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Belgium Will Euthanize Jailed Rapist Who Doesn't Want to Live Anymore

Allie Jones · 09/16/14 04:15PM

Belgium's authorities have agreed to euthanize Frank Van Den Bleeken, a prisoner serving a life sentence for rape and murder. Even though the country doesn't have the death penalty, authorities have let prisoners with terminal illnesses be put to death since 2002. Van Den Bleeken's illness, however, is psychiatric—he says his desire to be sexually violent will never go away.

Stage Collapse in Belgium Leaves 4 Dead

Richard Lawson · 08/18/11 03:44PM

Four concertgoers at Belgium's Pukkelpop Music Festival lost their lives today when the festival's main stage collapsed in a strong storm. This is the third such incident this summer, after storms took out stages in Ottawa and Indiana, the latter killing five people. Either the stages are getting weaker, or the storms are getting stronger.

Belgium Has Its Own Weinergate

Adrian Chen · 06/22/11 10:55AM

Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme suffered a DM fail on Twitter, accidentally broadcasting a tweet meant for his mistress to everyone. The tweet apparently is a message about arranging a meeting with his mistress., according to Politico's Ben Smith.

Red Eye Hates Belgium Far More Than You

Gabriel Snyder · 11/21/08 07:30PM

What did Belgium do to Red Eye's Andrew Levy? We've never really given the country much thought, to be honest. But apparently someone at Fox News' second funniest late-night offering has been deeply offended by the nation and wants revenge. Did you know the Belgians murdered Paddington Bear and are so stupid they fish for cows? We're guessing that Greg Gutfeld (or one of his writers) was either stabbed or dumped in Belgium. Or he's still not over his Chimay hangover. (Thanks go to intern Shannon for the clip!)

Ass-vertising Campaign Just Normal In Belgium, Apparently

Hamilton Nolan · 09/22/08 02:37PM

Che is a Belgian men's magazine. So it's not too concerned about pleasing women, or what women think, or not royally pissing off women in general. Here's the only thing Che wants from women: their ass! Amirite bro? Gimme some! The ad pictured at left shows gals strolling around with tags on their ass that say "Please Squeeze Here." Ha, yes ma'am! High five! Whatever the Belgian equivalent of the National Organization for Women is is really asleep at the wheel. Below, three more spots from Che's meat-themed ad campaign, proving once again that Belgian sex advertising is truly a world unto itself: