Netherlands

Dutch robot wins international LEGO competition

Amsterdam - A robot built entirely from LEGO bricks by Dutch students has won the LEGO robot championship held in Tokyo, Japan, the Dutch newswire ANP reported on Thursday.

Luiz Inacio Lula to visit Netherlands, Czech Republic with bio-fuels on agenda

Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to start a four-day visit this week to the Netherlands and the Czech Republic on a tour focused on ethanol and other bio-fuels, a sector in which Brazil is a global leader.

Brazilian presidential spokesman Marcelo Baumbach said Monday that Lula will tell European leaders that bio-fuels are "a cleaner alternative that causes less harm to the environment."

Lula's official visit to the Netherlands is scheduled to start Thursday. The Brazilian president plans to visit The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam and will meet with Dutch Queen Beatrix and Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

Dutch football results and standings

Amsterdam - Results and standings in the Dutch Eredivisie (kick-off times in GMT).

Friday, April 4:

Roda JC Kerkrade 0 NEC Nijmegen 2

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Dutch minister calls for level-headed response to anti-Islam film

The Hague - Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen called on the Islamic world to be level-headed in its response to the anti- Islam film made by opposition populist politician Geert Wilders in an

Beatles' Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies

Beatles' Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi diesNe

Netherlands suspends aid to Pakistan

Islamabad, Nov.5: The Netherlands has suspended aid to Pakistan after military leader President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule, Dutch Development Aid Minister Bert Koenders said Monday.

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