News: Belgium

We have started to collect the most important news related to Belgium in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Belgium – overview

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• December 11th 2009 – October 5th 2009
• October 5th 2009 – August 29th 2009
• August 28th 2009 – March 5th 2009
• March 1st 2009 – January 8th 2009
• January 2nd 2009 – October 20th 2008
• October 20th 2008 – September 7th 2008
• September 7th 2008 – July 11th 2008
• June 20th 2008 – March 14th 2008
• March 11th 2008 – December 4th 2007
• December 4th 2007 – August 15th 2007
• August 14th 2007 – June 4th 2007
• April 25th 2007 – December 7th 2006
• December 4th 2006 – August 15th 2006
• July 19th 2006 – June 7th 2006
• May 31st 2006 – February 28th 2006
• February 27th 2006 – December 16th 2005
• December 15th 2005 – November 15th 2005

Belgium: news

Hamilton on top as Button toils

Friday, August 28th 2009, 13:48

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is fastest in second practice at the Belgian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button only 17th.
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Live - Belgian Grand Prix practice

Friday, August 28th 2009, 7:29

Drivers are hoping to get some dry laps in at the Belgian Grand Prix after Jarno Trulli goes quickest in a rain-affected first practice session.
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Belgian jailbreak convicts caught

Sunday, August 9th 2009, 20:09
related countries: Morocco

The last of three men who escaped from a Belgian jail on a hijacked helicopter is recaptured in Morocco, reports say.
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Deadly fire at Belgian care home

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 23:37
related places: Melle

Nine people are killed after a blaze breaks out at a retirement home in the northern Belgian town of Melle.
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Morocco court convicts Islamist

Tuesday, July 28th 2009, 8:29
related countries: Morocco

A Moroccan-born Belgian man accused of leading an Islamist militant group and six murders is imprisoned for life in Morocco.
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Belgian convicts break out by air

Friday, July 24th 2009, 9:03

Three inmates including a bank robber described as dangerous escape from a Belgian jail on board a hijacked helicopter.
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Somali pirates free Belgian ship

Sunday, June 28th 2009, 15:07
related countries: Somalia

Somali pirates release a Belgian dredger and its crew two, months after they were captured, the Belgian prime minister says.
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EU's Brussels HQ evacuated again

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 10:25
related places: Brussels

The European Commission in Brussels is evacuated again, just nine days after a fire, apparently because of a leaky boiler.
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EU evacuates HQ due to fire

Monday, May 18th 2009, 13:19
related places: Brussels

Hundreds of people are evacuated after a fire breaks out at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels.
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Belgian city to 'go veggie' one day a week

Tuesday, May 12th 2009, 21:08

The Belgian city of Ghent is to become the first in the world to "go vegetarian" at least once a week.
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Boonen suspended after drugs test

Saturday, May 9th 2009, 12:15

Belgian rider Tom Boonen is suspended following a positive test for cocaine.
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Brussels to probe seven airlines

Monday, April 20th 2009, 14:45

The European Commission is to investigate seven European and American airlines over possible anti-competition practices.
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Iran and Nato end 30-year impasse

Friday, March 27th 2009, 22:45
related countries: Iran
related places: Brussels

An Iranian diplomat meets a Nato official for "informal talks" in Brussels for the first time in 30 years, Nato officials say.
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EU urges doubling of IMF capital

Friday, March 20th 2009, 14:46
related places: Brussels

The EU urges the G20 leading and emerging economies to double the money available to the IMF to $500bn (£344bn).
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Brussels EU quarter to get revamp

Friday, March 6th 2009, 9:49
related places: Brussels

Brussels officials approve a major facelift of the city's European quarter, which is dominated by EU office blocks.
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Nato woos Russia on Afghanistan

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 17:08
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Brussels

Nato ministers agree to resume formal ties with Russia, with a call to tackle the challenge of Afghanistan.
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