Two aid workers shot dead in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are identified as Belgian and Indonesian nationals.

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Killed Somalia aid workers named

Word has it that the Belgian cartoon artist Herge was thrilled at the prospect of having his most famous creation, Tintin, brought to life by Steven Spielberg. Tintin, of course, is the young red-haired journalist who has charmed generations of readers with his mystery-solving exploits since Herge introduced him in 1929, especially in Europe, where millions of kids have avidly followed Tintin and his terrier, Snowy, in newspapers and comic books. Read full article > >

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Ann Hornaday reviews ‘The Adventures of Tintin’

A gun and grenade attack in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege kills at least two people and wounds about 47, Belgian media say.

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Deadly attack rocks Belgian city

British border staff have faced threats of arrest by Belgian police for trying to tackle the “Lille loophole” which allows people to enter the UK illegally.

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UK border staff in Eurostar row

Lewis Hamilton apologises to his McLaren team and takes the blame for the incident that ended his Belgian Grand Prix on the 13th lap.

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Red Bull’s Mark Webber sets the pace from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and the McLaren duo of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in a rain-interrupted practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix.

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Webber heads Alonso in practice

Jenson Button hopes he and McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton can keep the pressure on Red Bull in next weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

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In-form McLaren target Red Bull

The death toll after a sudden storm struck the Belgian music festival, Pukkelpop, attended by tens of thousands, rises to five.

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Belgium festival death toll rises

The jailed ex-wife of notorious child killer Marc Dutroux is set to go free after a Belgian court rules in favour of her early release.

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Child killer’s aide to be freed

In 1643, workers unearthed some huge bones in a Belgian field. The naturalists who studied them were convinced they had come from a humanlike giant. Their length, after all, tallied with a biblical reference to Og, a giant king supposedly slain by Moses.

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Frozen remains help explain the life and eventual extinction of the woolly mammoth

Taking a cue from Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, a Belgian senator is calling for a “sex strike” to thaw partisan differences that have kept the country’s Dutch-speaking north and French-speaking south from forming a government for eight months. Marleen…

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Belgian Senator Proposes Sex Strike

Somebody put this man’s image on the Wheaties box: Belgian runner Stefaan Engels completed his 365th consecutive marathon on Saturday-a full year where he ran 26 miles every day. The 49-year-old ran a total of 9,569 miles over the year, and says he was…

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Belgian Man Runs 365 Marathons In a Row

A 40-year-old woman has died after being attacked by a Belgian Mastiff dog in south London. Dog trainer and behaviourist, Robert Alleyne, says dog attacks are on the increase but problems arise because of mismanagement from owners.

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Dog attacks ‘on the increase’

A woman has died in an attack by a Belgian mastiff dog at a property in south London, police say

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Woman killed in attack by a dog

The Belgian finance minister and International Monetary Fund suggested that the scope of measures to stabilize the euro should be strengthened.

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Pressure Rises to Bolster European Bailout Fund