An Oslo court on Monday found two men guilty of a terror plot to attack a Danish newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, while a third defendant was convicted of helping the two acquire explosives.
US special forces rescued two foreign hostages from Somali pirates in a Tuesday raid. American Jessica Buchanan and Danish national Poul Thisted were working for a Danish demining group when they were kidnapped in October.
The Danish government said it would strive to get Europe out of the crisis and work for unity, with a particular effort to keep Britain in the fold, as the non-euro country takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union.
Athens prepares for more talks with the IMF and the European Central Bank over the next 8-billion-euro slice of its bailout money, which it needs by next month to avoid defaulting on its debt. Also, Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, but just who is Helle Thorning Schmidt? Finally, should failing students be allowed to take their teachers to court? We investigate a common Italian practice.
After sweeping up an election victory to become Denmark's first female prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt begins the gruelling task of assembling a centre-left government on Friday, marking the end of a decade of centre-right rule.
The leader of Denmark's Social Democrats, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, was poised to become the country's first female prime minister after exit polls on Thursday showed her left-leaning coalition winning an absolute majority in parliament.
Danish voters cast their ballots Thursday in general elections expected to bring an end to a decade of centre-right rule and see Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt elected as the country's first female prime minister.
Nearly 168 years of history comes to an end in the UK for the tabloid News of the World. Is it also the end of Rupert Murdoch's influence on British politics? Over a year with no government, Belgium's politicians hit stalemate once again. And a unique town in Denmark is under threat: we meet the residents of Christiania.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Wed., 25/5/2011: Oprah Winfrey’s last show will be broadcast in the US today. The American press analyses and reacts. Also, the Obamas meet the Windsors; airstrikes intensify in Libya and...marmite is banned in Denmark!
No DSK at the IMF. How will Greece cope after the arrest of its debt-solving ally, Dominique Strauss-Kahn? There's none more Irish than Obama. A tiny village on the Emerald Isle gets set to welcome a famous descendent. And decrypting Mona Lisa's smile: archeologists in Italy uncover the suspected tomb of Leonardo Da Vinci's Renaissance muse.
