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Murder on the beach suspect indicted

The 23-year Romanian that is suspected of the murder of Sofie Muylle is now been indicted. He was extradited to Belgium on Friday. Sofie Muyle’s…

Record number of travellers caught with large sums of cash

Last year, the Customs Department caught a record number of travellers carrying large amounts of money red-handed. Over 1,600 cases were reporte…

Police swoop following indications of planned terrorist attack in Belgium

Federal police raided five premises across the Belgian and Flemish capital on Thursday night. Five people were led away for questioning. The sus…

Turkish ambassador gives Leuven University assurances

Rik Torfs, the rector of Leuven University, has received guarantees from the Turkish ambassador in Belgium to confirm the validity of diplomas f…

"US confirms Belgian involvement in deadly Mosul air strike"

Flemish green lawmaker Wouter De Vriendt has called for the Foreign Missions Follow Up Commission to be convened forthwith if it can be confirme…

No new taxes, no new demands on the public

"No extra taxes and no extra efforts by the population". That was the upbeat message from the prime minister as he reported back to the people o…

Belgian acquires Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' hat

A Belgian collector has coughed up 10,000 euros at an auction in order to buy the hat that the former king of pop Michael Jackson was wearing in…

Belgians crash on Tenerife playa

A light aircraft with two Belgian passengers on board made an unsuccessful emergency landing on the beach in Tenerife in the Canaries (Spain). T…

Bart De Wever castigates King Albert

Speaking on "Royalty" on independent TV the leader of the Flemish nationalist party, N-VA, Bart De Wever, lashed out at King Albert, the father…