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.
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Norwegian MP may lose seat over Cannabis use
A member of parliament in Norway is likely to lose his parliamentary seat after admitting to using cannabis.
Swedish MP William Petzäll found dead
Independent Swedish MP William Petzäll was found dead at his mother’s home in Varberg on September 1st.
Assange death penalty claims ‘without foundation’
The UK’s foreign secretary has said that claims that Julian Assange may be sentenced to death in the US are unfounded.
Sweden sends 25 million kronor for Syrian efforts
The Swedish government has pledged some SEK 25 million (EUR 3 million) for humanitarian aid efforts in war-torn Syria.
UK no longer looking to enter embassy for Assange, says Ecuador
British authorities are no longer threatening to enter the Ecuadorian embassy in London to arrest Julian Assange, Ecuadorian officials say.
Chinese Arctic ship docks in Iceland
A Chinese icebreaker ship has crossed the Arctic and docked in Reykjavik Harbour.
Assange asks for end to US Wikileaks ‘witch hunt’
Wikileaks figurehead Julian Assange has urged Washington to end its Wikileaks ‘witch hunt’ after he was given amnesty by Ecuador last week.