Belgium News

There aren't many films being released these days that will cause an audience to genuinely run the gamut from extreme joy to extreme heartbreak, sometimes within the same scene.

Aachen - A misunderstanding between a very drunk 27-year-old German and a taxi driver ended up with the man being driven to Hauset in Belgium, instead of his home in a suburb of Aachen. He now faces legal problems because he cannot pay the fare.

Brussels - The Belgium government, considered the pioneer of euthanasia laws, is contemplating a new law that would allow terminally ill children the right to die. It would also offer that same right to dementia-diagnosed adults.

A new book by economists is suggesting that making 30 hours the new normal for a work week would be beneficial, and possible, for workers.

You might not be shocked by a doping scandal in cycling. You might even expect that some stars in baseball, the NFL or NBA take performance-enhancing drugs. Who would expect a group of pigeons involved in a race to be the victims of a doping scandal?

Brussels - He thought he was headed for fame and fortune on the silver screen, but when alleged Somali pirate Mohamed "Afweyene" Abdi Hassan arrived at the Brussels airport, he was immediately arrested on kidnapping and hijacking charges.

Brussels - Firemen in Brussels, Belgium were protesting against national budget cuts in the fire department on Monday. They set fires and thoroughly foamed police officers along the way.

Cartagena - On Thursday, Colombian authorities confiscated a one-ton shipment of cocaine which had been carefully hidden in a shipment of fresh limes, intended for Europe.

Using banners to make their point, Greenpeace activists staged a very effective protest against Shell's Arctic oil drilling at the Belgian Grand Prix on August 25.

Brussels - Albert II, the King of Belgium, has announced his abdication in a nationally televised address. The 79-year-old monarch said he will leave the throne to his son, Crown Prince Phillippe, 53, on July 21.