Danish aid worker freed in US pirate raid
Dramatic details of an overnight US raid in which two aid workers for the Danish Demining Group were freed from Somali pirates have begun to emerge.
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Politicians call for sexual offences law change
A number of Danish politicians are calling for harsher penalties for sexual crimes and an end to the legal absurdity that sees paedophiles and rapists...
Illegal fertiliser network causes stink
Dozens of Danish farmers have being purchasing illegal fertiliser and crop spray from a Jutland group smuggling in the products from Germany.
Four arrested after 81 year-old’s murder
Four Bulgarians, including one 14 year-old girl, have been arrested in Denmark for the murder of an 81 year-old woman.
FC Copenhagen coach sacked after six months
Denmark’s league champion team FC Copenhagen have fired Swedish head coach Roland Nilsson after just six months on the job.
Danish Prime Minister discusses tough times in new year speech
Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt asked the nation to be prepared for tougher times in her New Year speech at the weekend.
Iraqi ‘torture victims’ to sue Denmark
A group of Iraqi civilians are to sue the Danish Army for damages, after new evidence suggests that they were handed over to Iraqi forces following th...
Rich families try to nab Xmas aid
Charities donating goods to poor Danish families this Christmas say they have rejected thousands of bogus applications from well-off households.