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Belgian PM's resignation rejected
If you think you are the PM and can have your way in a Monach country then think again because it is not that easy. " Francois Xavier de Donnea, Raymond Langendries and Karl-Heinz Lambertz accepted the mission and would report back at the end of the month, the...Belgian PM offers his resignation
After failing to bring the promised devolved powers for regional governments Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has resigned just ahead of a state reform deal in the parliament on Tuesday. "Belgian Prime...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...House of Tomorrow in Brussels
Since I've posted nothing even vaguely robot-related today, here goes: a house of tomorrow! The term is a bit old-school, so Living Tomorrow, the Belgian builders of this beauty, are calling it "House of the Future"....Belgian newspapers sue Google for $77 mil
Google is being sued by a group of Belgian French-language newspapers for up to $77 million, on copyright violations."The newspaper copyright group Copiepresse said it had summoned Google to appear again before a...French serial killer couple handed life sentences
"CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES, France (AP) -- A French court has convicted Michel Fourniret of murdering seven girls and young women and sentenced him to life in prison....
Belgian woman encourages jihadists with internet postings
Why a woman, and a Belgian woman at that, is working to encourage more men to become bombers and killers in a worldwide Muslim jihad is something that's hard to comprehend. Malika El Aroud is also encouraging women... No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis
Justine Henin, one of the top-ranked tennis players in the world, has announced her retirement from the sport, effective immediately."The 25-year-old Belgian, who has won seven Grand Slam titles, is making the... Belgian governmental crisis
It's not only Vlaams Belang, all Flemish political party give at least lip service to the idea of more autonomy. It's Yves Leterme who said it would only take 5 minutes of political courage to come with a solution for B-H/V. Meanwhile we're having a moment of governmental...Wanted: 150 female diabetic chocolate eaters
Participants in a study testing the health effects of chocolate are required to eat a modified sample of the stuff every day. Sounds like they're still looking for participants too..."LONDON, England (CNN) --... Mentos madness as 1,300 students set Diet Coke fountain record
A new world record has been set. 1,360 students in the town of Leuven, Belgium set off simultaneous geysers with mentos and diet coke. Looks like lots of fizzy fun!"After they each dropped a tube of the mints into a... SPCA and Hindus Butting Heads Over a Cow
"Two organizations that revere the lives of animals are about to butt heads in the United Kingdom, as a Hindu temple files suit against the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) for killing the temple's sacred cow. The lawsuit claims that the RSPCA...Author Hugo Claus dies by euthanasia
Our condolences."Belgian writer, poet and artist Hugo Claus has died aged 78, ending his life by euthanasia, his wife has said.He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease and had "picked the moment of his death", Veerle De Wit added.He died at Middelheim Hospital in... German New Comics
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Germany launches comic book on Holocaust.
I quote..”New book part of effort to combat anti-semitism in Germany, which has a rapidly growing Jewish community”..”Created by the Dutch cartoonist Eric... Two Belgian tourists shot dead in Yemen
"Last July, seven Spanish tourists and two local drivers were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into their convoy at an ancient temple in Yemen. Six Spaniards, two Yemeni drivers and four police guards escorting them were wounded.That bombing was...
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