KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Belgium's Jan de Brandt has been appointed as the head coach of the Nepali national volleyball team.

Coiffeurs across Belgium are sweeping up and bagging hair clipped from their customers, and then handing it over to an NGO that recycles it to protect the environment, as per Reuters.

BRUSSELS, Dec 5: Two hippos have tested positive for COVID-19 at Antwerp Zoo in Belgium in what could be the first reported cases in the species, zoo staff said.

MUNICH, July 2: Belgium’s leading scorer at the European Championship is no stranger to Italy’s veteran defenders.

SEVILLE, June 27: Their back three may have a combined age of 101, but Belgium's defence stood tall against the attacking might of Portugal as Roberto Martinez's side proved they have the grit as well as the talent to win the European Championship.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Ambassador of Nepal to Belgium Gahendra Rajbhandari presented his Letter of Credence to the King of the Belgians, His Majesty King Phillippe amidst a special official ceremony held today at the Royal Palace in Brussels.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Princess Astrid of Belgium held a meeting with Deputy and Defense Minister Ishwor Pokrel on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS, July 26: Belgium suffered a first death as a direct result of the record-breaking heat wave when a woman was found dead near her caravan close to the beach.

LUCERNE, Nov 19: Haris Seferovic scored a hat-trick as Switzerland recovered from conceding two early goals to beat World Cup semi-finalists Belgium 5-2 on Sunday and qualify for the last four of the UEFA Nations League in remarkable fashion.

BELGIUM, Sept 7: A black woman who presents the weather forecast on a Belgium public broadcaster posted an emotional video Thursday which quickly went viral calling out the torrent of racist abuse she has received since appearing on television.

BELGIUM, Sept 4: Belgians are famous for taking their beer seriously, but authorities are now moving to preserve some of the historic cafes where drinkers have been quaffing since the early 20th century.

KATHMANDU, July 24: Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali left for an official visit to Portugal at the invitation of his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva on Monday.

ST PETERSBURG, July 14: Belgium beat England 2-0 in the World Cup third-place play-off on Saturday to secure their best ever finish at a World Cup and send Gareth Southgate’s side home with a second straight loss.

Belgium v England

ST PETERSBURG, July 11: France will face England or Croatia in the World Cup final after edging past European neighbours Belgium in the semi-final in St Petersburg.

RUSSIA, July 10: France and Belgium meet in the first World Cup semi-final in St. Petersburg on Tuesday as two of the tournament’s most talented teams aim to fulfill the promise latent within their ranks.

ST PETERSBURG, July 9: Roberto Martinez’s swashbuckling Belgium side heads into Tuesday’s semifinal with familiar foes France as the World Cup’s leading scorers, but its old rival has evolved as the tournament has progressed and will also be full of confidence.

KAZAN, July 7: Belgium struck early and held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory in an end-to-end thriller on Friday that earned them a semi-final against France.

Uruguay v France

MOSCOW, July 3: Belgium fought back from two goals down to beat Japan 3-2 with an added-time goal from substitute Nacer Chadli on Monday to set up a World Cup quarter-final with Brazil.

The leading goalscorers in the group phase take on Asia’s last remaining representatives as Belgium meet Japan in the final 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ match to be hosted at Rostov Arena.

KALININGRAD, June 29: It had been viewed as the game no-one wanted to win but Adnan Januzaj’s fine finish early in the second half gave Belgium a 1-0 victory over England to secure top spot in Group G as both sides made wholesale changes to their lineups.

The group stage draws to a close on Thursday with one of its most eagerly anticipated games, the calendar serving up a delicious showdown between England and Belgium. Both will be vying for top spot in Group G as they lock horns in Kaliningrad.

MOSCOW, June 23: Two goals each for Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard and one for Michy Batshuayi swept Belgium to a 5-2 victory over Tunisia on Saturday that put them in command of World Cup Group G and underlined their status as one of the tournament favourites.

