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Leterme to return as Belgian PM Wednesday: Van Rompuy

AFP Global Edition yesterday

Belgium's ex-prime minister Yves Leterme -- who quit amid a bank bailout scandal last year -- will bounce back as government chief within 24 hours, incumbent Herman Van Rompuy said Tuesday. "It's now his second chance. He has all the elements to ...

Belgium Coma Recovery

AP News yesterday

Belgium's Rom Houben uses his touchscreen to communicate during an interview at the service center 't Weyerke in Zolder, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Houben was misdiagnosed for 23 years as being in a coma until a doctor at Liege University discovered ...

APTOPIX Belgium Coma Recovery

AP News yesterday

A patient is examined during a scan at the University Hospital in Liege, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Belgium's Rom Houben was misdiagnosed for 23 years as being in a coma until a doctor at Liege University discovered three years ago that ...

Conscious but paralysed: Belgian 'coma' case not unique

AFP Global Edition yesterday

The story of a Belgian patient wrongly diagnosed as comatose for 23 years revives the debate on care for those considered in a vegetative state, with the astonishing case far from unique according to a recent study. Rom Houben, the victim of ...

GM wants gov'ts to help pay $4.9 bn restructuring

AP News 2 days ago

General Motors calls on European states to pay most of $4.9 billion restructuring costs General Motors Co. on Monday asked European governments to help pay most of the euro3.3 billion ($4.9 billion) it needs to restructure its struggling European operations. At talks ...

Profile of Herman Van Rumpuy New European Council President

Getty Images 5 days ago

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JULY 08: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy assists "week of the book" at the Belgian Federal Parliament on July 8, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium. Herman Van Rompuy was elected New European Council President by the Heads of State ...

Belgians proud but concerned over Van Rompuy exit

Reuters US Online Report World News 5 days ago

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgians on Friday mixed pride with trepidation over Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first president of the European Union because of the risk of instability after his exit as prime minister. Van Rompuy has led linguistically divided Belgium ...

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WENN 7 days ago

K3 Belgium girls band celebrate receiving a platinum album for their new CD 'Mamaje at the Orangerie' Overveen, Holland - 18.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

German chancellor helps French mark end of WWI

AP News 14 days ago

France turns Armistice Day into friendship day by inviting German chancellor For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France held a joint ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it is now ...

Belgium EU Summit

AP News 27 days ago

In this photo taken on Wednesday Oct. 28, 2009 an oil refinery is seen in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. EU leaders will hold two day summit talks beginning on Thursday, Oct. 29, 209. On the agenda are solving Czech President's misgivings ...

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