Are Chelsea imploding?

It's going to be an interesting couple of weeks for Chelsea with Inter chasing Frank Lampard and Inter Didier Drogba. It seems now Michael Ballack is in no rush to sign -- maybe he's waiting for the dust to settle? " Chelsea's new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is set to face...

Lady Saw Set To Sizzle Europe This Summer

The first lady of dancehall Lady Saw, is set to shake Europe to its feet this summer.The undisputed queen of the dancehall left Jamaica on Monday to fulfill a month long tour which will see the female DJ superstar...

250 anti-seal hunt protesters rally outside EU headquarters in Brussels

Around 250 anti-seal hunt protestors gathered outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels today to demand that the 27 EU countries impose a ban on imports of all seal products from Canada and other other...

Online news sites powered by ordinary users offer different points of view

I recently did an interview with the Canadian Press.  Here is an excerpt from the final piece:"But the website's founder, Michael Tippett, says objectivity is less important than ensuring readers have access...

American 'Meltdown' is the Reason for the Money Injection by Fortis

""Votron stays on after a wave of criticismby our correspondentJune 28, 2008, 09:10 a.m.BRUSSEL/AMSTERDAM (DFT) - Fortis expects a complete breakdown of the American financial markets within days or weeks. This explains, according to the bank insurer, the series of...

UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report in Brussels

BRUSSELS—The 20th UN World Drug Day was observed in Brussels on Thursday 26 June, at a European workshop on drug prevention for international diplomats and anti-drug professionals, that included the launch of...

U.S. withdraws nuclear weapons from Britain: watchdog

Just after the visit of President Bush, America has annouced withdrawing all nuclear BombS kept in UK.  During the peak of  the Cold War, the United States had more than 7,000 nuclear weapons in Europe including in Lakenheath in UK. Although no official...

Free Mobile Service in Germany, Spain and Belgium

Nononowait, this isn't spam. A company called Blyk finances its network through targeted ads. Basically, subscribers get a handful of free minutes and a bunch of free texts if they agree to receive targeted ads....

Mouths Wide Open in Belgium

"Food related festivals are one thing. But the good folks of Geraardsbergen in Belgium take a slightly broader view than most when it comes to what they consider to be edible. Every year, the town celebrates the "Krakelingen" festival on the last Sunday in February. And the...

Belgian man gets 20 months for falling in love with a 13 year old Montreal girl

Vincent Raphael Duval a resident of the city of Liège (Belgium) was arrested in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) last saturday june 21st 2008. Duval pleaded guilty on friday june 27th to six accusations of sexual interference, sexual touching, kidnapping and three counts of...

Euro 2008: Russia 2-0 Sweden & Greece 1-2 Spain

Russia through and Spain win all the group matches. Spain have a tough draw against Italy now, and the way the Russians are going Holland will have to be careful."Russia beat Sweden in Innsbruck to set up a clash...

Bilbao Smurfs Statues for 50th Birthday

It's Smurfday in town! What else is three apples tall with a white hat, short tail and blue all over? Almost anyone from these last 3 generations can quickly tell you the answer. The Smurfs, those little...

Papa Smurf's Got a Brand New Bag

Gargamel, it's time to put your big-boy pants on." The Smurfs, those blue-skinned cartoon gnomes with short tails and white hats, are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a Hollywood movie deal announced on...

Belgian Cyclist Tom Boonen Tests Positive for Cocaine

"Tomeke" quick stepped in some real crap here. While it should be noted that there is no mandatory suspension for an out of competition non-negative for cocaine use, there are a host of "discretionary"...

Free, Legal Sex-Change Operations Coming to Cuba

" HAVANA —  Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday.The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in...

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