Brussels (Belgium)

31 arrested in $50-million diamond robbery at Brussels Airport

2013-05-08 16:54:00

LONDON — Thirty-one people have been arrested in a three-country sweep tied to a spectacular $50-million diamond heist at a Belgian airport in February, officials said Wednesday. More than 250 officers with the Belgian federal police and the...

Authorities arrest 31 in spectacular diamond heist

2013-05-08 05:10:00

LONDON -- Authorities in three countries have arrested 31 people in connection with a spectacular diamond heist in February that saw robbers disguised as police steal an estimated $50 million worth of gemstones from a parked plane on a Belgian airport...

Thieves in Belgium make off with $50 million in diamonds

2013-02-19 09:35:00

PARIS -- Heavily armed robbers disguised as police officers stole $50 million worth of diamonds in a spectacular raid at Brussels' international airport, authorities said Tuesday. Shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, two black cars with flashing blue lights...

Furor over film capturing harassment on hidden camera in Belgium

2012-08-04 05:03:50

If you go: Brussels

2012-01-01 00:00:00

If you go THE BEST WAY TO BRUSSELS From LAX, United offers direct service (stop, no change of plane) to Brussels, and United, Lufthansa, British, US Airways, American and Delta offer connecting flights (change of plane). Restricted round-trip fares...

Adventures on Tintin's home turf in Brussels

2012-01-01 00:00:00

Director Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin" starts innocently enough — with Tintin, it always does — at a flea market, where the dauntless boy reporter finds an old model boat. But blistering barnacles! — as his buddy Capt....

Europe's debt troubles deepen as investors flee bonds of Spain, Italy

2010-11-30 16:33:35

It Speaks to Me: Allan Sekula on 'Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889' at the Getty

2010-12-28 16:32:44

The Find: Bruxie remixes the Belgian waffle

2010-11-25 00:00:00

Some culinary trends come with promises concocted in the vague argot of marketing executives and brand managers. But a few rare ideas spring from something universal. They're the restaurants and recipes that tap into unknown pleasures, manifestations of...

Driving through Europe puts you on the road to freedom

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Part joy ride, part soul quest, the road trip is part of the American character. Even before the price of gas went through the roof, many Europeans didn't care for driving vacations. � I don't know why. They have a grand continent to explore. The advent...

Live Los Angeles Times Travel chat transcript: October 8, 2007

2007-10-02 00:00:00

2007-10-08 13:03:24.0 Administrator2: Hi all, and welcome to the Travel Chat! 2007-10-08 13:03:40.0 Administrator2: Welcome to Jen Leo, Jane Engle and Andrew Nystrom! 2007-10-08 13:04:01.0 Andrew Nystrom, Web Travel Editor: Welcome travel fans. Thanks...

Getting the gist of medieval Ghent

2003-02-16 00:00:00

GETTING THERE From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) to Brussels is offered on Lufthansa, Swiss, American, KLM, United, Delta, British Airways and Continental. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $656. Ghent is less than an hour by train from...

People carry flags and banners as they demonstrate against nuclear energy in Brussels, Belgium, on Sunday, the first anniversary of the magnitude 9 Japan quake and ensuing Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown.

2012-03-11 00:00:00

The Brussels Christmas market - Plaisirs d'Hiver (Winter Wonder) - is a fairly new arrival to the scene.

2011-12-16 19:42:28

Supporters of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi clash with Belgian riot police in Brussels. The Congolese community in Belgium, in solidarity with opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are rejecting partial results in a November 28 election that showed a lead for

2011-12-06 00:00:00