http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1662-belgium.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1662-belgium.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2106314-hampton-through-to-quarters-brussels-open.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Jamie Hampton of the United States came back from 5-1 down in the third set Thursday to beat fifth-seeded Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Brussels Open. Flipkens was the second home player that Hampton has beaten in as many days after she also came back from behind to beat Yanina Wickmayer in three se... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2106314-hampton-through-to-quarters-brussels-open.html 2013-05-23T19:58:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organ... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html 2013-05-22T17:46:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099722-pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-feathered-bolt.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Flying high above Europe's economic crisis, a local lightning-fast pigeon called Bolt became the world's most expensive racing bird when his Belgian breeder sold it for 310,000 euros ($400,000) to a Chinese businessman. One-year-old Bolt, named after the Jamaican Olympic superstar sprinter Usain Bolt, and with an outstanding pedigree of pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099722-pigeon-sale-yields-world-record-feathered-bolt.html 2013-05-21T16:36:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099922-driver-error-fainting-blamed-swiss-crash.html GENEVA (AP) — Authorities say a bus crash last year in southern Switzerland that killed 22 Belgian schoolchildren returning from a ski holiday was probably caused by driver error or a fainting spell. Six adults, including the driver in his 30s, also died in the crash on March 13, 2012. Prosecutors in the canton (state) of Valais say a medical report concl... Tue, 21 May 2013 13:31:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2099922-driver-error-fainting-blamed-swiss-crash.html 2013-05-21T13:31:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096194-anderlecht-wins-belgian-league-title.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Anderlecht won its 32nd league title on Sunday, holding closest challenger Zulte Waregem to a 1-1 draw on the last day of the season. Argentina international Lucas Biglia made sure the title was Anderlecht's when his deflected freekick in the 59th minute brought the team even after Zulte Waregem's Jens Naessens opened the scoring three min... Sun, 19 May 2013 14:39:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096194-anderlecht-wins-belgian-league-title.html 2013-05-19T14:39:16Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083696-eu-to-shift-bill-bank-failures-to-creditors.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union governments want to shift the cost of rescuing troubled banks from taxpayers to the banks' creditors — including the holders of large deposits— as part the region's plan to shore up its shaky financial system. Finance ministers from the 27-country bloc meeting in Brussels on Tuesday sought to hammer out the new rules on how ... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:15:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/2083696-eu-to-shift-bill-bank-failures-to-creditors.html 2013-05-14T17:15:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084838-mali-leader-presidential-election-set-july-28.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's interim leader says the country's presidential vote will take place on July 28 after months of speculation about the date. On a visit to Belgium ahead of a donors' conference for Mali, President Dioncounda Traore also said Tuesday that neither he nor any member of the transitional government would run for office. A field of abou... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:37:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2084838-mali-leader-presidential-election-set-july-28.html 2013-05-14T16:37:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2084674-beyonce-cancels-belgium-under-doctors-orders.html NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce is canceling her Tuesday concert in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion. In an email to The Associated Press, the singer's publicist says Beyonce has been advised by her doctors to rest. She was scheduled to perform at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. The show will be rescheduled and tickets can be used at that show. ... Tue, 14 May 2013 15:51:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2084674-beyonce-cancels-belgium-under-doctors-orders.html 2013-05-14T15:51:26Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081572-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under control in a bid to avoid the nation from becoming the bloc's sixth member to require a bailout. "The Slovenian government has to take swift and decisive action," said Jeroem Dijsselbloem, w... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081572-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html 2013-05-13T20:11:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081336-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobili... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:31:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2081336-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:31:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2070850-31-detained-probe-50m-belgium-diamond-heist.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Unlike the brilliant thieves in "Ocean's Eleven," it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport may not get a Hollywood ending. After three months of virtual silence on the matter, authorities struck this week, detaining at least 31 people in a three-nation sweep and recovering so many ... Wed, 08 May 2013 19:45:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2070850-31-detained-probe-50m-belgium-diamond-heist.html 2013-05-08T19:45:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2071272-5-arrested-greek-turkish-border.html THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have arrested five foreign nationals from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany on the Greek-Turkish border on charges of illegally entering a restricted border area. The five said they were merely seeking to photograph frogs. The two Dutch men, aged 37 and 24, two Belgians aged 32 and 24 and a 29-year-old Germ... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:52:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2071272-5-arrested-greek-turkish-border.html 2013-05-08T13:52:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2065756-belgian-nobel-prize-winner-de-duve-dies-95.