First terror financing trial kicks off in Norway
A Somali-born Norwegian has pleaded not guilty to sending more than NOK 200,000 (USD 30,000) to the leaders of an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant grou...
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Sweden Democrat blogger claims Africans have ‘rape gene’
A politician has quit a far right party in Sweden after his blog, in which he claimed black Africans are genetically predisposed towards rape, caused ...
Queen of Spain to award Stefan Einarsson EU Spanish Presidency Prize today
The Icelandic designer, Stefan Einarsson, will today be awarded the EU Spanish Presidency Prize at a ceremony in Madrid hosted by the Queen of Spain.
Roj-TV charged with supporting terrorism in Turkey
A Kurdish TV station based in Denmark is to be charged under anti-terrorism laws, five years after it was first investigated. According to a news rele...
Oil rig spidermen deported from Greenland
Four Greenpeace protesters, who scaled an oil rig off the coast of Greenland and stopped it drilling for 40 hours, have been deported back to their ho...
Drunken sailor sentenced after wrecking ship in Sweden
A Ukrainian captain who ran his ship aground in southwest Sweden has been sentenced to one month in prison for aggravated drunkenness at sea. Accordin...
Mohammed cartoons book may refuel Muslim anger
Tensions between Denmark and the Muslim world could be reignited as the man who approved the controversial Mohammed newspaper cartoons prepares to pub...
Enterprise Park in Iceland to host aviation conference
The Asbru Enterprise Park, Iceland, is to host ‘the most important aviation conference in 2010’ between 12-15 September. The conference, organised by ...