Religious persecution should trigger aid cuts says opposition
Countries that can’t guarantee freedom of religion and the protection of religious minorities should be penalised by cuts in development aid – the latest proposal from centre-right opposition parties in response to the…
MoreExpert: Saudis don’t support Islamic State
There is no evidence to suggest that the Saudis share the aims of the Islamic State (Isis), a leading Danish expert said yesterday after the Jihadist terror organisation claimed responsibility for the shooting…
MoreUnemployed should accept any job says PM
It’s disheartening to see the unemployed turn down jobs, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said during parliament’s question time, Tuesday, when she was bombarded with questions concerning a TV documentary showing that for many…
MoreDenmark continues to push for response in prisoner affair
At the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Tuesday, Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard again asked his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, for clarification regarding the Danish national who was detained in Turkey on suspicion…
MoreLøkke tries to cap leadership debate
The Liberals’ leadership battle earlier this year is a ‘closed chapter’, party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday in response to a new book that alleges deputy leader Kristian Jensen was involved in…
MoreCopenhagen inner-city districts ‘dangerous’ says US
The US State Department has warned American tourists to steer clear of Copenhagen’s inner-city districts of Nørrebro and Vesterbro at night and also warns of the ‘hostile environment’ in the ‘free state of…
MoreSweden on the verge of snap election
Sweden’s government appears close to collapse after the far-right anti-immigration Sweden Democrat party, which holds the balance of power in parliament, said yesterday it would support an alternative budget proposed by the centre-right Alliance…
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Pandoro guilty of stock market manipulation / Novozymes launches ground-breaking technology / Swiss company nabs bankrupt company’s employees: Pandora: Danish jewellery maker Pandora has been fined DKK2m($334,000) for issuing a profit warning too…
MoreIslamic State shot Dane in Saudi Arabia
The Islamic State (Isis) has claimed responsibility for the shooting of a Danish national in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago. The fanatical group has released a video that it claims shows its members carrying…
MoreEx-Polish prime minister: Paedophilia accepted in Denmark
A former Polish prime minister claims that paedophilia is permitted in Denmark. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, now a prime minister candidate for the Conservative Law & Justice (PiS) Party, launched the allegation in an interview…
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