‘Toxic’ powder closes US embassy in Stockholm
An envelope sent to the US embassy in Stockholm, Wednesday, causing the building to be shut down and evacuated for several hours, contained ‘toxic and corrosive’ white powder’, the ‘Local’ newspaper in Sweden…
MoreHuman rights demand for investigation into CIA murder allegations
Amnesty International and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) are demanding a full-scale independent investigation into the role played by Danish Intelligence (PET) in the murder of al-Qeada leader Anwar al-Awlaki. After…
MoreSøvndal brushes off Amnesty criticism
Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal said last night he failed to understand Amnesty International’s criticism of a new proposal aimed at creating common ground for how 25 countries treat prisoners during international…
MoreFirst cracks appear in SPP top
The new Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leadership structure is already in disagreement about economic policy. Since being appointed Tax Minister, Tuesday, Holger K.Nielsen has repeatedly stated in interviews that he fully supports the…
MoreVilhelmsen backtracks on benefits
Anette Vilhelmsen is quickly learning the difference between being an MP or the leader of a government coalition partner. After stating in Jyllands Posten, Wednesday, that she didn’t agree with the principle that…
MorePia K attacks ‘ridiculous’ racism charge against schoolteacher
Former Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has come to the defence of a schoolteacher who’s been charged with racism for referring to religion when reprimanding a group of Muslim pupils. Birgitte Sonsby,…
MoreDPP MP decries ‘foolish’ Islamic states’
Danish People’s Party MP Søren Espersen has been accused of hypocrisy for complaining after being denied entry into Bahrain because of an Israel stamp in his passport. Mr Espersen, part of a delegation…
MoreThe Danish agent, the Croatian blonde and the CIA plot to get al-Awlaki
Danish double agent revelations continue to be closely monitored by major news networks. ABC reports how ‘the CIA paid a Danish al Qaeda spy $250,000 to help find a bride for American-born terrorist…
MoreJob rotation creates optimism
175,000 people in this country changed jobs in Q2, around 80 per hour, new figures from the Danish Employers Confederation show. Denmark is number 4 on a list of 32 countries ranked by…
MoreHalf of all Danish shares go abroad
Over half of all Danish shares are being bought up by foreign investors as Copenhagen Stock Exchange has become an increasingly tempting proposition abroad. Over the past decade, foreign trading in Danish shares…
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