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Flags at Obama's inauguration made in Belgium?
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term on January 21, it's a decent bet that o...
Belgian trainee teachers fail in basic general knowledge
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A large number of Belgium's future secondary school teachers struggle with basic concepts of geograp...
Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Sunday with a blood clo...
'Flying table' lifts gourmet dining to new heights
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - If someone drops a fork at Dinner in the Sky, a seven-ton platform may have to be lowered 50 meters (yar...
How Internet detectives find out where you live
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An explosion of people checking into social networks is being exploited by mobile application makers and...
Troops pose with maimed Afghan insurgent bodies
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. troops are seen posing with the maimed bodies of suspected Afghan insurgents in photos p...
Europe seals new Greek bailout to avert default
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers sealed a 130-billion-euro ($172 billion) bailout for Greece on Tuesday t...
Big Freeze Stops Famed Brussels Statue from Peeing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Manneken-Pis, a bronze statue of a young boy urinating that is a symbol of Brussels and a major tour...
U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States appears to have taken Kabul by surprise by announcing plans to end its Afghan combat role...
The EU and the clatter of high ideals
BRUSSELS/ROME (Reuters) - Failed by squabbling politicians, wracked by faithless financial markets, the European Union may fl...
Greece's Samaras rules out post-election cooperation
ATHENS (Reuters) - The leader of Greece's conservatives, reluctant partners in a unity government, signaled on Thursday his m...
Greek leaders set to pick new Prime Minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou sealed a deal with the opposition on a crisis coalition to approve ...
Greece braces for shutdown as austerity vote nears
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek ships were harbored and garbage rotted in the streets of Athens on Tuesday as angry workers built mo...
Belgium's 'Mr Penguin' dreams of Antarctic funeral
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian pensioner Alfred David dreams one day he'll find eternal rest in the icy waters somewhere near A...
Gaddafi's foes advance on his hometown
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan forces converged on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte on Monday, hoping to seal their revolution...
Futures signal another slide on Wall Street
LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to further steep losses for equities on Tuesday, after the previous session's ...