Mushrooms grow from beer waste in the cellars of Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — In Belgium, a country where beer is the culinary king, its brewing also creates magic for mushrooms. In ...
UK, France urge citizens out of China; Belgium sees 1st case
LONDON — Britain on Tuesday urged all of its citizens in China to leave the country because of the outbreak of a respiratory illness from a new virus,...
Belgian court acquits 3 doctors in landmark euthanasia case
BRUSSELS — Belgium's euthanasia law survived a key test on Friday when a high court acquitted three doctors of charges of manslaughter by poisoning in...
Anne Cox Chambers, wealthy newspaper heiress, dies at 100
ATLANTA — Anne Cox Chambers, a newspaper heiress, diplomat and philanthropist who was one of the country's richest women, has died at the age of 100.
EU legal opinion: mass data retention at odds with EU law
BRUSSELS — A legal adviser at the European Union’s highest court said Wednesday that the bloc's data protection rules should prevent member states fro...
WWII allies, Germany mark 75 yrs since Battle of the Bulge
BASTOGNE, Belgium — Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in Wor...
75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium — As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshif...
Vatican charity knew in 2017 of Africa sex abuse concerns
TOKYO — The Vatican’s Caritas Internationalis charity says it learned in 2017 of pedophilia concerns involving its Central African Republic director, ...
Old traditions persevere as new Davis Cup begins in Madrid
MADRID — Costume-wearing fans, boisterous crowds, exciting matches.
The Latest: UK police get 24 hours to question truck driver
LONDON — The Latest on the death of 39 people found in a truck container in southeastern England (all times local):
The Latest: Truck with 39 dead came to England from Belgium
LONDON — The Latest on the death of 39 people in a truck container in southeastern England (all times local):
Paralympian Marieke Vervoort fulfills wish to take own life
Paralympian Marieke Vervoort said when the day arrived, she had signed the euthanasia papers and was prepared to end her life.