The Dutch entrepreneur behind Divorce Hotel, a weekend program for couples looking to end their marriages quickly, wants to introduce the concept to the United States.

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The Divorce Hotel, a True Weekend Getaway

Dutch-born Nazi war criminal Klaas Carel Faber, wanted by the Netherlands after escaping from jail there in 1952, dies in Germany, aged 90.

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Wanted Nazi dies in Germany at 90

The Netherlands’ Pirate Party is banned from telling users how to bypass blocks to The Pirate Bay file-sharing site.

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Dutch court bans Pirate Bay links

With their economy in recession and facing new belt-tightening measures, the Dutch are showing grim determination.

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Dutch Confront the Euro Crisis

A court in The Hague dismissed a lawsuit by shop owners fighting a plan to ban marijuana purchases by foreigners.

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Dutch Plan to Bar Nonresidents From Buying Marijuana Upheld

A judge in the Netherlands upholds a new ban on foreign tourists entering Dutch cannabis cafes, in a bid to cut cross-border crime.

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Netherlands to restrict cannabis

Europe’s economic problems, and the austerity programs meant to address them, are forcing arts institutions there to curtail programs, tours and grants.

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The Euro Crisis Is Hurting Cultural Groups

Tottenham’s Kyle Walker is the latest player to withdraw from the England squad for Wednesday’s friendly with the Netherlands.

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Walker joins England injury list

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