The World Cup is just around the corner, which is good news for all football fans, but less so for those concerned about road safety. The Belgian traffic institute VIAS has observed a significant increase in traffic accidents on days when the Belgian national team is in action at a major football tournament.
Amsterdam canal boat captains are sounding the alarm as a troubling trend gains momentum.
Those who will soon be traveling to their vacation destination via Belgium had better pay close attention to the speedometer on their dashboard: the number of traffic fines for speeding has risen sharply in recent years. One traffic camera accounted for 8 million euros in fines.
The death toll from the Philippine earthquake continues to rise. For now, the counter stands at 34 people who did not survive the massive earthquake, and more than 200 injured.
Tragic news reaches us from the border region between Algeria, Niger and Mali. 49 pilgrims have died there after their vehicle stalled in a remote part of the Sahel desert. They could not be helped immediately and died of dehydration in the extreme heat.
Have you ever wondered how long an airplane can actually stay in the air? And what is the longest commercial flight ever performed? The skies remain a compelling backdrop and aviation continues to evolve and fascinate many of us. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is aiming to achieve the hitherto impossible with a unique aircraft being developed for Australian airline Qantas Airways. Will the longest flight fade into history books?
On Saturday, just before noon, police stopped a Flixbus out of traffic on the E40 towards Ostend near Jabbeke after one of the drivers saw and heard suspicious and disturbing things on his bus.
An Australian company is building a giant steel monolith on a remote plain in Tasmania. This "black box" should save our civilization in the event of an apocalyptic scenario. Or at least record its demise.
People on social media in Germany laughed due to a funny traffic misunderstanding.
The Russian security service FSB reported on Monday that it has foiled an attempted "terrorist attack" after agents said they discovered magnetic explosives attached to the hull of a tanker that had arrived from Belgium and was docked for loading at the northwestern port of Ust-Luga. Belgium strongly questions that story.