US President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands speaks to the press during meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama (not shown) in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, DC, July 14, 2009. (UPI Photo/Aude Guerruci/Pool)
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The Netherlands' began consultations Monday to determine how to go forward following the collapse of the country's Cabinet, officials said.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende says the Netherlands' ruling coalition collapsed Saturday over disagreement on extending troop deployment in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama said Tuesday Afghanistan can move into a new phase of development following upcoming elections.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama was looking forward to throwing out the first pitch at Tuesday night's All-Star game in St. Louis.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 20 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country is fully prepared to whittle down its arsenal of nuclear weapons.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 8 (UPI) -- The ruling political parties in the Netherlands rejected an opposition party call to issue an apology to Surinam for the country's involvement in slavery there.
BERLIN, April 1 (UPI) -- European security officials have warned of an increased terror threat after a Dutch lawmaker published an anti-Islam film on the Internet.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, March 28 (UPI) -- A right-wing member of the Dutch parliament has posted his film criticizing the Koran on the Web site LiveLeak.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, March 3 (UPI) -- Feared fallout from a new film critical of Islam has one Dutch lawmaker calling for a pre-emptive public-relations campaign by all of Europe.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende chastised a Cabinet member for calling U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama "inspiring."
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