As Copenhagen gears up for the International Olympic Committee's announcement on which city will host the 2016 Olympic Games on Friday, the leaders of Brazil, the US, Spain and Japan all descended on the city to support their nations' bids.
US President Barack Obama made a flying visit to Copenhagen on Friday to promote Chicago's bid as the International Olympic Committee prepares to announce which city will host the 2016 Olympic Games on Friday.
President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen this week to support Chicago's Olympic bid for the 2016 Summer Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) votes on the issue on October 2.
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A Norwegian-registered cargo ship has sunk with six crew members on board after running into stormy conditions off the Swedish coast. A captain with the Swedish coastguard said that "time was running out" for the missing crew members.
Scientists in Denmark have established the first case of the H1N1 influenza virus that is resistant to antiviral drug Tamiflu, Danish officials and drug manufacturer Roche said on Monday.
The potentially resource-rich island of Greenland marked its national day, and the beginning of a new era of self-rule, after 300 years under Danish control. 75 percent of voters approved the change in a referendum vote last November.
President Barack Obama has named new ambassadors to key US allies France and Britain, as well as to Denmark, Iceland and Kosovo. Charles Rivkin (pictured), CEO of an animation studio, has been named as ambassador to France.
Business leaders and climate experts meet for a two-day summit in Denmark to try to unite behind a call for long-term climate policies ahead of a UN conference in December designed to forge a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.
