Belgian king acts to end crisis
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Belgium's caretaker prime minister has accepted a request from King Albert to form an interim government.
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Belgian King Albert reappointed Guy Verhofstadt as prime minister on Friday to head an interim government charged with trying to bridge Belgium's ever-widening linguistic divide.
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The 60th anniversary of the last major confrontation on the western front is commemorated in Belgium.
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Belgian King Albert II was undergoing emergency surgery Tuesday after breaking his hip in a fall at a royal residence on the outskirts of Brussels, the director of the hospital where he was taken said.
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Posted on 12/14/2006 5:14:06 PM PST by Shermy Thousands of Belgians were thrown into a panic by news that the Flemish half of the country had declared independence.Comment
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The Prime Minister declares a state of emergency whilst alleging sabotage
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The EU has told Italy to end the crisis that has left mounds of rubbish in Naples within a month or face court action.
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BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt on Wednesday afternoon left hospital, where he had been under observtion following a serious car crash on Tuesday night.
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Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy  Verhofstadt tendered his resignation to King Albert II on  Monday after his governing liberals and their socialist  partners suffered big losses in Sunday&#39;s general election.
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Belgian authorities plan to step up security measures following a terrorist threat, officials said on Friday.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki tried to defuse a crisis in Ivory Coast on Tuesday which has triggered days of rioting, put French troops on
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Europeâs political crisis should end tomorrow with a final vote of approval for the new, improved, team of Commissioners in Brussels.
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A new interim Belgium government, led by Flemish Liberal Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, was formally sworn in on Friday after six months of political paralysis.
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"The king received Mr Guy Verhofstadt this evening at the palace in Laeken (Brussels) and named him prime minister"  Belgian King Albert reappointed Guy Verhofstadt as prime minister on Friday to head an interim government charged with trying to bridge Belgium's ever-widening linguistic divide. via Reuters
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A state of emergency is decleared in Bangkok, as tanks surround the prime minister's office and the king is declared head of state
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was hospitalized with several bruised ribs and other injuries Tuesday after his chauffeur-driven car crashed against a concrete pillar near his home and overturned several ...
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was hospitalized with several bruised ribs and other injuries Tuesday after his chauffeur-driven car crashed near is home against a concrete pillar and overturned several times, officials said.