Belgium

Belgium Opens $26M Polar Climate Change Station

AP | CONSTANT BRAND | Posted 03.19.2009 | Green


BRUSSELS — Belgium opened a new 20 million euro ($26 million) "zero emissions" polar science station in Antarctica on Sunday, returning to the c...

Belgian Day Care Suspect, Kim De Gelder, Linked To Fourth Murder: Police

BBC NEWS | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


The Belgian man charged with killing two babies and a nurse at a creche near Brussels is also suspected of killing an elderly woman, officials have sa...

Belgium Day Care Rampage Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Wounded

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 02.23.2009 | World


DENDERMONDE, Belgium — A young man with a gruesomely painted black-and-white face went on a rampage at a Belgian day care center Friday, stabbin...

Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

Belgian Government Collapses After Botched Bank Bailout

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 01.20.2009 | World


BRUSSELS, Belgium — Belgium's king met behind closed doors with elected officials Saturday in an attempt to resolve a political crisis that has ...

Fourteen Arrested In Belgium On Suspected Al-Qaida Ties

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 01.11.2009 | World


BRUSSELS, Belgium — Police detained 14 suspected al-Qaida-linked extremists on Thursday in raids in Brussels and eastern Belgium, including one ...

Flag International: Global Perspectives On The American Flag

Lauri Lyons | Posted 01.10.2009 | World


Lauri Lyons

What is America? Growing up, I have been able to view the country from several perspectives: Black, female, first-generation American, and a former military child.

Eleven Other Countries with Big Auto Industry Problems

Steve Parker | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

Here's some of what's happening, mostly with GM, in Europe and Asia, two markets outside the U.S. hit hardest by the slowing automobile business.

Tintin Made His Creator "Sick," New Letters Reveal

Daily Telegraph | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment


Hergé's startling confession is just one of the revealing insights into his private thoughts, including love declarations to his first wife and a gui...

A Salute to Those Who Have Fought For Us

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


John Tepper Marlin

Our honoring of Veterans Day suffers by comparison with Memorial Day, which has a similar purpose and is more widely observed as a holiday because it starts the U.S. summer season.

Beautiful, Horrible Words on the Sacrifices of War

Lea Lane | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


Lea Lane

"In Flanders Fields" is among the most memorable war poems ever. It is especially powerful when you read it slowly aloud.

Global Bloggers Rejoice for President-Elect Obama

Ari Herzog | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


Ari Herzog

Belgian blogger Marco Rossi wrote: "Thank you Obama. You did it. You showed the world that change can happen."

Expat Voters Tangled Up in Ballot Red Tape

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

"Will Mississippi election officials accept a Czech-language notarization?" Brian Reagan, an American citizen living in Prague, asked OffTheBus. Reaga...

Fortis, Huge European Bank, Partially Nationalized

AP | AOIFE WHITE | Posted 10.29.2008 | Business


BRUSSELS, Belgium — Dutch-Belgian bank and insurance giant Fortis NV was given a 11.2 billion euro ($16.4 billion) lifeline to avert insolvency ...

Angry Belgian Puts Country For Sale On eBay

AP | PAUL AMES | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The keys of the kingdom were posted on eBay. Fed up with a three-month political standoff, a Belgian teacher posted an ad on the online auction site:...