Belgium can book place in knockout stage with win over Tunisia North Africans need a result to keep their hopes at Russia 2018 alive

SOCHI, June 18: A stunning volley from Dries Mertens and a Romelu Lukaku double broke the resistance of a brave Panama side on their World Cup debut as Belgium cruised to a 3-0 win in their opening Group G game on Monday.

KATHMANDU, June 18: Double from Lukaku and a full volley stunner from Mertens sealed the victory for the Belgium against the debutants Panama.

​Belgium and Panama open Group G in Sochi Belgium building on Brazil 2014 quarter-final run, Panama are debutants

KATHMANDU, June 12: England and Belgium will most likely dominate the Group G of this week's 2018 FIFA World Cup, as the European teams will face each other only in the final round of the group.

BRUSSELS, June 4: Belgium have retained injured Vincent Kompany in their final World Cup squad but put fellow defender Laurent Ciman on standby in case the Manchester City skipper is not fit for their opening match in Russia.

BRUSSELS, April 18: Belgian authorities are investigating whether three companies might have been involved in the illegal export of chemicals to Syria.

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th Formula One race on Sunday with a pole-to-flag Belgian Grand Prix victory for Mercedes that halved Sebastian Vettel’s championship lead to seven points.

BRUSSELS, Jun 21: Belgian counter-terrorism police are probing the identity of a suspected suicide bomber shot dead by troops guarding a Brussels railway station after he set off explosives that failed to injure anyone.

KATHMANDU, March 23: Nepali Ambassador to Belgium Lok Bahadur Thapa has launched a campaign intended to promote Nepal under Nepal  Tourism Year-Europe 2017 amid a finction organized at the Embasy of Nepal, Brussels, Belgium on March 22.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: Nepal and Belgium have agreed on establishing a bilateral consultation mechanism between the foreign ministries of the two countries and having parliamentary friendship groups.

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Ambassador of Nepal to Belgium, Mr Lok Bahadur Thapa presented his Letters of Credence to the King of the Belgians, King Philippe, amidst a special official ceremony held at the Royal Laeken Castle in Brussels on Wednesday.

GENEVA, Nov 14: Belgium enjoyed an eight-goal rout in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, and Cristiano Ronaldo managed just two — and missed a penalty — as Portugal also won.

PHALEBASH (Parbat), Oct 15: The Nepalis living in Belgium have extended financial assistance to aid further construction of an under-construction elderly home at Modibedi Dham in Parbat district.

MADRID, Sept 28: Police in Spain, Belgium and Germany on Wednesday arrested five people suspected of forming a cell that spread propaganda and sought to recruit militants for the Islamic State armed group, officials said.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The Embassy of Nepal to Belgium organized a special programme and the National Day reception in Brussels Tuesday evening to observe the first anniversary of the promulgation of the constitution.

A new collection in the psychiatric hospital of Duffel in the north of Belgium makes for a ghoulish sight: around 3,000 preserved brains that were originally saved by a British doctor.

BURNLEY, Aug 16: Burnley has completed the signing of Belgium midfielder Steven Defour from Belgian side Anderlecht for a club record fee.

LILLE, July 2:  On the greatest night in its soccer history, Wales swept past the world's No. 2-ranked team at the European Championship on Friday.

NICE, France, June 23: Zlatan Ibrahimovic chested the ball down, let it bounce and hit it. Wide.

BORDEAUX, France, June 18: After a poor start to the European Championship, Belgium began living up to its promise on Saturday with a resounding 3-0 victory over Ireland.

PARIS, June 18: Belgium head into their second match of Euro 2016 needing to beat Republic of Ireland to make next round, as they lost their opening game against Group E rivals Italy. Martin O’Neill’s side wants to upset star loaded Belgium who are certainly favorite and looking to bounce back from their Italian set back.

PARISH, June 18: Belgium head into their second match of Euro 2016 needing to beat Republic of Ireland to make next round, as they lost their opening game against Group E rivals Italy. Martin O’Neill’s side wants to upset star loaded Belgium who are certainly favorite and looking to bounce back from their Italian set back.

LYON, France, June 14: The jubilant scenes were reminiscent of Italy's triumph at the 2006 World Cup after the final whistle in Lyon on Monday night.