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The Netherlands Will Not Investigate the Death of Ratko Mladi??
23+ min ago (307+ words) Dutch authorities will not launch a criminal investigation into the death of Ratko Mladić, the convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, AFP reported, citing the UN court. Mladić, who was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide and war…...
Gallipoli Review
23+ min ago (1061+ words) gamingnexus.com BlackMill Games has made a living out of dragging players into the trenches and brutality of the first World War with their WW1 game series. I came away from the last entry, Isonzo, really enjoying its grounded, gritty approach…...
No Dutch investigation into Mladic's death - UN tribunal
40+ min ago (289+ words) A UN court said that Dutch authorities would not be conducting a criminal investigation into the death of Ratko Mladic, the convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal. Mladic, serving life in prison in The Hague for genocide and war crimes committed…...
Norway's King Harald dies aged 89
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (159+ words) Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier Javascript is required to use this website. Norway's new king, King Haakon, prepares to give his first speech as monarch at the palace, following the death of Norway's King Harald, on Saturday in Oslo, Norway. Waterloo school…...
WikiPop: Harald V + Geostationary Banana Over Texas
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (73+ words) Friday, August 28, 2026 King of Norway from 1991 to 2026 Harald V was King of Norway from 17 January 1991 until his death in 2026. Obscure Wikipedia Entry of the Day The Geostationary Banana Over Texas project was a plan to launch a banana-shaped, 300 meters long…...
Norway, in mourning, enters new era under King Haakon VIII
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (559+ words) OSLO (AFP) -- Norway on Saturday opened a new chapter in its history under King Haakon VIII, who was due to give a memorial speech a day after the death of his...
Faith, recoded: Japan's temples are disappearing. Is Buddhism?
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (789+ words) Then the ceremony ends. “You may resume drinking,” the priest announces. The man who had been told to stay checks his watch, signals to his date, and they leave. This is among the least unusual things happening in Japanese Buddhism....
Haakon, the reluctant prince who became Norway's new king
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (793+ words) NEW KING. Norway's then Crown Prince Haakon reacts as Norway wins in the cross-country skiing event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. OSLO, Norway – Haakon — who comes to the throne as two major scandals batter his family — struggled for years to…...
Tank Day in Lešany Features Reenactment of the Battle for the Remagen Bridge
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (228+ words) Around Prague Tank Day in Lešany Features Reenactment of the Battle for the Remagen Bridge Family Day with Music, a Bouncy Castle and a Grill Coming to Statenice Car crash in the Zlín Region: passengers had to be cut free…...
Norway’s King Harald V Passes Away at 89 After Battling Rar…
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (413+ words) Norway’s monarch, King Harald V, died on Friday at the national hospital in Oslo aged 89, following treatment for a rare blood condition. The Oslo palace confirmed his passing as the royal standard was lowered to half-mast. Family members visited the…...