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Belgian billionaire Albert Frere dies at 92
World | Dec 03, 2018, 05:55 PM ISTStarting out in the scrap metal sector, his relentless business drive turned him into one of Europe’s most important businessmen until he retired three years ago.
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Suspect shot dead after explosion at Brussels train station, incident being treated as 'terror attack'
World | Jun 21, 2017, 06:56 AM ISTBelgian authorities said they foiled a “terror attack” Tuesday when soldiers shot and killed a suspect after a small explosion at a busy Brussels train station.
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Belgian authorities charge 3 in major anti-terror raid
World | Jun 19, 2016, 08:19 AM ISTBrussels: Belgian authorities charged three men with terror-related crimes after two days of raids and the detention of 40 people in a major investigation which they said required "immediate intervention" because they feared a new
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Belgian PM rejects resignation by two key ministers
World | Mar 24, 2016, 10:26 PM ISTBelgian PM rejects resignation by two key ministers
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Brussels attack: Belgian media says Brussels attack suspect not arrested
World | Mar 23, 2016, 07:03 PM ISTBrussels attack: Belgian media says Brussels attack suspect not arrested
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Serial blasts leave 34 dead in Brussels; ISIS claims responsibility for attacks
World | Mar 22, 2016, 09:35 PM ISTBrussels: Two loud explosions were heard at the Zaventem airport in Belgium's capital, forcing authorities to hurriedly evacuate it, Sky News reported. There were reports of several casualties. The blasts centred on an American Airlines
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Belgian police arrest 16 but Paris attacks fugitive still on run
World | Nov 23, 2015, 08:29 AM ISTBrussels: Belgian police on Monday said that they have arrested 16 suspects in 22 anti-terror raids across the country but that Paris fugitive Salah Abdeslam was not among them.Despite the raids, authorities maintained their highest
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Paris attacks: Belgian jihadi Abdelhamid Abaaoud identified as mastermind
World | Nov 16, 2015, 08:36 PM ISTBrussels: Belgian jihadi, Abdelhami Abaaoud (27), is believed to have masterminded the last week's Paris attacks.Once a happy-go-lucky student at one of Brussels' most prestigious high schools, Abaaoud morphed into Belgium's most notorious jihadi. He
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3 injured in shooting on Amsterdam-Paris train, gunman arrested
World | Aug 22, 2015, 07:42 AM ISTParis: A gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris Friday, wounding three people, two of them critically, officials said.The suspect was arrested after the train stopped
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Belgian authorities say 15 arrested in sweep
World | Jan 16, 2015, 04:59 PM ISTBRUSSELS: More than two dozen suspects have been arrested in Belgium, France and Germany in continuing searches for suspected terrorists, authorities said Friday.Thirteen people were detained in Belgium and two arrested in France in an
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Belgian rider Jan Bakelants defends yellow jersey
Other Sports | Jul 01, 2013, 05:05 PM ISTAjaccio (France), July 1: Belgian rider Jan Bakelants defends the yellow jersey for the first time as Monday's hilly third stage of the Tour de France begins.The 27-year-old former bioscience engineering student withstood a late
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After 19 years, Belgian finds out his wife was a man
World | Nov 27, 2012, 06:57 AM ISTLondon, Nov 26: A 64-year-old Belgian man wants to have his marriage annulled after he discovered that his Indonesian wife of 19 years had been born a man and had later undergone a sex change.The