Sydney - Australia is pressing for a ban on geoengineering the oceans with iron sulfate, a process which came to prominence last year after an attempt was made to augment salmon stocks off the Canadian Pacific coast by adding chemicals to ocean waters.

Kiruna - Secretary of State John Kerry was engaged in a different type of Cold War last week as he met with representatives of nations bordering the Arctic at the conclusion of Sweden’s two year chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

Amsterdam - Unlike Hongkong, Montreal and a few other cities, Amsterdam does not have an internationally known and recognized skyline. Instead, the Dutch capital is more like a tapestry where sometimes the architecture is very modern, then again charmingly old.

Convicted terrorist Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad has finally left the building that is Canada. He was flown to Lebanon on Saturday after using the Canadian legal system against itself to fight his deportation for 26 years.

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced Monday, the selection of ‘Biomass’ as the subject of its seventh Earth Explorer mission. The planned satellite will measure, to great accuracy, biomass and carbon stored in the world’s forests.

Amsterdam - Christine Lagarde barely got a chance to open her mouth when giving a lecture at the University of Amsterdam, when student hecklers rose up and started a typical Occupy mic check.

Willemstad - A prominent politician on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao was shot dead as he drank a beer with friends at a beach close to his home.

In Calgary, Alberta the biggest heroin bust in the province's history has been pulled off by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). It was one of two large busts during recent weeks at Calgary's International Airport.

If cycling forms part of your vacation plans this year or if you’re considering a move to a different city and are keen on cycling, you might want to check out the newly released Copenhagenize Index of the world’s most bicycle friendly cities.

With Amsterdam much in the news lately due to the coronation, or at times due to its coffee-shops or prostitutes, other parts of the Netherlands are lesser known; if not to say under-reported. Here's a look at the Dutch countryside during springtime.

Amsterdam - Crowds in Amsterdam are gathering for the crowning of the first Dutch king in over a century. Queen Beatrix is stepping aside to pass the crown to her eldest son, Willem Alexander and his wife, Princess Maxima.

New York - Next Monday, Red Bull Music Academy Ego Trip will team up to present Filmmatic: "An Evening of Rare HipHop Documentaries."

Amsterdam - A Dutch pedophile's repeal of an 18-year sentence backfired as he was subsequently sentenced to 19 years in prison, after which he'll also have to submit to psychiatric treatment in a closed facility.

Frans van Anraat, a Dutch businessman who bought and sold chemicals, has been ordered by a court in The Hague to pay $520,000 US to 16 Kurdish plaintiffs injured in Iraqi gas attacks against them in 1988.

Leiden - Dutch police in the city of Leiden have arrested a former pupil of the British School following serious threats of a school shooting. The threat was posted on an Internet forum.

The media's latest blow-up of a Justin Bieber story has come in the form of a visit he paid, out of respect, to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. It's where Frank hid from Nazis for so long, eventually being captured and sent to her death in a camp.

Amsterdam - Whilst in the Netherlands, Justin Bieber visited The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and left behind a controversial message in the visitor's book.

Amsterdam - The Rijksmuseum, among the world's top 10 museums, opens again to the public starting April 13. After a renovation that took 10 years and cost $500 million, art lovers will once again be able to see its famous collection in much improved surroundings.

The Dutch food safety authority has recalled 50,000 tonnes of beef that they deem unfit for human consumption and that may contain horsemeat. The European horsemeat scandal continues.

Truckee - Led by Peja of the Polish rap group Slums Attack, Europe's rappers recorded a multilingual tribute to political and cultural freedom message of the American-funded station Radio Free Europe.