Denmark Prosecutor Charges Cartoonist Attacker With Terrorism

ShareOne of the top Danish prosecutors charged a Somali man with terrorism on Friday for allegedly trying to kill a cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. Joergen Steen Soerensen said that the man, who cannot be named under a court order, wanted to “seriously frighten the population” and destabilize Denmark in the attack on cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. The [...]

UK ‘has higher early death rate than many rich nations’

SharePeople in the UK have a higher risk of early death than those in many other wealthy countries, a study shows. While deaths before the age of 60 in the UK have nearly halved in the past 40 years, the rate for women remains similar to Slovenia’s and Albania’s. Experts said the large inequality gap [...]

Danish restaurant Noma announced ‘best in world’

ShareDanish restaurant Noma has taken the top spot in a list of the world’s best 50 restaurants, announced on Monday. The Spanish el Bulli restaurant had held the honour for the past four years, in a list increasingly dominated by Spain and the US. Share and Enjoy:

Nato troops free ship off Somalia after pirate attack

ShareDanish special forces serving as part of Nato’s counter-piracy operation have freed the crew of a cargo ship boarded by pirates off Somalia. They moved in after being assured by the captain that the crew had locked themselves in a safe room. It seems the pirates escaped to their boat before the troops arrived but [...]

Men not allowed to attend school meeting in Copenhagen

ShareA school meeting held at the Holberg School in Copenhagen, Denmark, raised questions when men were not invited to it. The primary school refused the fathers of the pupils to join the same meetings as the mothers were attending. The segregation was kept for the Muslim women attending the meeting. The meeting held in the [...]

Immigration laws to become stricter in Denmark

ShareImmigration laws in Denmark are to become stricter after a certain number of years, according to reports from Copenhagen delivered Tuesday. Danish Integration Minister Birthe Ronn Hornbech will propose the laws to immigration spokesmen of the Liberal and Conservative ruling government and she expects the laws will be passed in the Parliament with the support [...]