Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day - Annual Papal Bulls Burning

Monday October 12th marks the 12th Annual Papal Bulls Burning in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day. The day commemorates the beginning of the European genocide and colonization of indigenous peoples in the...

Belgian Bank Robbers Blow Themselves Up

Two aspiring bank robbers accidentally blew up the bank and themselves in Dinant, Belgium, on Saturday morning. The two robbers are believed to have pumped gas into the bank building through its mail slot, then lit it on fire before they managed to get far enough away. The...

Politician Health Scares: Sarkozy And Scheffer Leave Hospitals

This past week, fatigue-related health incidents have caused hospitalizations of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Will politicians have to change their daily routines to allow for more 'down' time, or is exhaustion part of...

A story on your door step please don't miss the press deadline

Citizen journalist your talents are needed.  United for Iran, Global Action Day today 25th The citizens of Iran have been subjected to a religious dictator ship that pretends it’s a democratic state....

Bottled Water Bans and Meat-Free Days

This is part of my life style. I am glad to see a town in Belgium do this. "Bottled Water Bans and Meat-Free Days By James Kanter Reuters A town in Belgium has established a weekly meat-free day, while an Australian suburb banned bottled water — both to...

It's what the world needs right now! :-)

Central station Antwerp(Belgium)Sound Of MusicMore than 200 dancers were performing their version of "Do Re Mi", in the Central Station of Antwerp. with just 2 rehearsals they created this amazing stunt! Those 4...

The Belgian cabinet maker

The document sitting on her computer desktop is a constant reminder to Christiane Rey that she has yet to fill out the form that would lead towards her U.S. citizenship. It reminds her of the things she had to give...

Another Corporate Scandal Brewing?

In an investigative report that aired last night on NBC affiliate KSDK Channel 5, reporter Leisa Zigman tried to stoke the fires of anger and discontent that have been brewing in St. Louis ever since the 2008...

Countries Go Vegetarian

In a clear message to the rest of the world - Belgium heeds government and UN calls to go Veg to the save the world. "Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day" ""This is pretty special,...

After Maastricht now Lisbon, the future of the EU is at stake

By, Uwe Paschen.The E.U. and its future.  I have always been a strong supporter of the EU and even of a European Central Government, however lately I started having my doubt about the whole matter and mainly...

Love knows no boundaries - but U.S. immigration laws

BY KATHERINE LING[the story was originally published in May 2007 for Immigration Here & There, a project of the Medill School of Journalism -  See related article: 'Love Exiles' want a choice to live in the US]A slight feeling of dread would creep into Jim Danaher's...

L'Oreal takes legal action against five eBay companies

L'Oreal has started proceedings against eBay in France, Belgium, Germany, Spain and the UK because they continue to sell fakes of their brands continue. The company has said the action is to as to 'protect its brand...

Viva Palestina aid convoy departs London for Gaza

The Viva Palestina aid convoy, a 110-strong convoy of vehicles packed with practical aid and driven by self-financed British volunteers has departed London en route to Gaza.  This remarkable convoy, born of an...

B.C. P3 lender burning through government loan guarantees

The Belgian-French bank that's supplying the financing to several public-private partnership (P3) projects in British Columbia has exhausted half of the government guarantees it received in a September bailout....

I become so angry!

Remember to get running around in kindergarten and play with his friends and teachers without having to have any trouble .. It is wonderful and fun! This was clearly just what the children in Belgium when it suddenly rang at the door. It says a man who painted the face and...

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