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian university says that biochemist Christian de Duve, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1974, has died in an act of euthanasia. He was 95. His university, UCL in Louvain-la-Neuve, confirmed it was a case of euthanasia but did not disclose the method. De Duve shared the Nobel Prize with two other scientists for the... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:13:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/health/2065756-belgian-nobel-prize-winner-de-duve-dies-95.html 2013-05-06T11:13:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2063326-report-train-with-chemicals-derails-belgium.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian media say that hundreds of people were evacuated after a train carrying chemicals derailed and caught fire in northern Belgium. Amateur video showed the train ablaze in the early hours of Saturday; in daylight, the train cars could be seen forming a zig-zag over the track. Media, citing a statement from the East Flanders government... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:55:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2063326-report-train-with-chemicals-derails-belgium.html 2013-05-04T19:55:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2060262-belgian-mystery-who-hiding-stolen-money.html ZEDELGEM, Belgium (AP) — On a Saturday evening two weeks ago in Zedelgem, townsfolk were disturbed by the wail of a siren and the shriek of tires, the din of a high-speed car chase that broke the tranquility of their sleepy city. Suddenly, cash was flying through the air like confetti at carnival. Dozens of people rushed out of homes or cars to grab a sha... Fri, 03 May 2013 06:54:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2060262-belgian-mystery-who-hiding-stolen-money.html 2013-05-03T06:54:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2053058-ab-inbev-sees-volumes-fall-key-markets.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, says that its profits rose in the first quarter in spite of falling sale volumes in important markets. The company behind Budweiser, Stella Artois, and Becks said Tuesday that even though revenues grew by 1.5 percent in the first quarter, volumes declined by 4.1 percent. Beer volumes in ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:11:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2053058-ab-inbev-sees-volumes-fall-key-markets.html 2013-04-30T09:11:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2051156-euro-mayors-try-to-youths-going-to-syria.html MECHELEN, Belgium (AP) — From his city hall under Belgium's most imposing cathedral, Mayor Bart Somers is wracking his brains trying to figure out how to keep young Muslims from going to fight "holy war" in Syria against the Assad regime. Through much of western Europe, scores of Islamic youths have heeded the call to take up arms for a cause that is only... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:57:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2051156-euro-mayors-try-to-youths-going-to-syria.html 2013-04-29T19:57:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2051352-young-european-royals-winning-fans-monarchy.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch Queen Beatrix is abdicating after a 33-year reign and her newly popular son is becoming king. He is highlighting a new generation of young royals waiting in the wings across Europe. Some are more popular than others, but the heirs to Europe's thrones are often more glamorous and closer to their subjects than sitting kings and queens... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:22:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/celebrity/2051352-young-european-royals-winning-fans-monarchy.html 2013-04-29T17:22:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2036302-kerry-to-host-afghan-pakistan-talks.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he would host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his defense minister, along with Pakistan's military chief and foreign secretary, will attend Wednesday's meeting, Kerry... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:46:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2036302-kerry-to-host-afghan-pakistan-talks.html 2013-04-22T15:46:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2035918-rush-to-repair-wwi-cemeteries-centenary-nears.html ZONNEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — The Tyne Cot cemetery sweeps gently down the slope, the nearly 12,000 headstones aligned in solemn rows of gleaming white. Beyond the walls stretch Flanders Fields, dotted by red farmhouse roofs. For the stage of some of World War I's worst carnage, the scene is tranquility itself — but over the whisper of wind floats a whine like a dentist's drill.... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:38:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2035918-rush-to-repair-wwi-cemeteries-centenary-nears.html 2013-04-22T10:38:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2034750-poland-beats-belgium-fed-cup.html KOKSIJDE, Belgium (AP) — Poland took an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Belgium on Sunday to secure its place in Fed Cup World Cup II and relegate the hosts to the Euro-Africa continental competition. The Radwanska sisters, Agnieszka and Urszula, both won their singles on Sunday to make sure Belgium drops out of the Fed Cup world groups for the first time si... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:04:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2034750-poland-beats-belgium-fed-cup.html 2013-04-21T15:04:45Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2033342-belgium-poland-level-1-1-1st-day-fed-cup.html KOKSIJDE,Belgium (AP) — Kirsten Flipkens kept Belgian hopes alive in the Fed Cup World Group II playoffs, beating Poland's Ursula Radwanska 6-4, 6-3, to level the tie at 1-1 after Saturday's opening session. In the first match, fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska swept past Alison Van Uytvanck, ranked 179 places below her, 6-2, 6-4 to confirm Poland's statu... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:15:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/tennis/2033342-belgium-poland-level-1-1-1st-day-fed-cup.html 2013-04-20T15:15:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2026108-cubas-ladies-to-pick-up-eu-prize-8-years.html HAVANA (AP) — Members of Cuba's Ladies in White opposition group will finally pick up Europe's top human rights prize from 2005 in person next week in Belgium, the European Union and the daughter of the group's former leader said Wednesday. In a statement, the EU said several representatives of the Ladies will be awarded the Sakharov Prize in an April 23 ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:57:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2026108-cubas-ladies-to-pick-up-eu-prize-8-years.html 2013-04-17T21:57:14Z