Latest from Belgium

Ramming cars into crowds a terror tactic

Terrorists aim to ram a vehicle into crowds, causing mayhem and death.

'Blood for blood': Isis supporters

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack but Isis supporters appear happy about.

Watch NZH Focus: Battle of Passchendaele remembered

New Zealand has farewelled a garden built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.

Kiwi soldier to be buried 100 years later

The remains of an unknown NZ soldier have been found a century after he died.

Mission to sell a monster plane

The Airbus pitch to sell its massive heavy lift aircraft to New Zealand comes at an awkward time as the plane maker's programme hits financial snags.

Airbus brings in the heavy metal

Airbus is making a play to replace NZ's ageing Hercules by showing off its big military airlifter this week in a bid to woo the public and Defence chiefs.

Abducted backpacker sent clues to friend

The Belgian backpacker who was allegedly abducted and raped by a man in rural Australia sent a chilling message to a friend saying she feared for her life.

Former child sex slave reveals horror

Graphic content warning: A woman has spoken out about her horrific ordeal as a child sex slave sold into a Belgian aristocratic paedophile ring.

Real crime is judging assisted-death choice

COMMENT: The Care Alliance are essentially saying they know what is best for this patient. That staggering arrogance is the real crime.

Travel insider: Andrew Glover, Brussels

Andrew Glover loves that Brussels is a thriving city with lots going on and yet you can easily cycle from one side to the other.

Machete attack adds to security fears

Two Belgian policewomen on guard outside a police station in Charleroi were wounded in a machete attack by an assailant who shouted "Allahu Akbar".

Belgian police attacked with machete in Charleroi

A man shot by police after he attacked two officers with a machete in the Belgian city of Charleroi has died.

Messines: Forgotten Fields

A modern app guides Adrian Schofield through battlefields of World War I's Western Front.

Brussels attack initially aimed at France

The terrorists who carried out the attacks on the Brussels airport and metro had initially planned an attack on France instead, the Belgian federal prosecutor said.

Video shows alleged bomber's escape

Prosecutors in Belgium have released a new video that shows a third suspect in last month's Brussels airport attack allegedly leaving the scene after the bombing.

Bar/fly: Belgian beer in Brussels

To the Belgian beer drinker, the term "craft" beer is not the johnny-come-lately preserve of beardy hipsters quaffing the latest microbrew from jam jars.