Islamic State returnees cloud fourth anniversary of Paris attacks
France commemorated the fourth anniversary of the Islamic State attacks that struck the heart of Paris with a solemn reading Wednesday of the names of 131 dead, and the growing certainty that the group's recruits will return home in increasing numbers. Three squads made up ...
Japanese finish in first and second places at prestigious Belgian saxophone contest
Japanese saxophonists finished first and second in the seventh Adolphe Sax International Competition, which was held in Belgium through Saturday. Kenta Saito, 27, from Tokyo won the first prize, held in Dinant, southern Belgium, the birthplace of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone. Saito ...
A former senior Rwandan official went on trial in Belgium on Monday accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide in his country. Friends and relatives of the alleged victims of 71-year-old Fabien Neretse were present as he arrived at the Brussels court, leaning on ...
Twelve migrants found alive in refrigerated produce truck in Belgium
Twelve migrants — 11 Syrians and a Sudanese, all men — have been found alive in a refrigerated truck in Belgium transporting fruit and vegetables, police said Wednesday. The discovery came as British police investigate the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found a ...
Northern Irish brothers wanted in U.K. probe of 39 trafficking truck victims
British police probing the deaths of 39 people in a truck said Tuesday they wanted to question two Northern Irish brothers on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. Essex Police, which is investigating last week's grim discovery, said they wanted to speak to Ronan Hughes, ...
All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they investigated one of the country's deadliest cases of people smuggling. The Essex Police force said 31 men and eight women were found ...
Uighur in Belgium fears for family in China after asylum snag
A Uighur refugee living in Belgium complained Tuesday that Chinese authorities had cracked down on his family after they applied for the right to join him. Abdulhamid Tursun's case has raised controversy in Belgium, where rights groups accuse the Belgian authorities of having effectively "delivered ...
Hamburg SV midfielder Tatsuya Ito signs transfer agreement with Sint-Truiden
Belgian first-division side Sint-Truiden announced Thursday it has signed a full transfer agreement with midfielder Tatsuya Ito. The 22-year-old, who joined Hamburg SV on a youth contract in July 2015, will join compatriots Daniel Schmidt and Yuma Suzuki at the Japanese-owned club. In December 2017, Hamburg ...
Sint-Truiden's Daniel Schmidt allows six goals in debut with team
Japan goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt conceded six goals in his first appearance for Sint-Truiden on Friday, as the Belgian top-division club lost 6-0 away to Club Brugge. Schmidt, who transferred from J. League first-division team Vegalta Sendai last month, said he felt like he was taking ...
Cannonball highlights how close Napoleon came to victory at Waterloo
A cannonball discovered this week by archaeologists provides a further indication of how close Napoleon Bonaparte came to winning the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The 3 kg (6-pound), rusty cannonball was found on Monday near the site of a field hospital about 600 meters ...
Police in Belgium nab man suspected of planning attack on U.S. Embassy in Brussels
Belgian counterterrorism police have arrested a man suspected of plotting an attack against the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, federal prosecutors said Monday. The police Saturday arrested the man following "converging signs raising fears of an attack against the U.S. Embassy," the prosecutor's office said. "The suspect ...
