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EU agrees anti-tax evasion deal
The EU agreed a raft of anti-tax evasion measures to make it harder for multinationals to shift profits to countries with lower taxes.
21 June 2016
All Belgians to get iodine pills in case of nuclear accident
Belgium is to provide iodine pills to its entire population to protect it against radioactivity in case of a nuclear accident.
28 April 2016
Brussels to stay at highest security alert level on Monday: PM
Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level on Monday with schools and metros closed over a "serious and imminent" security threat similar to the Paris attacks.
23 November 2015
Tintin braves new adventure at real-life opera
Over the years Tintin has battled spies, climbed the Himalayas and travelled to the Moon but the intrepid Belgian boy reporter now faces what could be his biggest adventure yet -- an opera.
18 September 2015
Belgian singer Stromae cancels concerts for health reasons
Belgian singer Stromae has been forced to cancel a series of concerts after an adverse reaction to anti-malaria medicine.
15 June 2015
Stromae taps Kanye West in Coachella surprise
Belgium's Stromae brought in a fellow superstar from across the Atlantic, Kanye West, in a surprise Sunday on the final day of the Coachella festival.
20 April 2015
Five charged with terrorism after Belgium raids
Belgian authorities charged five people with "participating in a terrorist group" following a series of raids to foil alleged imminent attacks.
17 January 2015
Belgium cut off from world by national strike
Belgium ground to a halt in its biggest strike in years Monday as trade unions grounded flights, cut international rail links and shut sea ports to protest the new government's austerity plans.
15 December 2014
Belgian king visits Jewish museum months after attack
Belgium's King Philippe visited the Jewish Museum in Brussels in a show of support for the Jewish community and the relatives of four people killed in a gun attack there in May.
08 November 2014
Belgium's new government survives confidence vote
Belgium's right-wing coalition government won a vote of confidence just days after taking office.
17 October 2014
Kazakhstan and EU to help stabilize situation in Ukraine: President Nazarbayev
The situation in Ukraine was among the issues on the agenda at the talks in Belgium between Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
10 October 2014
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Belgium's King Philippe
President Nazarbayev arrived in Belgium to hold a number of bilateral talks, including some with reps of the European Commission.
09 October 2014
Charles Michel, Belgium's youngest PM for 174 years
Belgium's Charles Michel, who became prime minister, is a 38-year-old French-speaking liberal who is now one of the youngest leaders in Europe.
08 October 2014
Brussels chocolate museum opens to sweeten senses
Belgium has a new treat for visitors: a museum dedicated to the confectionary featuring a Willy Wonka-style factory.
20 September 2014
Children Protection Committee unveils adoption statistic in Kazakhstan
66 Kazakhstani children have been adopted by foreigners since last year.
15 September 2014
Astana Opera House goes global
Kazakhstan's Astana Opera troupe will tour the United States of America, Canada, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
26 August 2014
Football: Neymar injury bombshell rocks Brazil
Brazil striker Neymar was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup on Friday, dealing the hosts a crushing blow just hours after they battled through to a semi-final showdown with Germany.
05 July 2014
Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that sparked WWI
Sarajevo on Saturday was to mark 100 years since the assassination that sparked World War I, an act that still deeply divides the people of the Balkans over the legacy of that fateful day.
28 June 2014
French court orders extradition of Jewish museum shooting suspect
A French court ordered the extradition to Belgium of a man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, but his lawyer said he would appeal the ruling.
27 June 2014
Ukraine, Russia in crisis talks on gas, insurgency
Ukraine's week of tough negotiations with Russia, aimed at ending a separatist insurgency and averting a gas cut-off, got off to a rocky start as a round of gas talks broke up early Tuesday without a deal.
10 June 2014