Belgium

Belgium holds four after raids on Syrian recruiting cell

Belgian police detained four people after a series of raids across the country on Friday to dismantl...

Jan 30, 2015 06:00 AM EST

Anti-jihadist raids net five in France, three in Belgium

Police in France and Belgium arrested eight suspected militant Islamists on Tuesday in dawn raids th...

Jan 27, 2015 08:59 AM EST

Congo parliament says to drop controversial part of election law

Democratic Republic of Congo's lawmakers will remove part of an electoral reform bill the opposition...

Jan 24, 2015 08:44 PM EST

Fifteen detained after Belgian police kill Islamist gunmen

Belgian police were questioning 13 suspects on Friday detained during raids against an Islamist grou...

Jan 16, 2015 08:10 AM EST

Angry families of MH17 crash victims seek U.N. investigation

Relatives of MH17 crash victims, angered by what they see as Dutch mishandling of inquiries into the...

Dec 06, 2014 08:13 PM EST

HSBC charged in Belgium over money laundering, tax fraud

A Belgian judge has charged the Swiss private banking arm of HSBC Holdings Plc with tax fraud and mo...

Nov 18, 2014 08:27 AM EST

Canada vows tougher laws as citizens worry in face of attacks

Canada vowed on Friday to toughen laws against terrorism in ways that critics say may curtail civil ...

Oct 25, 2014 07:51 AM EDT

Belgium chocolate maker ISIS needs to change its name again

Late last year, a Belgian chocolate maker changed its name from Italo Suisse, because the company no...

Oct 23, 2014 09:57 AM EDT

New EU Commission to be unveiled, draft line-up offers clues

Germany and Belgium could hold two of the most powerful posts in the next European Commission, takin...

Sep 10, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

Belgium to become first country to pass euthanasia law including children

The proposed change in Belgium's existent euthanasia law will include awarding of the right to do in...

Feb 12, 2014 07:44 PM EST

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