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EU Holds Debt Crisis Summit

AP | RAF CASERT and SARAH DiLORENZO | Posted 05.24.2012

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BRUSSELS — European Union leaders concluded their latest summit early Thursday with few concrete steps to fix the continent's festering financia...

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'Murder At The Castle' Mystery Tantalizes Brussels

AP | By DON MELVIN | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Ringing Cedars, Wingene Castle, Belgium, Perry Serry, Stijn Saelens, Organic Farming, Peter Ghyselbrecht, Elysabeth Gyselbrecht, Brussels, Andre Ghyselbrecht, Murder at the Castle, Chechen Criminals, Crime News

BRUSSELS -- It seems a mystery worthy of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's fictional Belgian detective: A lord goes missing from his chateau, leaving ...

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The Faithful Shopper: The Power of the Purse

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 04.17.2012

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Faith Hope Consolo

It holds your entire life -- it's your purse. But handbags also are statements in style. Now is the time to check out the many styles and colors of some newer designers to enrich your look and keep you organized!

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PHOTOS: The 12 Most Memorable Hotel Pools In The World

BootsnAll | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Best Hotel Pools, Thailand, Bootsnall, France, Waikiki, Brazil, Maldives, Hotel Pools, Travel, Swimming Pools, Pools, St. Lucia, Tokyo, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Egypt, Best Hotel Pools in the World, Tahiti, Hawaii, Brussels, Japan, Belgium, Slidepollajax, Travel News
BootsnAll

Take a mental break from whatever you're doing to peruse the gorgeous pictures of these amazing hotel pools.

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PHOTOS: 9 European Attractions To Miss

BootsnAll | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Travel, Bootsnall, Europe, Dublin, United Kingdom, Amsterdam, France, Netherlands, England, Ireland, Spain, Italy, London, Denmark, Paris, Barcelona, Venice, Brussels, Saint-Tropez, Belgium, Copenhagen, Slidepollajax, Travel News
BootsnAll

Not every attraction in Europe is world-class. Quite a few don't live up to the hype.

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Newt - Democracy's Blessing or Curse?

Kevin Bermeister | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Statehood, Clinton, Politicians, Democracy, European Union, Oslo Accords, Jewish, Brussels, Political, Blessing, Israel, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Kevin Bermeister

In one fell swoop, Newt Gingrich focused the worlds' attention on all of the ignorance that has plagued Israel through more than 30 years of rhetoric ...

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Movie review: The Adventures of Tintin

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.20.2012

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Marshall Fine

Herge's Tintin comics have been huge in France since they were first published in 1929, but have never quite translated to American popularity. In the...

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PHOTOS: Tintin Tracking In Comic-Crazy Brussels

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Waffles, Adventures of Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, International Destinations, Tintin, Magritte, Tintin Travel, Belgium Travel, Europe Travel, Destinations, Chocolate, The Adventures of Tintin, Slidepollajax, Brussels, Europe, Belgium, Travel News

When her bigger neighbors wish to bully Belgium, they joke about her love of waffles and obsession with Tintin. It seems belittling to characterize a ...

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Following in the Footsteps of Our Fallen Fathers in Belgium

The Huffington Post | David Kiley | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Brussels Travel, History, Brussels, International Destinations, Belgium Travel, Destinations, Europe Travel, Travel News

AOL Autos Editor-In-Chief David Kiley took off on a road trip in Europe to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Jeep and explore family history connected...

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Backpacking In Belgium

Michael Yarbrough | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Backpacking, College, College News, Travel, Brussels, Budget Travel, Belgium, Bruges, Travel News
Michael Yarbrough

For those of you thinking about backpacking, consider taking a break in Belgium.

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Louise Leconte at La Cambre Fashion Show 2011

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Louise Leconte, Fashion Academy Graduation Show, Brussels, La Cambre Fashion Show 2011, Style News
Evelyne Politanoff

La Cambre Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Visuels in Brussels has an intensive fashion course comparable to its more famous country counterpart th...

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Are The Lessons of Kosovo Spreading to Libya?

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Libya, Nato, Kosovo, Libya Airstrikes, Brussels, Muammar Qadaffi, Misurata, Russia, Libyan Rebels, Tripoli, Milosevic, Belgrade, Naples, Reese Schonfeld, World News
Reese Schonfeld

The latest reports from NATO sure do read a lot like reports on the NATO raids on Belgrade in 1999, when NATO planes hit infrastructure targets, ending the war in Kosovo and ultimately forcing Serbian President Milosevic to relinquish power.

