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Somali Islamists in Sweden: Cartoonist Attacker Linked to Mogadishu Suicide Bomber

Somali Islamists in Sweden Cartoonist Attacker Linked to Mogadishu Suicide Bomber

SPIEGEL ONLINE - January 06, 2010

The man accused of trying to kill Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard and December's Mogadishu suicide bomber were in Sweden together, according to a Swedish newspaper. more...

Gropenhagen Conference: Prostitutes Offer Free Climate Summit Sex

Gropenhagen Conference Prostitutes Offer Free Climate Summit Sex

SPIEGEL ONLINE - December 04, 2009

Copenhagen Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard sent postcards to city hotels warning summit guests not to patronize Danish sex workers during the upcoming conference. Now, the prostitutes have struck back, offering free sex to anyone who produces one of the warnings. By Politiken Staff more...

Terrorism Concerns: Danish Politicians Want Stricter Checks on American Travelers

Terrorism Concerns Danish Politicians Want Stricter Checks on American Travelers

SPIEGEL ONLINE - November 20, 2009

Two parties in Denmark's parliament are calling for stricter checks on American travelers to the country out of terrorism concerns. Danish Justice Minister Brian Mikkelsen agrees that restrictions may be necessary. By Politiken Staff more...

December Climate Summit: Obama Considers Attending Copenhagen After All

December Climate Summit Obama Considers Attending Copenhagen After All

SPIEGEL ONLINE - November 10, 2009

US President Barack Obama has said in an interview that he may reconsider his decision not to attend the global climate summit in Copenhagen in December. more...

Muhammad Cartoonist Targeted: US Indicts Two for Plot to Attack Danish Newspaper

Muhammad Cartoonist Targeted US Indicts Two for Plot to Attack Danish Newspaper

SPIEGEL ONLINE - October 28, 2009

American law-enforcement authorities have arrested two men charged with preparing terrorist attacks against Jyllands-Posten, the Danish newspaper that offended Muslims around the world in 2005 when it published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. The cartoon artist was reportedly also a target. more...

Nord Stream Gets Go-Ahead: Denmark Approves Russian Baltic Pipeline

Nord Stream Gets Go-Ahead Denmark Approves Russian Baltic Pipeline

SPIEGEL ONLINE - October 20, 2009

The Danish Energy Agency approved Russia's controversial Nord Stream pipeline across the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. The line will deliver Russian natural gas to Western Europe but has drawn massive criticism from Eastern European countries who fear Moscow will use it as a political weapon. more...

Damning Report For UN Secretary-General: Leaked Document Says Ban Ki-Moon Lacks Leadership Skills

Damning Report For UN Secretary-General Leaked Document Says Ban Ki-Moon Lacks Leadership Skills

SPIEGEL ONLINE - August 19, 2009

A top secret report by a senior Norwegian diplomat on the performance of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been published in Norway. And the diplomat doesn't mince her words, saying that the South Korean secretary-general has failed the UN in many respects. Its not good timing either: He is due to visit Oslo in two weeks time. By Julian Isherwood more...

Coast Guard for Africa Report Offers Recipe for Stopping Piracy

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 16, 2009

A new Danish report provides a fresh proposal for halting the wave of piracy off the coast of Somalia that has plagued global shipping channels. It calls for the establishment of a coast guard that would stretch across the Greater Horn of Africa. The method, the think tank argues, has been successful in southeast Asia. more...

Integration in Denmark Minority Youths Fear Honor Crime

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 08, 2009

A report to be published in Denmark indicates that the number of minority youths who seek help because of family threats has almost quadrupled since 2005. more...

Mega Infrastructure Project Approved Danish Parliament Passes Fehmarn Bridge Bill

SPIEGEL ONLINE - March 26, 2009

An overwhelming majority in the Danish parliament has passed a bill to build a bridge over the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany. more...








 
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