RNW: EnglishEnglishAIG gets 60 billion bailout from US Federal Reserve- September 17, 2008 The question on many economists&039; lips for the last year has been how far will the crisis be felt. Now another huge financial institution has been added to the list of those struggling to survive.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/northamerica/080917-AIG-bailout Heroes on Crutches- September 17, 2008 Physically disabled people in Western countries battle bureaucracy and waiting lists; in Africa they are fighting for education and medical care. Author Petra Jorissen, herself wheelchair-bound, highlights the differences.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/development/080917-crutches-mc It's.... a python in the toilet bowl- September 17, 2008 A woman in a Dutch hotel found a python in the toilet of her room. The enormous snake had escaped from a collection of exotic animals held by the guests in another hotel room.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/080917-python-toilet Cuba agrees to resume political dialogue with EU- September 17, 2008 Cuba has agreed to resume political dialogue with the European Union under certain conditions. The EU made the offer in June when it lifted its diplomatic sanctions against the Caribbean island.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/southamerica/080917-Cuba-EU Ethnic profile plea- September 17, 2008 If some group is causing a problem, you want to know who they are in order to solve it. That is how Dutch Interior Minister Guusje ter Horst argues for registering the ethnic background of offenders.http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/080917-ethnic-dutch |