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EU And IMF Near Agreement On Portugal Bailout

Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: European Commission, Greece, Lisbon, Jose Socrates, European Union, Ireland, Brussels, Imf, Pedro Passos Coelho, Portugal, European Central Bank, Troika, Amadeu Altafaj, Business News

LISBON - Portugal is close to reaching an agreement with the European Union and IMF on a bailout for the debt-laden country and there are no disag...

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Belgian Spring: Chocolates, Flowers, Canals and More (Photos)

Lea Lane | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Brussels, Belgium, Canals, Chocolate, Flowers, Spring, Swans, Bruges, Ghent, Brugges, Travel News
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Should The World Be More Like Belgium?

Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Public Debt, US Belgium, Brussels, Europe, Belgium, Ing Belgium, Dutch, University of Leuven, American Economy, Business News

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - This is a European country riven by ethnic tensions. Its public debt is almost as big as its total annual output and it's in ...

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Brussels Cantillon Brewery: Last Lovers Of Spontaneous Fermentation (PHOTOS)

Natalie Hill | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Europe Travel, Lambic, Belgium Beer, International Destinations, Beer, Brussels Travel, Gueuze, Belgium Travel, Destinations, Slidepollajax, Cantillon, Brussels, Brewing, Belgium, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Natalie Hill

When I think of museums, I general think in the past tense. In the case of the Brussels museum of Gueuze, things are still very much alive and kicking...

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PHOTOS: Brussels As Tintin's Playground

Natalie Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comic Books, Europe, Comic, Herge, Brussels, Belgium, Tintin, Spielberg, Slidepollajax, Snowy, Travel News
Natalie Hill

With Spielberg and Jackson putting the finishing touches to the new stop-motion animation of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, now is a great time to discover all things Tintin in Brussels.

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The Next Generation Of Wikileaks

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Europe, Davos 2011, Brussels, WikiLeaks-Style Sites, Whistle Blowing Sites, Business News, World News, Greenleaks, World News

BERLIN (By Mark Hosenball) - All across Europe, from Brussels to the Balkans, a new generation of WikiLeaks-style websites is sprouting. Like their ...

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A City Awash in Art, Beer and Chocolate

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Edward Goldman

I just returned from a short trip to Belgium, my first time there, and let me tell you, it couldn't be more adventurous, intoxicating and sweet. And I mean it literally.

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Nutcracker, Interrupted: Mark Morris' The Hard Nut Is a Delightfully Zany Take on the Beloved Holiday Ballet

Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Curtis M. Wong

From the moment the curtain rises onto a pack of booze-swilling suburbanites engaged in a libidinous promenade, it's clear The Hard Nut is not your ordinary Nutcracker.

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Godfried Danneels, Belgian Cardinal, Offered To Keep Sex Abuse Case Quiet Until Bishop's Retirement

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Sex Scandal, Sex Abuse, Brussels, Godfried Danneels, Vatican, Belgium, Cover-Up, Roger Vangheluwe, World News

BRUSSELS — Roman Catholic Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Belgium offered to keep a sexual molestation case against a bishop secret until the bishop r...

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Overcoming Barriers with Electronic Connectivity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Where we no longer must allocate the time and resources to go physically to all corners of the earth -- Facebook, Skype, our email takes us there.

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Connectivity Is Key To Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Luce

In the spring I travelled to Barcelona for the GSM Association's World Congress, with 49,000 participants spread between mobile phone-related 1,300 ve...

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Belgian Bishops Want Debate On Priest Celibacy After Abuse Scandal

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Brussels, Roman Catholic Church, Belgium, Patrick Hoogmartens, Josek De Kesel, Andre-Mutien Leonard, Pope Benedict XVI, Belgian Sex Abuse Scandal, World News

BRUSSELS — Two Belgian bishops openly questioned mandatory celibacy for Roman Catholic priests, rekindling a debate Monday within the scandal-hi...

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France To Face Roma 'Gypsy' Showdown At European Union Summit

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: France, European Commission, Brussels, Romany Gypsy, Roma Gypsies, Eu Summit, European Union, Romanies, Romania, Nicolas Sarkozy, French Gypsies, World News

BRUSSELS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy upended a European Union summit to defend his own nation's honor, vowing Thursday to keep clearing o...

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