Paul AmesJune 11, 2013 06:02

BRUSSELS — It should have been a good day for Belgium. The national soccer team rolled over the USA 4-2 in Cleveland last week, but while sportswriters were tipping the "Red Devils" as potential World Cup contenders, Belgians were seeing scarlet over some less flattering media coverage.

Belgian university warns against cross-dressing after male student gang-raped

News DeskNovember 28, 2012 14:31

The Brussels Institute of Higher Education University has asked students not to cross-dress after a male student in drag was gang-raped.

Belgium hit by massive strike as leaders fly in for crisis summit

Paul AmesJanuary 30, 2012 14:38

Brussels — Belgium's first general strike in almost 20 years brought the country to a near standstill Monday as European Union leaders were gathering in Brussels for their latest summit on the euro zone crisis.

Michael GoldfarbJanuary 23, 2012 05:34

Greece: Debt deal done? Falling apart?

Greece and its creditors were close to deal on Friday but have hit a snag

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Managing Director of the Institute of International Finance Charles Dallara (L) and senior advisor to France's BNP Paribas Jean Lemierre leave the Greek Prime minister's office after talks in Athens last Friday (LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Today was supposed to be the day Greece and its private bondholders reached a deal on how big a write down, or "haircut," the creditors would take.

But talks broke-up over the weekend and the outcome is not clear, as Greek newspaper eKathimerini reports.

Michael GoldfarbDecember 19, 2011 04:47

A view from the right on the trouble's of the European left

Why has the old left been so silent as euro zone nations are forced to swallow the right-wing doctor's prescription of austerity medicine?