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October 20, 2019

Belgians protest any early release for child killer Dutroux

Several hundred people demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday against any early release for notorious child-killer Marc Dutroux, days after prosecutors considered his case. The convicted paedophile and murderer, who turns 63 in November, was given a life sentence in 2004…
October 18, 2019

After Turkey attacks Syria, detained IS women await ‘deliverance’

In a dusty camp in northeastern Syria, Umm Osama says she hopes a deadly Turkish offensive against her Kurdish jailers will allow Islamic State group supporters like her to escape. “If the Turkish army attacks the camp, we will leave,”…
October 17, 2019

Belgium okays pre-parole evaluation of child killer Dutroux

Brussels prosecutors on Thursday approved a request for a new psychiatric assessment of one of Europe’s most notorious child-killers, Marc Dutroux, paving the way for his possible conditional release. The convicted paedophile and murderer, who turns 63 in November, was…
October 16, 2019

Two Belgian jihadists escape Syrian jail: officials

Two Belgian jihadists have escaped from detention in northeastern Syria since Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish forces in the region, the head of the national anti-terrorist agency said Wednesday. According to two MPs, Paul Van Tigchelt, head of Belgium’s…
October 16, 2019

Belgium weighs pre-parole evaluation of child-killer Dutroux

A Belgian court is to set up inside a prison on Thursday to hear arguments about whether one of Europe’s most notorious child-killers, Marc Dutroux, should receive the psychiatric examination that precedes a parole bid. But such is the infamy…
October 14, 2019

The chips are down: EU takes Colombia to WTO

The European Union launched a case at the WTO against Colombia on Monday, after a furious outcry from Belgium, the self-proclaimed inventor of the French fry or chip. The EU’s top trade official said efforts to reason with Colombia had…
October 9, 2019

Belgium outrage over woman punched in burger ad

Belgium’s advertising regulator said Wednesday it has clocked up hundreds of complaints over a viral hamburger ad showing a comic-book version of a man punching a woman for handing him the wrong sandwich. Consumers and politicians called the online ad…
October 3, 2019

Cocaine from Brazil on the rise in Europe

Brazil is increasingly the source of cocaine seized in the Belgian port of Antwerp, Europe’s main entry point for the drug, overtaking the world’s biggest producer Colombia, according to customs data published Thursday. So far this year, up to September…
October 2, 2019

Belgium’s ‘shame’ over likely killing of pregnant wolf

The disappearance — and likely killing — of a pregnant wolf has heaped “shame” on Belgium, which now has just three of the wild canines roaming its forests, environmentalists say. The wolf, named Naya, was first detected in the northeast…

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