Syria opposition groups agree on 'roadmap' to end civil war
BRUSSELS - Syria's two main political opposition groups, long at odds, announced Friday that they have agreed on a "roadmap" to end their country's long-running civil war, starting with establishment...
View ArticleFIFA welcomes legal win for ban on third-party ownership
ZURICH - FIFA has welcomed a legal win in a Belgian court which upholds its ban on third-party investors owning players' transfer rights.
View ArticleBelgium grave caretaker, families of WWII vets meet
WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania - Benedikte Gijsbregs, 48, who teaches Dutch language and history in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, has for years been caring for the graves of two American servicemen who...
View ArticleBelgium's Solvay to buy US Cytec for $5.5 billion
BRUSSELS - Belgium's chemical group Solvay has announced it will buy U.S.-based Cytec for $5.5 billion, making it the second biggest company in the aerospace composite materials market.
View ArticleBelgian designer to insist Tokyo changes Olympic logo
BRUSSELS - A Belgian designer will approach the IOC and the organizers of the Tokyo Olympics to change the logo of the 2020 Games because it bears too much resemblance to his emblem for the Theatre de...
View ArticleMeier, Miami head to Europe - where past and future collide
CORAL GABLES, Florida - For Miami coach Katie Meier and starting guard Adrienne Motley, a weeklong trip to Europe is about going back to the beginning. Both think it'll brighten the Hurricanes' future...
View ArticleBelgium midfielder De Bruyne says he'll stay at Wolfsburg
HAMBURG, Germany - Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne says he is staying at Wolfsburg this season.
View ArticleFlight to Belgium makes emergency landing in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Airport officials say a flight en route to Brussels, Belgium returned to Philadelphia International Airport after smoke was reported in the galley.
View ArticleDepay double rescues Man United in 3-1 win over Bruges
MANCHESTER, England - Memphis Depay announced his arrival at Manchester United by scoring a first-half double and providing a late assist for Marouane Fellaini in a 3-1 win over Bruges in the first leg...
View ArticleRaikkonen to remain Ferrari driver for 2016 alongside Vettel
SPA, Belgium - Kimi Raikkonen will remain at Ferrari for the 2016 Formula One championship season, partnering Sebastian Vettel.
View ArticleBelgian GP: McLarens start at back of grid for engine change
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - The McLaren team has been given a combined 55-place grid penalty for changing the engine ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
View ArticleThe Latest: French official confirms ID of train attacker
The latest on the gunman who was subdued by passengers after opening fire at a train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris (all times local Paris time):
View ArticleLewis Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Nico Rosberg
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday from pole, easily holding off Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg and padding his lead in the Formula One championship...
View ArticleUS airman says train attacker 'ready to fight to the end'
PARIS - Three American travelers say they relied on gut instinct and a close bond forged over years of friendship as they took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium.
View ArticleEU rules out changes to passport-free travel area
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Monday ruled out changing Europe's passport-free system of travel despite mounting pressure over a thwarted attack on a multinational rail line and a large influx of...
View ArticleFrance train suspect watched jihadi video, prosecutor says
PARIS - Minutes before he slung an assault rifle across his chest and walked through a high-speed train, the Moroccan suspect in the foiled attack watched a jihadi video on his cellphone, the French...
View ArticleBelgian WWII nurse who helped save many US troops dies
BRUSSELS - A Belgian nurse who helped save hundreds of American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge at the end of World War II has died and will be buried near where thousands of Allied troops fell.
View ArticleRooney scores 3, Man United in Champions League group stage
BRUGES, Belgium - Wayne Rooney ended a 10-game scoring drought by grabbing a hat trick in Manchester United's 4-0 win at Bruges that eased the English team into the Champions League group stage on...
View ArticleNew York family has ties to hero Belgian nurse of WWII fame
SYRACUSE, New York - Every Dec. 24 when his children were still young, World War II veteran John "Jack" Prior would read them "The Night Before Christmas." Then he would tell them the story about the...
View ArticleBelgium lays to rest heroine who saved countless GI lives
BASTOGNE, Belgium - A Congo-born nurse was laid to rest in a quiet corner of Belgium on Saturday, surrounded by emissaries from the King and the United States, politicians and a military honor guard.
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