For Jacqueline van Maarsen, attending Anne Frank's 13th birthday party in 1942 was a welcome distraction from the grim reality of life in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II.

Real Madrid, AS Monaco and Atletico Madrid won close games in Champions League quarter-final action on Wednesday. There was heightened security after a review of policing operations in Germany and Spain at all three games due to Tuesday's bomb attack near Dortmund's team bus.

Two paintings by Vincent van Gogh that were stolen in a smash-and-grab heist more than 14 years ago went back on display Tuesday at the Amsterdam museum dedicated to the Dutch master.

200-metre world champion and 100-metre silver medallist Dafne Schippers, who two years ago switched from the gruelling heptathlon to primarily focus on sprinting, knows that getting out of the blocks fast will be key to victory in the 60-metre sprint at this week's world indoor championships in Portland.

A painting once labelled as the work of an unknown 19th-century artist and estimated to sell for $500 US at auction was unveiled Thursday at a prestigious Dutch art fair after being restored and confirmed as an early painting by Rembrandt.

A Dutch court ordered the government Wednesday to slash greenhouse gas emissions to help fight global warming, a landmark ruling in a case brought by hundreds of concerned citizens that could pave the way for similar legal battles around the world.