Netherland

At least one person died and 30 were injured early Tuesday when a high-speed passenger train slammed into heavy construction equipment and derailed near The Hague, Dutch emergency services said.

The accident took place around 3:30 am (0130 GMT) close to the village of Voorschoten, about eight kilometres (five miles) north of The Hague.

The English language is arguably the most important language in the world. Proficiency in English is basically integral to success in the business world. Since proper communication is crucial in business it's no surprise that more countries are choosing to be more proficient in English.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Munipality city council on March 15 unanimously terminated its sister city protocol with the Netherland's port city Rotterdam, amid an ongoing diplomatic row between the two countries.

The move comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Erdoğan said he ordered Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to end the metropolis' sister city pact with Rotterdam.

U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that Turkish steel exporters would be exempt from a special tariff imposed on foreign companies that receive subsidy payments, the Turkish Steel Exporters Association said in a statement on Jan. 13.

A Dutch journalist based in southeastern Diyarbak?r province was detained Sept. 6 by the police for the second time, Netherland official news agency ANP has reported.

Frederike Geerdink was detained at around 2 a.m., as she was following the Democratic Peoples' Party's (HDP) program.

The leading country in marine and port projects in the world, the Netherlands, will be a model for Turkey's ports within an environmentally-friendly Green Port implementation.

By Debbie Papadakis (debbiedepapadakis@yahoo.com)

According to the EU statistics agency, Croatia saw 2.6 per cent growth in industrial production in May, the highest monthly growth rate in the EU.

The report published on Tuesday said  Lithuania came in second place with growth of 1.7 per cent and Portugal came third with growth of 1 per cent in May.

Britain led at the International Emmy Awards Monday, with three trophies going to British television series at the ceremony honoring the best TV programming outside the United States.
      

The Aydın Doğan Cartoon Competition announces its winners. Turkish cartoonist Kürşat Zaman, who was awarded with the third prize in the competition in 2010, won the first prize this year A Turkish cartoonist has come out on top at the 31st Aydın Doğan Cartoon Contest, which kicked off in Bodrum on June 17 with a day-long session where judges got together to select the winner.