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2 Yemeni Men Arrested in Terror Probe Are Freed

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Sept. 1) -- Two Yemeni men arrested on arrival from the United States on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack were released without charge Wednesday after investigations turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot, Dutch prosecutors said. The...

Dutch Teen Sets Sail in Secrecy on Solo World Trip

PORTIMAO, Portugal (Aug. 21) -- A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world -- avoiding the media because, her manager said, she didn't want the attention. Laura Dekker was in good spirits as she started sailing her 38-foot...

Gamers Set 'Endurance Record' With 50 Hours of Playing Around

(Aug. 5) -- The world likely won't remember July 19, 2010. But video game lovers would do well to take note of that day, as it marked a new benchmark for hard-core gaming. Six gamers from the Netherlands broke the Guinness World Record for "endurance gaming" by playing 50 -- yes, 50 -- hours straight, shattering the...

Dutch Girl, 14, Sets Off on Global Sailing Trip

(Aug. 4) -- She was born on a boat, she lives on a boat, and at age 14 she's determined to become the youngest ever to sail one around the world on her own. Laura Dekker left the small Dutch harbor town of Den Osse this morning for Portugal, where her effort will officially get under way. She was accompanied on the...

14-Year-Old Dutch Sailor Heads Out to Sea

AMSTERDAM (Aug. 4) -- A 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest person to sail around the world by herself has climbed onto her boat and left the Netherlands. Laura Dekker and her father Dick Dekker have left the southern Dutch harbor of Den Osse in her 38-foot (11.5-meter) yacht Guppy, bound for Portugal,...

Background on Dutch

Dutch () is a West Germanic language and the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands, and about sixty percent of the populations of Belgium and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union.

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