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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Tennis-Brussels Open women's singles results

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    May 23 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Brussels Open Women's Singles matches on Thursday Round 2 Jamie Hampton (U.S.) beat 5-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-4 3-6 7-5

    Tags: Kirsten Flipkens

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Brussels airport moves to end baggage-handlers' strike

    Reuters
    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels airport began to resume baggage operations on Thursday after a four-day strike by baggage-handlers over working conditions left more than 20,000 pieces of luggage stranded in Belgium's largest hub. Baggage-handling firm...

    Tags: Strikes, Career and Workplace, Employees, Belgium

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 31 arrested in $50-million diamond robbery at Brussels Airport

    LONDON — Thirty-one people have been arrested in a three-country sweep tied to a spectacular $50-million diamond heist at a Belgian airport in February, officials said Wednesday. More than 250 officers with the Belgian federal police and the...

    Tags: Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Criminals, France, Police Arrests, Swiss Confederation

    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  4. ROLLING STONES SERVE UP PRICEY LIVE PERFORMANCE BOX SET

    <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">If you&rsquo;re one of the lucky few to score an $85 ticket to one of the <strong>Rolling Stones</strong>&rsquo; 50 and Counting tour shows, you might have enough money left to drop $750 on a new band box set. The <em>Brussels Affair</em> box set featured the band&rsquo;s October 17, 1973 gig at Brussels, Belgium&rsquo;s Forest Hills Arena on 180-gram vinyl, a limited-edition book of photos of the &rsquo;73 <em>Goats Head Soup</em> tour (some signed by <strong>Mick Jagger</strong>), a tour lithograph and a tongue-and-lips-styled watch. As one record executive said, the <em>Brussels Affair</em> box set is &ldquo;not cheap, but it was never meant to be cheap.&rdquo;</span>
    If you’re one of the lucky few to score an $85 ticket to one of the Rolling Stones’ 50 and Counting tour shows, you might have enough money left to drop $750 on a new band box set. The Brussels Affair box set featured the band’s...

    Tags: Mick Jagger

    5. May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Reuters World News Highlights at 1215 GMT, May 08

    Reuters
    May 8 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- MOSCOW/BEIRUT - Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were sceptical on Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let...

    Tags: Israel, University of Cambridge, Jihad, Russia, China

    6. May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Police arrest 31 people over $50 mln Belgium diamond heist

    Reuters
    BRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) - Police have arrested 31 people in Belgium, France and Switzerland over the heist of $50 million in diamonds from Brussels airport in February, Belgian prosecutors said on Wednesday. One suspect was arrested in France and eight...

    Tags: Prosecution, France, Swiss Confederation, Theft, Belgium

    7. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Authorities arrest 31 in spectacular diamond heist

    LONDON -- Authorities in three countries have arrested 31 people in connection with a spectacular diamond heist in February that saw robbers disguised as police steal an estimated $50 million worth of gemstones from a parked plane on a Belgian airport runway.
    LONDON -- Authorities in three countries have arrested 31 people in connection with a spectacular diamond heist in February that saw robbers disguised as police steal an estimated $50 million worth of gemstones from a parked plane on a Belgian airport...

    Tags: Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Criminals, France, Police Arrests, Swiss Confederation

    8. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Thieves in Belgium make off with $50 million in diamonds

    PARIS -- Heavily armed robbers disguised as police officers stole $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular raid at Brussels' international airport, authorities said Tuesday.
    PARIS -- Heavily armed robbers disguised as police officers stole $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular raid at Brussels' international airport, authorities said Tuesday. Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, two black cars with flashing blue lights...

    Tags: Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Criminals, France, Theft

    9. Oct 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Perfect middle ground for a visit to Belgium

    ANTWERP, Belgium &mdash; Why go to Antwerp when you can just as easily visit Brussels or Brugge? You go exactly because it isn't Brussels or Brugge. Antwerp has the elegance of the European Union capital without its grandiosity and the picturesque charm of Belgium's tourist mecca without its preciousness. Demographically it is neatly located between the two.
    ANTWERP, Belgium — Why go to Antwerp when you can just as easily visit Brussels or Brugge? You go exactly because it isn't Brussels or Brugge. Antwerp has the elegance of the European Union capital without its grandiosity and the picturesque charm...

    Tags: European Union, Belgium

    10. Sep 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Belgian chocolate, the art form

    BRUSSELS, Belgium &mdash; In a shop just a few steps from this city's famed Grand Place, there's barely time to breathe as Svenja Schmitz serves a steady stream of customers.
    BRUSSELS, Belgium — In a shop just a few steps from this city's famed Grand Place, there's barely time to breathe as Svenja Schmitz serves a steady stream of customers. They're mostly locals with whom Schmitz converses in French or Flemish. But she...

    Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Albert II, Chocolates, Belgium

    11. Aug 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Furor over film capturing harassment on hidden camera in Belgium

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    The airing of the documentary, Femme de la Rue, ignited a firestorm last week in Belgium and France over the unwanted attention that many women report getting in the streets. The furor appears to be fueling real action: The Belgium interior minister...
    12. Mar 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Serving a slice of Chicago

    &mdash; While there will be hectic and tense days ahead as Chicago prepares for the NATO summit in May, Thursday was a day of good feelings for an Illinois delegation as it introduced the city to NATO officials and others here.
    — While there will be hectic and tense days ahead as Chicago prepares for the NATO summit in May, Thursday was a day of good feelings for an Illinois delegation as it introduced the city to NATO officials and others here. From a rousing party at...

    Tags: Pat Quinn, Chicago Tribune, Rahm Emanuel, Abraham Lincoln, Chicago

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