On this edition of Newsline:

Dutch ships join search and rescue operation for Airbus

Dutch shipping company Flinter joins the search for debris from the Air France Airbus which crashed off the Brazilian coast on Sunday evening. We speak to the company's managing director.

Extreme right parties expected to make inroads in EU elections

Extreme right parties may win a substantial amount of seats in this week's European Parliamentary Elections. But why? What makes them so appealing to European voters? Our Europe correspondent finds out.

Does freedom of speech include the right to deny the Holocaust?

A political row broke out in the Netherlands earlier this week over the question whether total freedom of speech should include the right to deny the Holocaust.