Two wingsuiters collide and crash over Austria
Two women with wingsuits were seriously injured in an accident in Vorarlberg, Austria, on Saturday afternoon after colliding in mid-air.
More than 100 passengers felled by highly contagious norovirus on cruise ship
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the norovirus has broken out on a cruise ship touring the Caribbean. More than 100 passengers and 10 crew members have already been felled by the contagious stomach flu.
Dutch backpacker (21) brings measles to Panama
A 21-year-old Dutch backpacker may have triggered an outbreak of measles in Panama. The young traveler returned last week from a long tour of South America and reported with symptoms of high fever, coughing and a blown-out rash. Doctors quickly diagnosed measles shortly after arriving in Panama City. Subsequently, the young Dutchman was placed in isolation. This is the first time in a long time that the contagious disease has appeared in the Central American country.
Dutch boy (14) missing for weeks finally found
A reassuring message reaches us from Poland: The 14-year-old Dutch boy who had been missing for three weeks has been found in Poland. He is healthy and well and was sleeping under a blanket at a bus stop.
Fourteen policemen die in meticulously prepared attack in Pakistan
A suicide bombing took place on Saturday night in the city of Bannu, in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan.
Dutch cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak arrived in port on Tenerife
The Dutch ship has since docked in the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, after which authorities are holding a controlled evacuation and repatriation of passengers on Sunday and Monday.
37-year-old man with no residence or domicile suspected of attack on D66 office
It is now known that the suspect is a 37-year-old man with no residence or domicile. The police reported this in a press release.
"We in democratic Holland never allow ourselves to be silenced by violence"
Around a little after 9 p.m. on Thursday evening, a violent bang was heard at the D66 party office on Lange Houtstraat in The Hague. A fireworks bomb was thrown through the mailbox. This caused damage to the front door. At the time of the attack, about 30 Young Democrats were inside the building for an evening of speakers, but no one was injured.
Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) scores sky-high in new polls
The far-right AfD is on track to become the largest party in a state election in eastern Germany in September. If it were to make it, it would mean Alternative für Deutschland would lead a regional government for the first time. This is according to a new poll conducted by polling firm Infratest Dimap.
German police looking for owner who left damaged Porsche behind
Who on earth leaves a sports car worth at least 220,000 euros by the side of the road? This glaring question has kept Germany on its toes for a week.