Temperatures that had not been seen in years brought out the playful side of people across the continent. A few who took to icy canals and ponds needed rescuing.
Author: Elian Peltier and Claire Moses
Shell Subsidiary in Nigeria Must Compensate Farmers, Dutch Court Rules
An appeals court said a small group of farmers in the Niger Delta region whose livelihoods were affected by oil spills in 2006 and 2007 should receive payouts.
In the Netherlands, a Cartoon in School Leads to Online Threats and an Arrest
Threats against a high school teacher who displayed a political cartoon that supported the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have alarmed Dutch officials.
‘Publicity Gives Us Protection,’ Says Whistle-Blower in China Crackdown
Asiye Abdulaheb told a Dutch newspaper that she helped spread documents exposing China’s detentions of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.