Whit Monday: Is it a religious holiday in US and UK? Here’s what’s open and closedWhit Monday falls the day after Pentecost Sunday, a significant event in the Christian calendar. Pentecost Sunday occurs 50 days after East...
Denmark's queen is abdicating the throne. More royals have been doing that latelyPope Benedict XVI shocked the Catholic world in 2013 by becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to step down. Though he wasn't a king, a po...
COP27: What is 'Loss and Damage' compensation, and who should pay?The COP27 summit follows a year of such disasters, from floods that killed more than 1,700 people in Pakistan to drought withering crops in...
COP27: What is 'Loss and Damage' compensation, and who should pay?The COP27 summit follows a year of such disasters, from floods that killed more than 1,700 people in Pakistan to drought withering crops in...
Belgium become first country to introduce compulsory monkeypox quarantineMonkeypox is a disease in the same family as smallpox and symptoms include a distinct bumpy rash, a fever, sore muscles and a headache. Mon...
Most children face psychological & physical abuse in sports, boys likely to get humiliated more: StudyNearly two-thirds of those polled for the study said they had suffered psychological abuse.
Fortresses, traditional sports, hillside vineyards: A heritage trail will help you explore new culturesCharreria is a traditional practice of livestock herding communities of Mexico.
Dreams broken but World Cup united BelgiansThe prime minister of Flanders, Geert Bourgeois, took pains to suggest Flemish and Belgium pride could co-exist: "That's our DNA and gives ...
Who are Belgium? No identity crisis for Martinez' men"I'm a neutral figure," Martinez said last week.
Visit Belgium, the mini-EuropeCulture, architecture, naturescapes, chocolates...Belgium packs quite a punch. Since Wallonia, the south Belgium is French-speaking, we foc...
Crisis in Europe echoes split in Balkan statesAt both European level and in three country cases, northerners are fed up with subsidising, as they see it, lazy and spendthrift southerner...
- Belgian PM offers govt's resignation to king: source
Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme offered his government's resignation to the king Monday after talks on a larger degree of autonomy for ...