The Hague (Netherlands), July 30 : Former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has arrived in the Netherlands to face trial before a UN war-crimes tribunal in The Hague.

Karadzic, who was arrested in Belgrade last week after 13 years on the run, is to appear before the tribunal on Thursday.

He has been indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.

It comes hours after clashes at a rally attended by at least 10,000 supporters to protest his arrest, the BBC reported.

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Amsterdam - The global climate is changing fastest in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands, a news report on Dutch RTL News said on Thursday.

Amsterdam - The Dutch Authority for the safety of food and consumer products (VWA) on Tuesday said between 20 and 50 per cent of Asian electronics on sale for low prices in the Netherlands are uns

Amsterdam - Profit for the Dutch electronic company Philips was higher than expected in the second quarter of 2008, the company announced on Monday.
Total profit before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA) amounted to 413 million euros (656.85 million dollars), higher than the 368 million euros (616.66 million dollars) analysts had forecast.
Primarily responsible for the good results was the lights division. Company results of Philips Lighting amounted to 202 million euros (321 million dollars), which is 40 million euros (63.59 million dollars) more than in the same quarter in 2007.
The good results were partly caused by American lights manufacturer Genlyte, which Philips took over last year.

Amsterdam - Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said on Thursday he was "extraordinarily excited" about the liberation of French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages by the Colombi