RNW: EnglishEnglishLife in Rwanda returns to normal- September 16, 2008 Rwanda&039;s parliamentary elections have been held this week. Fourteen years after the genocide, life in this African country has returned to normal. However the elections were, for the most part, a farce.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/africa/080916-rwanda-elections General behind the surge leaves Iraq- September 16, 2008 General David Petraeus, commander of the US troops in Iraq, has handed over command to his successor. General Petraeus was responsible for implementing the &034;surge&034; in the number of US troops.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/northamerica/080916-petraeus-leaves-i... Dutch budget plans too optimistic- September 16, 2008 The Dutch government&039;s budget is based on a growth forecast which some analysts say is over-optimistic, a claim the finance minister was quick to deny.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/080916-dutch-budget-2008-... The right to privacy at the border- September 16, 2008 Does entering a country mean that you have to lose some of your right to privacy Or does the threat of terrorist attack justify the occasional use of strip-searches of visitors to protect the public goodhttp://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/talkingpoint/080911-tswi-border-privacy EU Georgia mission fails to loosen Russia's grip- September 16, 2008 NATO&039;s Secretary General says Russia should not be allowed to get away with maintaining thousands of troops in two breakaway regions in Georgia as this violates an EU-brokered peace deal.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/080916-georgia-russia Tidying up the Netherlands- September 16, 2008 Three reports have been published on various options for the future use of the limited space available in the Netherlands. But the reports sometimes appear contradictory, and reaching agreement won&039;t be easy.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/0809160-netherlands-futur... Hague tribunal gives ex-Bosnian army chief 3 years- September 15, 2008 The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has sentenced the former Bosnian army chief Rasim Delic to three years in prison for cruelty to Serb soldiers by troops under his command.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/080915-Hague-Bosnia-mc Genetic glimmer of hope in fight against AIDS- September 15, 2008 AIDS researchers have announced a new development in the battle against AIDS - a new immunity gene that renders HIV cells in mice harmless. The question is whether it will have the same effect on humans.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/globaldevelopment/080915-gene-AIDS Budget Day: Tuesday Or Saturday- September 15, 2008 If you read the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad on Saturday, then you got to know something that everybody else was supposed to hear on Tuesday: the facts and figures of the National Budget.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/080915-budget-saturday Flying toilets - throwing away the problem- September 15, 2008 When there are no toilets, people resort to all sorts of unsanitary methods to relieve themselves. We talk to two people in a slum in Kenya who are having problems with so-called flying toilets.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/otherstates/tswi-080912-flying-toilets |