France Launches Airstrikes on Islamic State Stronghold in Syria

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Nov 16, 2015 After Friday night's Islamic State-claimed terror attacks in Paris, French President Francois Hollande vowed that retaliation would be swift and forceful. By Sunday evening, he had taken action. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top 7 Things to Know About the Belgian Anti-Terror Op That Left 2 Dead

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 17, 2015 Belgian police launched a counter-terrorism operation on Thursday in the eastern city of Verviers near the German border. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Two Killed in Belgian Raids Reportedly Were Part of Plot to Massacre Police

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 16, 2015 A major scheme to kill police officers was foiled in the nick of time, prosecutors said, after counterterrorism raids led to the arrest of 15 suspects in Belgium and France. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rwanda Tells France to Face ‘Difficult Truth’ of Genocide Role

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2014 Rwanda on Sunday told France to face up to the "difficult truth" of its role in the 1994 genocide, amid a major diplomatic spat on the eve of commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the killings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Child Euthanasia Law Passes Through Parliament in Belgium

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2014 Euthanasia has been legal for adults in Belgium for a dozen years, and now the age limit on the practice is about to be lifted in that country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU President Herman Van Rompuy

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Going Beyond the Tale of a Boy and His Horse

By Adam Hochschild, TomDispatch Mar 1, 2012 For all the spectacle of thundering cavalry charges, muddy trenches and wartime love and loss, the current popular storytellers of the First World War skip over the conflict's greatest moral drama by leaving out part of its cast of characters. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Wrapping Up a Wild Week for the Market

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2011 The stock market opened with a strong start on Friday, with the major averages up more than 1 percent following a good day for world markets on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Belgium’s Sex Strike

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2011 A Belgian senator and gynecologist has suggested that citizens of the country protest the current impasse in forming a new government by -- we kid you not -- abstaining from sexual activity until a new administration is installed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bombers in Greece Target France’s Sarkozy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2010 Two men in their early 20s have been arrested in Greece in connection with four mail bombs addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Mexican, Belgian and Dutch embassies in Athens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Belgium Unity ‘Close to the Abyss’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2010 Electoral victories for Dutch-speaking separatists in Belgium have further shaken the fragile unity of the European country. Nationalist movements there continue to gain momentum, and this, analysts say, has pushed Belgium "close to the abyss" of permanent national division. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Portugal’s Gay Marriage Proposal

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2009 Portugal is likely to become the sixth European nation -- after Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands -- to legalize gay marriage. The Portuguese government has proposed to change the country's official definition of marriage to include same-sex unions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )