Finns councillor calls for murderer medal
A police investigation has been launched after a councillor for the far-right Finns Party said a man who shot and killed a Moroccan-born restaurant wo...
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Thorning-Schmidt and Obama talk debt and daughters
In arguably her biggest moment on the international stage to date, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt enjoyed a 40-minute meeting with US Pr...
WikiLeaks: Sweden FM is US spy
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has denied claims by WikiLeaks that he has acted as an informant for the US.
Student to exhibit murderer’s ashes
A Danish law student is to exhibit the ashes of an executed American murderer in an attempt to create a debate about the death penalty.
Birkedal acquitted of sexual assault but guilty of secret filming
A former Norwegian politician has been acquitted of sexually assaulting under-age boys, but convicted of secretly filming naked young men in his bathr...
Denmark to join Syrian pressure group
Denmark’s foreign minister has confirmed plans to join countries forming a coalition outside of the United Nations in an attempt to put more pressure ...
Fierce opposition to ‘mega-municipality’ plans
A government panel in Finland has revealed proposals for a massive overhaul of the country’s municipal structure, cutting local authorities from 336 t...
DF in swastika logo gaffe
A member of Denmark’s far-right Dansk Folkeparti (DF) party has apologised after publishing an advert in which the group’s logo resembled a swastika....