How a gruesome discovery in Brooklyn led to an international hunt for a suspected serial killer.

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On the Trail of an Intercontinental Killer

A year-and-a-half after parliamentary elections in Belgium, a new government appears on the verge of being formed after six parties reach agreement.

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Belgium ‘close to a government’

France, Belgium and Luxembourg look to secure the future of the troubled bank Dexia with a massive bailout, following fears it could go bankrupt.

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Embattled Dexia gets huge bailout

France, Belgium and Luxembourg agreed to a rescue plan for Dexia ahead of a board meeting where directors are expected to decide on a break-up.

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3 Countries Agree on Bailout of European Bank

BRUSSELS — NATO leaders said Thursday that they would continue carrying out airstrikes in Libya and patrolling its coastline because of ongoing resistance from forces loyal to deposed leader Moammar Gaddafi. NATO’s political leadership said it would end military operations in Libya “soon” but emerged from two days of meetings at the alliance’s headquarters in Belgium without making a clear decision on how to wind down the war. Read full article > >

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NATO puts off decision on ending Libya operations

The Labour Party apologises after one of its senior politicians describes Belgium and Denmark as “second-tier” countries.

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Peer: ‘We are not bloody Denmark’

At least five people have been killed at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium after a sudden storm caused two stages to collapse, reports say.

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VIDEO: Festival storm: ‘We saw rigging collapse’

At least two people are killed in Belgium when a sudden storm hits the Pukkelpop music festival, officials say.

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Fatal stage collapse in Belgium

St. Louis investor Sam Fox and his son, Jeffrey, serve as co-chairmen of Mitt Romney’s finance operation in Missouri, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars from other Republicans in a crucial battleground state. But the Foxes also have another way to help the Republican presidential candidate — giving $90,000 each to an independent group, Restore Our Future , focused on supporting Romney’s drive for the White House. A third family member, Greg Fox, chipped in $20,000 more. “It’s a very sluggish economy, which makes it harder for us to raise money, that’s for sure,” said Sam Fox, a former ambassador to Belgium who founded the family’s Harbour Group investment firm in St. Louis. “So everything that can be done is important.” Read full article > >

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The 2012 election brings a new kind of fundraiser: The super bundler

The temporary move by France, Belgium, Italy and Spain will apply to trading in financial stocks in an effort to stop a tailspin in the markets.

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Four European Nations to Curtail Short-Selling

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was to give the keynote speech at the Brussels Economic Forum in Belgium today. But the IMF chief is in jail facing an uncertain future.

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Accuser to testify before grand jury

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is sort of an apostle of American folk music, having personally witnessed giants such as Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy and Woody Guthrie roam the land. And so the small assembly Monday night at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville didn’t seem to mind that Elliott’s hour-long appearance, sponsored by the local nonprofit Institute of Musical Traditions, was as long on stories as it was on songs. The 79-year-old legend, seemingly carved from rock, slowly but wryly unspooled tales of encountering American rodeos in the oddest of places (Japan, Belgium), climbing up a mountaintop radio antenna in Bethlehem, Pa., during a driving snowstorm to meditate and being told by a cocky Greenwich Village-era Bob Dylan that he had “relinquished” to Elliott the classic “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right.” Read full article > >

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Music review: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church

Andy Murray battles into the third round of the Rome Masters with a seesaw victory over Belgium’s Xavier Malisse.

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Murray battles to Malisse victory

A Roman Catholic priest appears in a Canadian courtroom after being extradited from Belgium to face charges of molesting boys more than 30 years ago.

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Canada child sex priest in court

One of Belgium’s best-known actors urges his fellow citizens not to shave until the country finally forms a government.

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‘Grow a beard for Belgium’ appeal