ARTICLES RELATING TO BELGIUM

Pigeon sale yields world record

2013-05-21 19:24

There's a new Bolt in town - the world's most expensive lightning-fast pigeon, which has just been sold for €310 000.

Church logs 300 sexual abuse complaints

2013-05-15 22:11

The Belgian Roman Catholic Church says it had received more than 300 complaints of sexual abuse of minors in 2012.

Beyoncé cancels show under doctor's orders

2013-05-14 18:00

Beyoncé has been forced to cancel her next concert in Belgium due to dehydration and exhaustion.

Belgium: Arrests after $50m diamond heist

2013-05-08 12:02

Several arrests have been made in raids in Belgium more than two months after a $50m diamond heist at the country's main airport, say reports.

300 evacuated after chemical train fire

2013-05-04 13:00

Belgian authorities have evacuated nearly 300 people from their homes after several cars of a train carrying chemicals derailed, causing a major fire near the city of Gent.

Belgium in search for Syria recruiters

2013-04-16 20:10

Belgian police have raided 46 homes in the northern city of Antwerp and have arrested at least one man in an investigation into an Islamist group suspected of recruiting fighters for Syria's civil war.

Belgian 'Joker' found guilty

2013-03-22 22:11

A 24-year-old child killer disguised as Batman villain "The Joker" has been found guilty of the murder of four people including two infants.

Snowfall brings Europe to a standstill

2013-03-12 18:32

Frankfurt's airport has closed, trains have stopped running under the English Channel, and the French army has been ordered to help clear roads — all because of an oddly late snowfall.

ArcelorMittal job cuts spark protests

2013-03-08 14:32

Hundreds of Belgian steel workers are blocking a busy border crossing between Belgium and the Netherlands to protest against planned job cuts by ArcelorMittal.

Belgium in shock over brutality video

2013-02-22 22:26

Footage of a young man, who after asking for police protection, died on being brutally battered by a six-man unit in a tiny cell, has caused shockwaves across Belgium.

Belgians march against austerity

2013-02-21 22:15

About 30 000 to 40 000 people have gathered in Brussels' city centre in a protest against austerity called by the country's three major trade unions.

$50m diamond heist at Brussels airport

2013-02-20 08:02

Eight gunmen have infiltrated Brussels airport and stolen $50m in diamonds, making the perfect getaway without firing any shots.

Belgians hunt boar: No contest

2013-02-18 21:08

Belgians went on a boar hunt and at first it looked like no contest: 200 hunters vs 170 wild boars. Yet in the end, only one boar was slain.

Belgium 'loves' Zim blood diamonds

2013-02-13 22:01

A monitoring group on conflict diamonds says it wants restrictions on the sale of Zimbabwe diamonds tightened in the face of calls to relax them by diamond companies in Belgium.

Belgian chocolate stamp has it licked

2013-02-06 18:52

Belgium has launched a new stamp sure to delight chocoholics around the world.

EU studies Google's bid to avoid fine

2013-02-01 21:35

EU anti-trust authorities say they had received proposals from internet giant Google aimed at ending a probe into its dominance of online search advertising platforms.

Deaf Belgian twins granted wish to die

2013-01-14 22:29

Belgian twin brothers, born deaf, becoming blind and unable to bear not being able to see each other, have had their wish to die granted in a case testing the boundaries of legal euthanasia.

French lesbians take Belgian 'baby train'

2013-01-11 11:02

Belgium has become a haven for French lesbians, who flock there in their thousands to conceive babies they are denied at home.

Depardieu must prove he loves Belgium

2012-12-17 22:03

Gerard Depardieu may find acquiring Belgian nationality a tough business with a senior official saying that the French tax exile would have to prove a real love for Belgium's culture.

Newborn left in 'babybox'

2012-11-04 14:12

A newborn baby boy has been left in a "babybox" in the Belgian city of Antwerp, the latest unwanted infant whose parents have taken advantage of a controversial charity scheme.

Cracks close part of European parliament

2012-09-03 14:01

The European parliament building in Brussels has been partially closed following the discovery of cracks in beams over the plenary chamber, says the parliament.

Killer's ex-wife to swop jail for convent

2012-07-31 20:29

The former wife and accomplice of convicted Belgian paedophile killer Marc Dutroux is to leave prison for a convent, a Belgian court has ruled.

South Africa seeks to strengthen Belgium ties

2012-07-04 16:41

South Africa is considering ways of strengthening bilateral economic relations with Belgium, says International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

Brussels transport strike set to end

2012-04-10 10:29

The company that runs public transport in the Belgian capital says metros, buses and trams are set to run again after a three-day strike.

Belgium mourns bus crash victims

2012-03-16 14:13

Belgium is holding a day of national mourning for the 22 children and six adults who died in a bus crash in a Swiss alpine tunnel as the bodies of the victims are flown home.

