Denmark U-turns on Guantanamo help
A new report has revealed that Danish officials have u-turned on a 2009 promise to help the US find new homes for Guantanamo Bay detainees.
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Iceland PM Johanna Sigurdardottir to quit politics
Iceland’s Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir has said that she will quit politics next spring at the end of her current term.
Iceland central bank: euro adoption depends on Eurozone crisis
The head official of Iceland’s central bank has said that whether or not his country adopts the euro will depend on the outcome of the current eurozon...
Assange could be in embassy for a year, father says
The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said his son could spend up to a year in the Embassy of Ecuador in London.
European Parliament rules in favour of Iceland mackerel sanctions
European officials have backed calls for sanctions against Iceland and the Faroe Islands amid a fishing industry dispute. Major European fishing natio...
Afghan President Karzai postpones Norway visit amid film controversy
Afghanistan’s president cancelled a scheduled trip to Oslo on Wednesday amid high tensions surrounding a US-made anti-Islamic film.
Norwegian Labour Party announces Utøya Island rebuild
The Utøya Island summer youth camp is to be rebuilt, Norway’s Labour Party officials have announced.
Denmark’s PM snubbed for meeting with China’s Xi Jinping
China’s VP has cancelled a meeting with Danish premier Helle Thorning-Schmidt. The news came amid the PM’s three-day trip to the Asian country.