Belgium
# belgium - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
31 arrested as investigation into $50 million diamond heist continues
A Frenchman who is believed to have been one of the actual robbers was arrested in France, while some of the diamonds have been found in Switzerland.
# belgium - Sunday 5 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added men trying to break into a police station
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
1 dead, 49 injured as ‘toxic chemical’ train derails in Belgium
The freight train was carrying highly toxic chemicals when it derailed and exploded.
# belgium - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Can you help identify a victim from the 1968 Aer Lingus plane crash?
45 years after the crash, the 14th and final body to be recovered has finally had a DNA profile created for it.
# belgium - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
The 14 countries that allow gay marriage
This month, New Zealand, Uruguay and France have legalised same-sex marriage. They follow the path trod by 10 other countries.
# belgium - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Five dead following bus crash in Belgium
The bus was believed to be carrying Russian youngsters on their way to Paris this morning when it swerved off the road.
# belgium - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Tuesday.
Belgium introduces chocolate-flavoured postage stamps for Easter
“Tastes like chocolate never tasted before…”
# belgium - Friday 22 February, 2013
BirdsEye recalls beef products in UK and Ireland after horse DNA discovery
Tests revealed its chilli con carne product contained 2 per cent horse DNA.
# belgium - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
7 reasons the Belgian diamond heist will definitely be turned into a movie
Officials in Brussels have said the sophisticated robbery will go down as one of the biggest in history.
# belgium - Monday 18 February, 2013
Belgian court rejects child rapist Dutroux’s request for early release
Belgium’s “most hated man” had applied to be released under house arrest with an electronic tag to watch his movements.
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# belgium - Saturday 9 February, 2013
Five killed in plane crash at Belgium’s Charleroi Airport
A small passenger plane crashed at the airport this morning killing five people, including three children.
# belgium - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
11 EU nations get go-ahead for ‘Robin Hood tax’, Ireland not among them
Concerns about jobs at the IFSC are among the reasons that Ireland has not signed up to implementing a levy on financial transactions despite Greece, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Germany and France all doing so.
# belgium - Monday 14 January, 2013
Security company discovers online attack to steal EU and NATO files
Kaspersky says the ‘Red October’ virus has been targeting embassies across Europe – including in Ireland.
# belgium - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Politicians and diplomats will fly Ryanair during Ireland’s EU presidency
But will their bags fit in the gauge?
# belgium - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
First Irish TV, Titanic, a famous ceiling: the big anniversaries of 2012
The Titanic disaster, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Anglo-Irish Treaty: 2012 has been a big year for commemorations. Here’s your guide to the bigger commemorations held this year.
# belgium - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Archive Scared of Santa Pic of the Day
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# belgium - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Bad blood: Levein launches legal action over Scotland sacking
The Scots are winless in a ramshackle bid to qualify for the World Cup in 2014.
# belgium - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
EU court set to reject FIFA complaint about World Cup TV rights
The European Court of Justice has been advised to reject a complaint over the provision of free-to-air football tournaments.
# belgium - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Could Arabica coffee soon be extinct?
Large-scale deforestation and climate change are putting the wild Arabica coffee bean at risk of potential extinction, say experts.
# belgium - Saturday 20 October, 2012
Futuristic Bed Pic of the Day
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# belgium - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Belgium’s Kompany rounds on nationalists
The Man City striker took aim at the Flemish nationalist leader Bart De Wever after the defeat of Scotland.
# belgium - Wednesday 17 October, 2012
Belgian militant reportedly killed in Pakistan
The Al-Qaeda recruiter allegedly mentored Mohamed Merah – a 24-year-old extremist who shot dead seven people in France earlier this year.
# belgium - Monday 15 October, 2012
Flemish separatist party gains big in Belgium election
The separatist NV-A party won the the city elections in Antwerp on Sunday – and vowed to use the power base to seek wider autonomy for Belgium’s wealthy Dutch-speaking region of Flanders.
# belgium - Friday 12 October, 2012
Wales and Scotland in ‘must-win’ Cardiff clash
Both sides have started badly in Group A and need a positive result in Cardiff this evening.
# belgium - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Poll: Should Ireland introduce a financial transaction tax?
Finance Minister Michael Noonan has rejected the introduction of a tax on financial market transactions but what do you think of the idea?
# belgium - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# belgium - Thursday 13 September, 2012
Come back, Craig? Coleman to speak with Bellamy about Wales return
The former Liverpool striker has recently revealed that he is struggling to come to terms with the death of his former manager and friend, Gary Speed.
# belgium - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Champion-littered Spanish cycling team ‘not the favourites’ for world title
Spanish coach Jose Luis de Santos believes his team, containing Alberto Contador, will play third fiddle behind Belgium and Italy.
# belgium - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Belgian premier apologises for WWII deportation of 25,000 Jews
The Belgian Prime Minister said the country has been “complicit in the most abominable crime” by deporting tens of thousands of Jewish people to Nazi concentration camps during the war.
# belgium - Sunday 2 September, 2012
Schumacher: Reports of my retirement are premature
The German finished a creditable seventh in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.
# belgium - Saturday 1 September, 2012
Belgium vows to toughen parole after Dutroux ex-wife outcry
Belgium’s Prime Minister has vowed to toughen parole rules following the release of the accomplice and ex-wife of paedophile serial killer Marc Dutroux.
# belgium - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Belgium’s ‘most-hated woman’ Michelle Martin released from prison
Accomplice of paedophile serial killer Marc Dutroux was released on condition she keeps her distance from the relatives of the victims.
Belgium opens parole appeal on paedophile killer Dutroux’s accomplice
The appeal is expected to be rejected and Michelle Martin may be released some time today to live in a convent in central Belgium.
# belgium - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Protests in Brussels over parole for paedophile serial killer’s accomplice
Families of Marc Dutroux’s victims staging protest over freeing of Michelle Martin.
# belgium - Friday 17 August, 2012
Vermaelen to replace Van Persie as Arsenal skipper
Mikel Arteta has been named as Arsenal vice-captain in the wake of RVP’s move to Manchester United.
# belgium - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Here’s all you need to know about tonight’s international action
The Irish team’s group rivals, Germany, are in action, as they take on Argentina.
# belgium - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Court releases wife of notorious Belgian paedophile and child murderer
Michelle Martin was jailed in 2004 for complicity in the imprisonment and death of her husband’s young victims.
# belgium - Monday 9 July, 2012
7 million illegal cigarettes seized at Dublin Port
The cigarettes were found as part of a routine search of a shipment which had arrived from Belgium.
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