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Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard headlines Marc Wilmots' 24-man Belgium squad for Euro 2016, with Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany missing out due to injury.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Abdeslam slapped with terror charges over Paris attacks

A French court charges Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam over his role in the November 2015 carnage that left 130 dead, just hours after his extradition from Belgium.
28 April 2016, 04:16 AM

Women drivers in F1 would not be taken seriously: Bernie Ecclestone

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says female drivers would "not physically be able to drive a F1 car quickly".
20 April 2016, 05:57 AM

Govt appoints new envoys for 4 countries

Bangladesh government has appointed new envoys to United Kingdom, Belgium, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, foreign ministry says.
18 April 2016, 08:18 AM

Belgium minister quits in Brussels airport security row

The Belgian transport minister resigns over accusations she ignored lapses in security at Brussels airport before the attacks of 22 March.
15 April 2016, 11:28 AM

Belgium minister quits in Brussels airport security row

The Belgian transport minister resigns over accusations she ignored lapses in security at Brussels airport before the attacks of 22 March.
15 April 2016, 11:28 AM

Two further suspects charged in Brussels bombing case

Belgium charges two more men yesterday with terrorist offences over alleged links to the rental of a property thought to have been used as a safe house before the Brussels attacks, according to Belgian federal prosecutors.
12 April 2016, 10:57 AM

Brussels group 'initially planned to hit France'

The suspected surviving bomber in the Brussels attacks has told interrogators the group initially planned a new attack on France, Belgian prosecutors say.
10 April 2016, 16:08 PM

Brussels Airport reopens with tighter security

Brussels Airport reopens with three "symbolic" flights and strict additional security checks for passengers, marking a new era for air travel in Belgium after attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers.
3 April 2016, 06:44 AM

Brussels attacks: Belgium releases terror murder suspect

A man known as Faycal C, arrested and charged in Belgium with terrorist offences after the Brussels attacks, is released for lack of evidence.
28 March 2016, 15:07 PM

Belgium presses manhunt after new plot revealed

Police presses ahead with the search for suspects in Belgium's worst ever terror attack, as a series of raids and arrests reveal more links with the November Paris killings and a new French plot.
26 March 2016, 09:28 AM

Scores critical after Brussels attack

Scores of people remain in intensive care following suicide Tuesday's bomb attacks in Brussels that left 31 people dead, Belgium's health minister says.
24 March 2016, 05:16 AM

Belgium confirms brothers were suicide bombers

Two brothers carried out suicide bombings at Brussels airport and on the metro on Tuesday, the federal prosecutor confirms.
23 March 2016, 10:39 AM

European airports increase security after Brussels attacks

Authorities in Europe and beyond have tightened security at airports, on subways, at the borders and on city streets after deadly attacks on Brussels.
22 March 2016, 12:51 PM

Brussels police arrest 6 over 'New Year terror plot'

Police in Brussels arrests six people in connection with an alleged plot to target the city on New Year's Eve, prosecutors say.
31 December 2015, 12:22 PM

Terror alert for New Year celebrations

Security is being stepped up in major European cities ahead of New Year celebrations, with officials wary of possible terror plots.
31 December 2015, 05:07 AM

Belgium arrests 2 over 'New Year plot'

Belgian police arrest two people suspected of planning attacks in Brussels on New Year's eve.
29 December 2015, 07:57 AM

Facebook to block access to non-members in Belgium

Facebook says it will block access to its website by non-members in Belgium, as it battles a court order to stop tracking Internet users who do not have accounts with the US social media giant.
3 December 2015, 05:30 AM

‘Suicide belt’ dumped on Paris street

French police are examining what appears to be a suicide bomb belt dumped on a Paris street, 10 days after the attacks that killed 130 people.
24 November 2015, 05:40 AM

US issues worldwide travel alert for citizens

The US has issued a worldwide travel alert for its citizens in response to "increased terrorist threats".
24 November 2015, 05:08 AM