Sep 29th, 2008 · Europe is engaged in its own bank rescue bailouts. The governments of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg rescued financial firm Fortis over the weekend to prevent a domino-like spread of failure. Britain is nationalizing mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley.
Sep 29th, 2008 · The Wall Street bailout package negotiated over the weekend may not be enough to prevent the turmoil from spreading overseas. European banking officials have been working through the weekend to deal with the financial turmoil hitting Fortis, the largest retail bank in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Aug 11th, 2008 · The world's eyes may be on the Olympics, but Finland dominated another hot competition: the Sauna World Championships. The men's champion stayed in a sauna heated to 230 degrees for more than 18 minutes. A Finn also won the women's event. They beat out 22 countries, from Belarus to Belgium, that apparently couldn't take the heat.
Jun 4th, 2008 · People inside Anheuser-Busch say a takeover of the St. Louis brewer by Belgium's In Bev is likely — though the company is still not commenting. Talk of the company's takeover has people in St. Louis on edge. The brewer is part of the city's identity, and not just as a major employer.
Jan 23rd, 2008 · Alan Cheuse reviews British author Pat Barker's World War I novel Life Class, which reaches bookstores next week. It centers on lessons learned by a British art student who volunteers to drive an ambulance on the battlefields of Belgium.
Nov 8th, 2007 · Belgium has been without a government after parliamentary elections in June failed to produce a workable coalition. The split is between Belgium's two linguistic communities: Dutch speaking Flanders in the north and French speaking Wallonia in the south.
Oct 9th, 2007 · Two map-making companies -- one based in Belgium, the other in Chicago -- produce the digital maps used by Internet sites like Mapquest.com. The same maps also are used in GPS navigation systems. Now both companies are the focus of billion-dollar buyout offers.
Mar 13th, 2007 · Retired CIA field officer Larry Devlin was appointed CIA station chief in Zaire in the Congo in 1960, following the Congo's independence from Belgium. Devlin has written a memoir about his experiences, Chief of Station, Congo: Fighting the Cold War in a Hot Zone.