MP time out after drunken TV smash
A far-right Swedish MP is taking a break from politics after turning up drunk at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and smashing her television. William Pe...
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Mohammed axe-man gets nine years and deportation
A Somali man who broke into the home of a Dane who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed has been sentenced to nine years in jail and deportation.
Military interpreter denied residency
An interpreter who risks his life alongside Danish soldiers in Afghanistan has been refused a residency permit despite coming to the country almost a ...
Finnish tourists pulled out of Egypt
Finnish travel agencies have begun evacuating tourists from Egypt and cancelling scheduled flights as the country’s Foreign Ministry advises against a...
Swedish tourist ‘tortured in Egyptian jail’
A Swedish tourist claims he was beaten up and electrocuted in an Egyptian prison for four days before escaping when protesters set fire to the buildin...
Greenland to quiz Denmark over CIA renditions
The Prime Minister of Greenland has vowed to approach the Danish government about WikiLeaks disclosures that suggest Demark was complacent about inves...
Councils: rich patients should pay for care
Well off patients should have to pay for their medical care, according to a body representing all 98 local authorities in Denmark.
Norway to recognise Palestine if peace talks fail
Norway’s foreign minister has announced that the country will be among the first to recognise a Palestinian state if negotiations with Israel fail to ...