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Dutch daily publishes picture of clean-shaven Karadzic

Amsterdam - Dutch daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad on Thursday published the first photo of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic since he has been shaven and had a haircut.

The paper, which published the photo on its front page, said the picture was taken on Monday while Karadzic was still in his cell in Belgrade.

War crimes suspect Karadzic was arrested by the Serbian authorities in Belgrade on July 21. On the run for almost 13 years, he had long hair and a beard when captured.

The picture also appeared in other outlets including Serbian newspaper Blic and British tabloid The Sun.

Karadzic arrives in Netherlands for trial

Radovan-KaradzicThe Hague (Netherlands), July 30 : Former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, has arrived in the Netherlands to face trial before a UN war-crimes tribunal in The Hague.

Karadzic, who was arrested in Belgrade last week after 13 years on the run, is to appear before the tribunal on Thursday.

He has been indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.

It comes hours after clashes at a rally attended by at least 10,000 supporters to protest his arrest, the BBC reported.

Dutch scientists develop world's smallest aeroplane

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Dutch report says climate change is fastest in Western Europe

Amsterdam - The global climate is changing fastest in Europe, particularly in the Netherlands, a news report on Dutch RTL News said on Thursday.

Up to half of Asian electronics unsafe, Dutch safety watchdog says

Amsterdam - The Dutch Authority for the safety of food and consumer products (VWA) on Tuesday said between 20 and 50 per cent of Asian electronics on sale for low prices in the Netherlands are uns

Philips posts positive 2nd quarter results

Amsterdam - Profit for the Dutch electronic company Philips was higher than expected in the second quarter of 2008, the company announced on Monday.
Total profit before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA) amounted to 413 million euros (656.85 million dollars), higher than the 368 million euros (616.66 million dollars) analysts had forecast.
Primarily responsible for the good results was the lights division. Company results of Philips Lighting amounted to 202 million euros (321 million dollars), which is 40 million euros (63.59 million dollars) more than in the same quarter in 2007.
The good results were partly caused by American lights manufacturer Genlyte, which Philips took over last year.

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