situation and could not recall his own address. Talk about sloppy science! The guy had reached his conclusion before the experiment began. Then, acting on that bias, he slandered an entire gender as hapless feebs, enslaved by their libidos. I decided the issue required more rigorous testing, and devised an experiment of my own. It was conducted over two days, featuring enthusiastic test subjects, elaborate scientific methodology and lavish sushi lunches on an expense account. Read full article > >

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Gene Weingarten: The hot cold lunch

BERLIN — The finance ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland say they favor an “enhanced and strengthened” role for the International Monetary Fund as they seek to boost Europe’s defenses against the debt crisis. The three ministers met to prepare for a meeting with other eurozone colleagues next Tuesday. Read full article > >

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Germany, Netherlands, Finland favor strengthening IMF role as they improve euro defenses

Greg Halman stabbed in Netherlands, brother arrested.

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Seattle Mariners Outfielder Killed

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Dutch police say Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman has been stabbed to death and his brother has been arrested as a suspect. Rotterdam Police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels says police were called to a home in the Dutch port city early Monday morning and found Halman bleeding from a stab wound. Read full article > >

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Dutch police say Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman stabbed to death

Before they set foot on the Mayflower, the Pilgrims journeyed from English farmlands to the urban streets of Leiden, in the Netherlands.

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In the Pilgrims’ Footsteps, Through England and the Netherlands

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — Prosecutors analyzed a vast network of telephone records to link four Hezbollah members to the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, but there is no clear smoking gun in the case, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. The special court investigating Hariri’s murder unsealed the 47-page indictment against four members of the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah for alleged involvement in the deadly truck bombing that killed Hariri. Read full article > >

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Tribunal publishes indictment against Hezbollah members accused of Hariri assassination

A delegation of human rights organizations and their lawyers Tuesday accused the Syrian government of committing crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, according to a statement released by the group.

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Rights group wants court probe of Syria

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Ratko Mladic defiantly refused on Friday to enter pleas to what he called “obnoxious” allegations that as the Serb military chief during the Bosnian war he orchestrated the worst atrocities of a conflict that claimed 100,000 lives. He claimed he was defending “my people and my country.” Appearing in a U.N. courtroom shielded by bulletproof glass 16 years after he was first indicted, Mladic told the Dutch presiding judge he was “gravely ill,” but would only give details of his health out of earshot of the public. Read full article > >

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Mladic tells war crimes court does not want to enter pleas to ‘obnoxious charges’ against him

There’s always the red-light district? The new rightwing government of the Netherlands has banned tourists from using the country’s famous cannabis “coffee shops.” Under the new law, only Dutch citizens will be able to enter, and even they will face…

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Switzerland hot air ballon festival, end of ski season in Idaho, Netherlands shopping mall shooting and more from around the world.

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Tornadoes in the U.S., veil ban in France, New York anti-war rally and more in the day in photos

The gunman who killed six people in the Netherlands before taking his own life had been investigated for illegal weapons possession.

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Dutch gunman faced weapons probe

ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands — A man armed with a machine gun opened fire in a crowded shopping mall on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 15, then committed suicide, officials and witnesses said.

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Gunman kills 6, wounds 15 in Dutch shopping mall, then commits suicide

Iceland is set for a referendum on repaying billions of dollars to the UK and Netherlands after the collapse of banks in 2008, including online savings bank Icesave.

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British Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy wins a silver medal in the keirin and Victoria Pendleton takes bronze at the Track World Championships in the Netherlands.

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Hoy pipped to keirin gold medal

The new country of Curacao recently gained independence from the Netherlands, but the Caribbean island has always been a free spirit.

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In Curacao, let freedom ring