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• Congo to create city in honor of Patrice Lumumba

  Mende said Tuesday that Lumumbaville will "honor the memory of a great Congolese statesman."Lumumba was elected prime minister when Belgium granted independence to Congo in 1960 after almost a century of colonial rule.The responsibility for Lumumba's 1961   Read more »

• Beyonce cancels concert because of exhaustion, dehydration

  is canceling her Tuesday concert in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion.In an email to The Associated Press, the singer's publicist says Beyonce has been advised by her doctors to rest. She was scheduled to perform at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp .   Read more »

• Belgium says 31 detained in $50M diamond heist

  in France and his extradition to Belgium has been requested."Belgian authorities said that about 10 of the 24 people detained in Belgium were known criminals. The suspects ranged in age from 30 to 50, they said.The diamond industry, too, was totally caught   Read more »

• Report: Train with chemicals derails in Belgium

  -- Belgian media say that hundreds of people were evacuated after a train carrying chemicals derailed and caught fire in northern Belgium.Amateur video showed the train ablaze in the early hours of Saturday; in daylight, the train cars could be seen forming   Read more »

• Once-mighty Belgium courts trouble in Fed Cup

  after the Fed Cup weekend.Another issue is ranking points, Goethals said."Fed Cup has none and so it comes second," he said.If Belgium loses to Poland and drops a division, Goethals fears his top players might not return, although that could bring some positives."Then   Read more »

Around the web

• Trouble on the Colorado

  and how important it is to sustain all life on this planet. Glasenapp helped promote the Save the Colorado campaign with New Belgium in 2010, aiming to raise public awareness that so much of the Colorado RiverÂs water is diverted from the river for cities, 9:33 PM from The Coloradoan Read more »

• "Cleveland Browns Stadium" Signage Removed; Soccer Practice on May 28th

  the stadium, if you are a soccer fan, then you should be salivating at the thought of attending the friendly match between USA and Belgium on May 29th. If you are not interested in spending the money on tickets but would like to get into FirstEnergy Stadium 9:21 PM from Dawgs By Nature Read more »

• Weekend Commentary Thread – Sunday Edition

  Brugge would knock Anderlecht out of a UCL spot, and into Europa league. Its Wacky, but the drama it produces is unique to Belgium. History between the teams has Anderlecht with 4 wins 1 draw and 2 losses over the past 3 years + , with Zulte-Waregem winning 4:35 PM from Soccer Over There Read more »

• Live: Eurovision Song Contest 2013 final show, voting and results as they happen as Bonnie Tyler sings for UK

  the final just once in the last eight song contests. This is another graduate of The Voice, with Roberto Bellarosa the winner of Belgium's version of the show. Spain's was my favourite coming into Eurovision - but I was concerned about how it would come across 3:40 PM from Mirror.co.uk Read more »

• Eurovision Song Contest 2013: live

  doubt the Spanish entry will trouble the judges. Belgium's baby-faced Roberto Bellarosa has just delivered a pretty predictable slice of thumping dance-pop. But he looked like he meant it. She also kissed a girl at the end of the song. Mixed messages, Krista. 3:18 PM from The Telegraph Read more »