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What is it with young teenage girls these days? Another one, Laura Dekker (picture), aged 14, has just been cleared by a court in the Netherlands, to go it alone on the high seas. … Read More »
Ratko Mladic was the commander of troops from the break-away Bosnian Serb state during the violent break-up of Yugoslavia – remembered this week on the anniversary of the massacre at Srebrenica. … Read More »
Spain have won the World Cup in Football this day (11.7.10) at Johannesburg, defeating The Netherlands 1-0 in extra time … Elsewhere Mark Webber has won the British Grand Prix in Formula 1 racing, and Cadel Evans has hit the front in the Tour de France. … Read More »
Events of this month include an exhibition of Aboriginal art in the Netherlands, a conclave of European, Australian and New Zealand scientists, and a one-to-one meeting of the EU and NZ, in Madrid. … Read More »
Dutch elections (9.6.10) have seen the outgoing government party, the Christian Democrats, take heavy losses, with prospects of an ill-fitting coalition to follow. … Read More »
Australia has pulled out an Asia card to boost its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup, deposited on Friday (14.5.10) along with those of eight competitors. … Read More »
Familiar Australian faces, Formula One racing driver Mark Webber (right) and cyclist Cadel Evans (in action), each chalked up a win in European events on Sunday (9.5.10).
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