 

EU pollution scheme faces more trouble

2013-05-16 18:04

EU greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming, have dropped slightly last year but the much-vaunted system for cutting such pollution ran into even more trouble.

Beyoncé apologises for cancelling concert

2013-05-15 18:52

Beyoncé has posted a handwritten letter on her Facebook page apologising for "disappointing" her Belgian fans after she had to cancel her concert in Antwerp.

31 held for $50m Belgium diamond heist

2013-05-08 21:01

Unlike the brilliant thieves in Ocean's Eleven, it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50m diamond heist at Brussels Airport may not get a Hollywood ending.

1 dead in Belgian chemical train accident

2013-05-06 09:05

The casualty toll in Belgium from the derailing and explosion of a train carrying highly toxic chemicals has risen to one dead and 49 injured.

US aims to boost Afghan, Pakistan ties

2013-04-24 18:47

US Secretary of State John Kerry has brought senior Afghan and Pakistani officials together for security talks, aimed at improving relations between the two nations.

Chocolate stamps arrive for Easter

2013-03-25 18:25

The Belgian post office has released 538 000 stamps that have pictures of chocolate on the front, but the essence of cacao oil in the glue at the back for taste and in the ink for smell.

EU looking into Apple practices

2013-03-22 17:07

EU competition watchdogs says they were "looking into" potential anti-trust issues at iPad and iPhone giant Apple, following queries raised by telecommunications operators.

EU anti-terror head warns of threat

2013-03-11 19:17

The EU's anti-terror chief has warned Europe to remain on its guard, especially against the threat of European jihadists who are finding new safe havens from Syria to Mali.

Batman 'Joker' had to kill infants

2013-02-25 20:35

A nursery killer disguised as Batman villain 'The Joker' told a court he was left "no choice" but to stab to death two toddlers and their minder at a Belgian crèche.

'Joker' on trial for nursery killings

2013-02-22 14:00

A court in Belgium will hear a 53-page charge-sheet against a young man who disguised himself as Batman foe "The Joker" before going on a killing spree at a nursery that chilled the nation.

Horsemeat scandal: Allegations of cruelty

2013-02-21 09:01

A new row over the treatment of horses farmed in the Americas has erupted as the fallout from Europe's horsemeat scandal spreads far outside the continent.

Giant diamond heist at Brussels airport

2013-02-19 12:03

Armed robbers have pulled off a spectacular heist at Brussels airport, making off with millions of euros worth of diamonds, say reports.

No early release for Belgian paedophile

2013-02-18 19:07

A Belgian court has turned down a request by notorious child sex killer Marc Dutroux for early release from prison to serve out the rest of his sentence at home.

5 relatives die in plane crash

2013-02-10 08:40

A small private plane has crashed south of Brussels, killing five members of a family including three small children.

Notorious Belgian killer seeks release

2013-02-04 21:04

Marc Dutroux, a child killer who became one of Belgium's most notorious criminals, is asking a sentencing court to release him from prison and monitor him with an electronic ankle bracelet.

Violent extremism Europe's top threat

2013-01-28 22:06

Violent extremism is at its highest level in Europe since World War II and has become the continent's top security threat, the EU's executive body says.

EU energy efficiency funds badly spent

2013-01-14 19:20

The EU auditor says $6.7bn earmarked for energy efficiency projects were largely ill-spent.

Feminists detained in anti-Putin protest

2012-12-21 14:22

Activists from Ukraine's feminist group Femen has staged a brief topless protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was in Brussels attending an EU summit.

Belgium halts Rwanda partnership

2012-11-11 22:42

Belgium has suspended military cooperation with Rwanda after UN experts accused Kigali of backing rebels active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgium's Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said Sunday.

US embassy evacuated over suspect vehicle

2012-09-05 15:06

The US embassy in Brussels has been evacuated while police investigate a suspect vehicle, say officials and police.

Belgium: Possible flaw in nuclear plant

2012-08-11 08:00

An EU spokesperson says Belgium has quickly notified other European countries using nuclear power of a possible hairline crack found in steel tank that contains the reactor at one of its nuclear plants.

Ethiopian PM in 'critical' state in Brussels clinic

2012-07-18 13:19

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is in a Brussels hospital in a "critical" state, several diplomatic sources have told AFP, but the Ethiopian government denies he is unwell.

French speakers urged to resist English

2012-06-27 11:10

The Francophone world should vigorously defend the language of Moliere and abandon its "obsession" with the English language, says an on online appeal.

Web surfers to pay online social media

2012-04-02 22:32

A one-click online payment system using Facebook and Twitter that could boost internet sales for newspapers, music vendors and other low-priced goods and services is being tested by a major European media company.

Crash bus driver wanted to play DVD

2012-03-15 22:41

The driver of a bus that crashed in Switzerland, killing 22 children, tried to play a DVD just before the accident, Belgian and Swiss papers have alleged.

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