Outcry over parody of Last Supper during opening ceremony of Games
Outcry over parody of The Last Supper during Olympics opening ceremony. Catholic Church and politicians react critically to striking display featuring drag queens and trans models.
Canoeist Wegman keeps sight of Olympic medal, Otten eliminated
Martina Wegman qualified for the semifinals of the kayak slalom, while Joris Otten fell just short and was eliminated in his canoe slalom run, in which competitors must complete a 250-meter whitewater course with 25 gates.
Production of primal Dutch bicycles slowly disappears from the Netherlands
The Dutch bicycle industry is changing: the production of ordinary bicycles by Batavus and Sparta is being moved abroad, partly due to debts at parent company Accell. Although this is a severe blow to employees and an end to an era of primal Dutch bicycle production, the Netherlands remains a forerunner in the development of new bicycle technology.
At least ten Israelis killed in Golan Heights rocket attack
Dozens killed and injured as rocket strike hits Golan Heights, allegedly launched by Hezbollah in response to earlier Israeli attack in Lebanon.
'Elusive' Mexican drug boss given face by high-profile interview
Famous Mexican journalist Julio Scherer Garcia (1926-2015) met with drug lord Zambada in a highly publicized interview in 2010, where the latter openly discussed his position as one of the founders of the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel and the deep-rooted corruption in Mexican government.
Cell for teens who beat man to death with sidewalk tile
Maximals punished for violent death in Amsterdam-North of truck driver by two boys, aged 14 and 16, who court says showed no remorse and violently shocked society.