Belgian cancer diagnosis and therapy company IBA (Ion Beam Applications) said it had received claims for about €17m from SK Capital, the co-shareholder in its IBA Molecular unit, over the future of the jointly held business, writes Reuters’ Robert-Jan Bartunek . IBA said it had previously...

Manchester United’s Brussels-born teenage sensation, Adnan Januzaj, is being monitored by the England football team, according to national boss Roy Hodgson. The 18-year-old midfielder scored twice on his full debut as United came from behind to beat Sunderland 2-1. Januzaj has been at Old Trafford...

For 12 years, Nuit Blanche has provided a nocturnal platform for the capital’s contemporary arts scene. The concept is simple: Take one night and fill it from dusk to dawn with as much art as it’ll hold. There are few fast criteria. You’ll find performances, projections, installations and...

Festivals are at the heart of people’s lives in India, and now a festival devoted to the country’s history and culture comes to the heart of Europe. By inviting India – one of the world’s oldest cultures – the multidisciplinary arts festival Europalia continues its cycle of showcasing countries...

Railway operator SNCB has equipped some of its new fleet with surveillance cameras in order to curb physical attacks on both staff and passengers, it announced yesterday. More than 300 ‘Desiro’ trains, built by Siemens, have been equipped with the devices. Last year, there were 1,178 reported...

A total of €6.7m in National Lottery winnings went unclaimed last year, an increase of nearly €1m in the space of two years, the SudPresse newspapers report today. However, only a very small number of major winnings were left undistributed, the National Lottery insists. Winners have a legal period...

The European Parliament is right to probe claims that UK spy agency GCHQ launched a cyber-attack on Belgian telecoms firm Belgacom, according to a leading British MEP, reports BBC News . Allegations that GCHQ attempted to hack into Belgacom - whose customers include the EU offices in Brussels -...

Indian president Pranab Mukherjee had a “very fruitful” meeting yesterday with Belgian prime minister Elio Di Rupo, during which the two countries decided to deepen their already strong economic engagement in critical infrastructure, nuclear energy, Information Technology and higher education,...

An American professional cyclist was killed yesterday after being hit by a truck while training in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Antwerp province, writes the Denver Post’s John Henderson . Cyclocross racer Amy Dombroski, 26, was riding behind a scooter when she was hit by a truck. The 52-year-old truck...

It’s fair to say that Norbert Leclercq likes classical guitar. Having trained under the tutelage of the great Nicolas Alfonso, he literally made the guitar his life, his raison d’être, as the myriad works he has produced since the 70s testify. Color 12 Guitares is, as the name suggests, a kind of...