Belgian News

Snowball fights banned in some Belgian communities

In what could be called a spoil-sport move with all the snow around these days, two different communes in the Flanders region of Belgium have banned snowball fights.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 6 comments

Belgian terror alert over 'The Innocent Prophet' film (preview)

Belgium has heightened its terror alert level to three out of a possible four, ahead of the release of yet another highly controversial, Prophet Muhammed-related film.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Artist Jan Fabre gets 20,000 hate emails, attacked for cat abuse

Antwerp - Jan Fabre, a Belgian artist, received 20,000 hate emails, was threatened and physically attacked after he staged an "art performance" that involved hurling frightened cats up a flight of stairs.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 4 comments

Video: Belgian footballer Legear drives Porsche into store

Tongeren - Either he thought the store was "drive-thru", or he was drunk, as Belgian footballer Jonathan Legear drives his Porsche into a petrol station convenience store, caught by CCTV cameras.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

Belgian Olympian sent home after drunken pictures surface

London - A Belgian cyclist will have to watch the Olympics closing ceremonies from home after he was sent packing for apparently partying a little too hard.

In the Media by Darren Weir - 2 comments

Video: Belgian TV channel stages surprising 'drama' on street

To launch a high-definition TV channel, TNT in Belgium, a big red push button was placed in a square in a Flemish town. Over it hovered an arrow "Push to add drama". Then they waited for someone to push.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Lawyers upset about being forced to remove bras at jail

Hasselt - Female lawyers are complaining about security checks at a Belgian prison. They say guards are pretending metal in bras is setting off scanners and insisting the undergarments be removed.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 4 comments

Pirates seize Belgian construction ship 'Pompei' off Aden

The Somali pirates lost one ship but gained another on the same day. They seized a Belgian ship with 10 crew members in the Gulf of Aden.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 3 comments

Belgian rejects job seeker due to "racist dog"

A Belgian businessman's dog confronted a job applicant, because of this the Belgian rejected the Nigerian applicant, who has lived in Belgium for the past 32 years. The Belgian said his dog is racist, not him.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 3 comments