Belgium police raided ten locations where it was suspected that home-grown jihadists returning from Syria were planning terror acts. One location was in the town of Verviers, where two suspected terrorists were killed after a shootout, and the others were spread across the capital city Brussels, which is also the capital city of the European Union.
A Belgian rapist and murderer has been granted the right to be euthanized rather than spend the rest of his life in jail, as he says his incarceration is causing him “psychological suffering”. The death penalty is outlawed under European
As a consequence of the aggravated Scottish devolution conceded by Dave and the girlie men of our effete government and opposition, in a panic reaction to an isolated opinion poll in the closing stages of the independence referendum campaign, the
From National Interest: The attack began with a barrage from 1,600 guns and rocket launchers that pounded trenches and command posts. Then came waves of tanks and infantry that surged out of the winter mist and slammed into the stunned
Belgium on Friday laid to rest its much-loved former queen Fabiola, the widow of the popular King Baudoin, in a rain-lashed funeral ceremony attended by royals from across Europe and Asia. Japan’s Empress Michiko, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, Sweden’s King Carl
The United Nations and the American media are choosing to highlight a new report of the international body’s Committee Against Torture that criticizes many aspects of US law enforcement. Writing for the Associated Press, reporter John Heilprin tried to frame the
According to a report out of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the first closed chest heart surgery performed by a robot was successfully conducted at the Al Qassimi Hospital cardiac centre in Sharjah. It was the first surgery of its
The Dutch authorities on Saturday ordered the preventative cull of 8,000 ducks amid fears that a bird flu outbreak could spread to the country’s poultry heartland. A farm at Kamperveen to the northeast of Barneveld, one of Europe’s most intensive
Did you know that it’s illegal to take photographs of the Eiffel tower at night? Thanks to an obscure European Union (EU) law, publishing images of many buildings including the European Parliament is forbidden, and may result in prosecution. This
LONDON (AP) — William Sellick pinched the tiny scarlet petals with deft ease, turning them into paper poppies and pressing them into a wreath. The flowers are a potent symbol of remembrance and patriotism that sprang up in the aftermath
A mother who was jailed after being accused of poisoning her daughter by taking her abroad for an alternative therapy has now been exonerated after the case against her collapsed in court. Mary Kidson rejected the NHS’s assessment of her
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have confirmed two things. Firstly, the percentage of our exports to the other 27 member states of the EU is continuing to plummet. Secondly, the percentage of our exports to
The Brazilian mother of Belgian jihadist Brian De Mulder tells BBC Brazil that she would like to see her son in jail for leaving his family to fight for the Islamic State in Syria after becoming radicalized by leaders of
Euro MPs have voted overwhelmingly for a grant to workers in Belgium, France and Spain. Over 3,100 workers were made redundant by Peugeot Citroën Automobiles (PSA) in France and crude steel producer Carsid SA Belgium because of “major structural changes
Biosafety expert and President of Behavioral-Based Improvement Solutions, Sean Kaufman, reported that when he flew back from Liberia after working with Samaritan’s Purse, the airport in Brussels, Belgium, did “absolutely no screening” of him after he arrived in the airport
(AFP) Britain began screening passenger arrivals at London Heathrow Airport for Ebola on Tuesday as the Royal Navy loaded a ship with supplies for epidemic-stricken Sierra Leone. The checks at Heathrow Terminal One will be expanded by the end of
Britain’s government officially launched on Monday an attempt to sell its 40-percent stake in Eurostar, the high-speed rail service connecting London with Paris and Brussels. It forms part the state’s plan to recoup £20 billion ($32.2 billion, 25.4 billion euros)
An International child porn ring has been toppled by Austrian police, after they caught a 37 year old man in possession of tens of thousands of photos and videos. Their investigations led to the identification of a further 52 individuals
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – A ship carrying radioactive concrete that had to shut down its engine in the North Sea after its funnel caught fire was stable on Wednesday and being towed to the northeastern coast of Scotland, the British coastguard
Jean-Sebastien Lerolle peels off the head-to-toe body suit — the yellow and white plastic hallmark of the world’s desperate battle against Ebola — and his green nurse scrubs are drenched from sweat. For 20 minutes, Lerolle traipsed ghost-like through this
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — A radical Muslim organization in Belgium was a terror group that brainwashed youngsters and sent them to fight in Syria, prosecutors said Monday as a trial started for dozens of its alleged leaders and members. Only
Nationalist groups including the National Front, the British National Party (BNP) and the East Kent English Patriots gathered in Dover this weekend to protest against the government’s ‘abandonment’ of British truckers passing through Calais. The 50 or so protestors wanted
LONDON (AP) — Britain, Belgium and Denmark on Friday joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes on the Islamic State group in Iraq, committing warplanes to the struggle against the extremists. The European lawmakers flatly described the
Belgian authorities have prevented several attacks by jihadist fighters returning home from Syria and by sympathisers with the Islamic State extremist group, a report said Saturday. The daily L’Echo cited unnamed sources as saying the planned attacks could have been
(Reuters) – Belgian prosecutors are investigating a fire at a synagogue in Brussels on Tuesday, which they say was set intentionally but does not seem to have been a “terrorist attack”, a spokesman said. The blaze broke out early on
